DOH: Next step for AstraZeneca is application for emergency use

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 12/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — After its withdrawal of application for the conduct of COVID-19 shots clinical trials in the country, the next step for British vaccine developer AstraZeneca for its vaccines to be able to be used in…

Don’t use trumpets, whistles to welcome 2021, DOH warns public

Dona Z. Pazzibugan, Jerome Aning 12/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials have discouraged the use of trumpets and whistles as an alternative to firecrackers in welcoming the New Year. During the launch of the government’s annual anti-firecrackers campaign, an…

Janssen, AstraZeneca, Clover get ethics review board approval — DOH

Krissy Aguilar 12/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Three developers of vaccines against COVID-19 have passed the review of the ethics board, advancing their applications to conduct clinical trials in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Belgium’s Janssen Pharmaceutical,…

PH logs 1,768 more COVID-19 cases; over 9,000 recoveries

Christia Marie Ramos 12/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, December 6, 2020, reported 1,768 additional cases of COVID-19, pushing the country’s caseload to 439,834. In its 4 p.m. case bulletin, the DOH also reported 9,062 more…

Active COVID-19 cases lowest since July 30

Dona Z. Pazzibugan 11/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Active COVID-19 cases fell to their lowest in nearly four months even as 43 more people were confirmed to have died due to the coronavirus. A total of 1,968 new COVID-19 cases were reported…

Duque admits some past DOH deals were corrupt as Gordon threatens to block budget

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 11/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III acknowledged on Wednesday that there was “corruption” in some of the previous dealings of the Department of Health (DOH) after Sen. Richard Gordon threatened to block the approval of…

Crowded shelters might cause COVID surge–DOH

Jovic Yee, Leila B. Salaverria - @inquirerdotnet 11/14/2020

The Department of Health (DOH) warned of a “very strong possibility” of local COVID-19 cases increasing further due to overcrowding in evacuation centers following the recent onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses (international name: Vamco). At a press briefing…

DOH logs 1,407 new COVID-19 infections; PH’s caseload now at 402,820

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 11/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health has logged 1,407 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, driving the country’s caseload to 402,820 as of Thursday. Of this total, 8.1% or 32,682 are tagged as “active.” The health agency…

Cebu CDRRMO urges DOH to investigate overcharging of private ambulance service

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) will be endorsing a complaint of alleged overpricing of a private ambulance service. Ramil Ayuman, administrative head of the CDRRMO, said that the…

DOH: Average daily COVID-19 cases drop by 25 percent

Jovic Yee 11/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines saw its overall number of new cases drop by 25 percent last month, in part driven by the continued decline in the number of infections in Metro Manila, the epicenter of the…

DOH eyes putting PH under more relaxed restrictions by 1st quarter of 2021

Leila B. Salaverria 11/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said all local governments in the country might be placed under the least restrictive quarantine classification by the first quarter of 2021 if they would be able to improve…

RAFI Donates 50 Apheresis Kits to DOH Region 7 for Blood Banking Project

PR 10/29/2020

As part of its increased efforts to take an active role in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in Cebu, the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) continues its response to the situation caused by the pandemic through its…

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