DOH: COVID-19 cases in PH breach 80K mark

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 07/26/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country have breached the 80,000 mark on Sunday after the Department of Health (DOH) logged 2,110 additional cases. The DOH said there are now 80,448 COVID-19 cases…

How do we measure ‘success’ against COVID-19?

Solita Collas-Monsod - @inquirerdotnet 07/25/2020

  The topic du jour at this point has to be the State of the Nation Address (his penultimate) of President Duterte, and the opposition’s (very small but very loud) own views. Sen. Leila de Lima has…

COVID-19 cases climb to 76,444 with additional 2,103 infections

Katrina Hallare - Reporter / @KHallareINQ 07/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday logged an additional 2,103 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of cases in the Philippines to 76,444. The latest data from the DOH showed that…

COVID-19 cases in PH breach 70,000 mark with 1,951 new infections

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - INQUIRER.net 07/21/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases breached the 70,000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1,951 new infections on Tuesday. According to DOH, there are now 70,764 coronavirus-positive patients in the country, of…

DOH: COVID-19 rapid tests not ideal for mass screening of workers

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reiterated that the use of rapid antibody test kits is not recommended for the screening of workers as the tests may yield inaccurate results that may further…

DOH reports additional 2,241 COVID-19 cases; total now at 67,456

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) reported additional 2,241 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the nationwide count to 67,456 as of Sunday. According to DOH’s 4 p.m. case bulletin, the additional…

DOH urges businesses to conduct random rapid tests for workers

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health on Thursday urged businesses to randomly test employees for the novel coronavirus through rapid tests every two weeks. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the DOH does not recommend the…

PH COVID-19 cases breach 56,000 mark

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/13/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday morning reported 2,124 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases nationwide, along with 2,009 patient recoveries and  162 deaths. The total number of COVID-19 cases thus soared to…

Blood supply nearing critical level amid pandemic — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 07/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s supply of blood is nearing the critical level as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic halted blood donation activities, the Department of Health said on Thursday. “We are very challenged,” Health Undersecretary Maria…

Cebu City Health ceases release of COVID-19 info

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) will no longer post the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases on their Facebook page as mandated by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF). In an advisory, the…

Increased public contact causing surge in virus cases – DOH

Tina G. Santos 07/06/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Increased contact among the population as a result of the relaxation of quarantine measures is causing a surge in new coronavirus cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday.…

Philippines logs 1,494 new COVID-19 patients; tally now at 41,830

Consuelo Marquez - INQUIRER.net 07/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An additional 1,494 people in the country have been infected with COVID-19, driving the nationwide count to 41,830, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Saturday. According to DOH, 403 of the 1,494 new cases were labeled…

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