PH detects 1st case of COVID-19 Brazil variant

Patricia Denise M. Chiu 03/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said it had detected the first P.1 variant of the coronavirus, also known as the variant of concern (VOC) from Brazil. It was found in a Filipino…

PH’s COVID-19 active cases top 50,000 anew; per day infections hit another record high at 4,578

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Active COVID-19 cases in the country have again breached the 50,000-mark on Friday as the Philippines likewise logged another record high of 4,578 new infections in a day. The Department of Health (DOH) reported…

TIMELINE: One year of Covid-19 in the Philippines

Cristina Eloisa Baclig 03/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines—It has been a year since the Philippines recorded its first case of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and yet the country still continues to grapple with SARS Cov2, the virus that causes it. INQUIRER.net looks back…

Cebu City records massive 635 recoveries in a day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City recorded one of its highest number of COVID-19 recoveries in a single day on March 9, 2021, with 635 recoveries. According to the Department of Health (DOH), the massive recoveries have…

New COVID-19 cases in PH breach 3,000-mark for 3rd straight day

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 03/07/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 3,276 cases of COVID-19, pushing the number of total active coronavirus cases in the Philippines to 36,043. This is the third straight day that the DOH…

60K vaccine doses for Region 7’s healthcare workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas would need around 60,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines to vaccinate all of the healthcare workers in the region. But so far, only 24,680 vials of CoronaVac, the COVID-19…

3,439 new COVID-19 cases push PH’s total to 591,138

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 03/06/2021

MANILA, Philippines – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 591,138 as 3,439 new cases were recorded, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Saturday. The newly reported cases mark the highest single-day increase…

DOH: 13 who got Sinovac vaccines had ‘minor, common’ adverse effects

Consuelo Marquez 03/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen people who received the vaccines from Sinovac biotech firm experienced negative effects during the first day of the government’s immunization program on Monday, March 1, 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on…

DOH: 13 who got Sinovac vaccines had ‘minor, common’ adverse effects

Consuelo Marquez 03/02/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen people who received the vaccines from Sinovac biotech firm experienced negative effects during the first day of the government’s immunization program on Monday, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. “There were 13…

600 VSMMC workers to get Sinovac this March 4

Morexette Marie Erram 03/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 600 healthcare workers at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) are expected to receive Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines this Thursday, March 4. Cebu on Tuesday, March 2, received…

Entire PH ‘ready’ to shift to MGCQ – Duque

Krissy Aguilar 02/22/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is “ready” should it transition to the least stringent modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) status, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. In a televised briefing, Duque said local government units (LGUs)…

More samples with SARS-CoV-2 mutations detected in Region 7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More samples from confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Central Visayas were found with virus mutations. The Department of Health (DOH), in a press release issued on February 21, said their agency,…

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