DOH: PH clinical trial for Japan’s antiviral drug Avigan to run for 9 months

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 08/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Clinical trials in the country for Japan’s antiviral drug Avigan will run for nine months to determine whether it can be used as a COVID-19 treatment. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday said…

PH close to hitting 140,000 COVID-19 cases

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 08/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines is close to hitting the 140,000-mark, according to the latest data released by the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday. The DOH said that…

BREAKING: Another highest single-day surge for PH at 6,958 new COVID-19 cases

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 10, 2020, reported yet another highest single-day increase in new COVID-19 cases at 6,958. Based on DOH’s latest COVID-19 bulletin, the country’s coronavirus caseload now stands…

Buying, selling of COVID-19 convalescent plasma is illegal, DOH warns

Consuelo Marquez 08/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Buying plasma from COVID-19 survivors and selling it is illegal, The Department of Health (DOH) warned on Saturday. According to a DOH statement, there is no evidence yet to show that the plasma is…

4,226 new coronavirus cases push PH total to 126,885

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 08/08/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Philippines logged 4,226 additional cases of the new coronavirus disease, raising the total tally in the country to 126,885. In its updated data on Saturday, the Department of Health also documented 41 fatalities from…

COVID-19 cases in PH overshoot 122,000 mark

Daphne Galvez 08/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Friday logged 3,379 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, pushing the country’s caseload to 122,754. Of the total cases, 53,734 are considered active cases. Metro Manila registered the…

Use Facebook, other social media platforms for contact tracing, DOH told

Neil Arwin Mercado 08/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) should take advantage of social media in contact tracing people infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and those they had close interaction with, Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor said…

DOH admits: ‘A lot of gaps’ in COVID-19 response

Catherine Gonzales 08/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health admitted on Wednesday that there have been “a lot of gaps” in its handling of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis, but added that these blunders are not just about…

PH logs highest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases at 6,352

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 08/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A new record-high single-day increase of 6,352 new COVID-19 cases has been recorded, driving the country’s total coronavirus caseload to 112,593, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Tuesday. According to DOH’s August 4 case…

DOH supports call of medical groups for proper quarantine enforcement

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 08/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said it supports the appeal of medical frontline workers to ensure that community quarantine is properly enforced. This was after health frontline workers asked the government to…

PH COVID-19 tally breaches 90K mark as DOH records 4,063 new cases

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines closed the month of July with over 90,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after the Department of Health (DOH) logged a new all-time high of 4,063 additional cases. DOH said there are now…

WHO: PH outnumbers China in COVID-19 cases in Western Pacific Region

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has surpassed China in the total number of COVID-19 infections in the Western Pacific Region, the latest World Health Organization (WHO) data have shown. According to WHO, the Philippines now has 89,374…

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