DOH-7 to LGUs: Give unused AZ vaccines to seniors if…

Morexette Marie Erram 04/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) told local governments here to administer unused AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to senior citizens after they have completed administering the first dose of the vaccine to…

401 COVID deaths mark new single-day high in PH

Patricia Denise Chiu 04/10/2021

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday recorded 401 deaths due to COVID-19—the highest single-day tally of fatalities since the pandemic began. The deaths pushed the national toll to 14,520. While 213 of the number reported on…

DOH: Depression a comorbidity, but current COVID vaccine supply reserved for health frontliners

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/26/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday that the quick substitution list (QSL) for COVID-19 vaccination should only include healthcare workers for now, even as it recognized that depression is considered a comorbidity. Health…

Labella to DOH: Set timeline for vaccine roll-out

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella is hoping that the Department of Health (DOH) could come up with a timeline for the roll-out of the vaccines. This is because many of the priority groups…

Lapu gov’t eyes DOH accreditation for Hoops Dome as isolation facility

Futch Anthony Inso 03/24/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—The Lapu-Lapu City Government wants the Hoops Dome in Barangay Gun-ob to get accreditation from the Department of Health (DOH) to be an isolation facility. Lapu-Lapu Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan said that they already have…

Mental health, suicide hotline calls up in 1Q 2021 — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The number of individuals who have called the hotlines of the National Center for Mental Health (NCMH) for mental health concerns, including suicide, amid the COVID-19 pandemic has almost doubled in the first quarter…

DOF: COVID-19 vaccine loans only P58.5 billion

Ben O. de Vera - Reporter / @bendeveraINQ 03/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) on Sunday reiterated that multilateral loans in the pipeline to buy COVID-19 vaccines only amounted to $1.2 billion or about P58.5 billion to date, contrary to a senator’s erroneous…

Experts see push to reopen economy as a factor in 7,999 new COVID-19 cases

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 03/21/2021

MANILA, Philippines — With a record 7,999 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the Philippines for the second straight day exceeded the coronavirus infection numbers in August last year when health-care workers called for a “timeout.” The Department…

PH’s COVID-19 vaccination to push through despite healthcare worker death

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 03/18/2021

MANILA, Philippines — There is no reason to suspend the country’s vaccination drive against COVID-19 despite the death of a healthcare worker who was recently injected with a vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. Dr.…

It’s green and go for COVID-19 molecular lab at Camp Sotero Cabahug

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Philippine National Police (PNP) announced that its molecular laboratory at Camp Sotero Cabahug in Cebu City has been given clearance to start testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  In a statement dated March 17,…

Record-high for 2021: 5,404 new COVID-19 infections bring active cases to 53,479

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 03/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 5,404 new COVID-19 infections recorded on Monday pushed the number of active cases to 53,479, the Department of Health (DOH) said. According to DOH’s COVID-19 bulletin, the total number of confirmed…

Bohol receives shipment of over 6K doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Doris C. Bongcac 03/15/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Bohol province received on Sunday, March 14, its share of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines from the national government. The shipment included 5,140 doses of Astrazeneca vaccines and 1,340 doses of Sinovac that were…

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