DOH chief: Pertussis outbreak now under control, but vaccination continues

Maila Ager 04/02/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa believes that the country’s respiratory infection pertussis outbreak is now under control. “Parang controlled na sya, parang nagpa-plateau, but we’re closely monitoring,” Herbosa said in an interview before attending a…

Moalboal conducts control operations to stop crown of thorns outbreak

Mae Fhel Gom-os 09/09/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Municipality of Moalboal in southern Cebu has been conducting underwater operations to stop the outbreak of the crown of thorns starfish. Rolie Alderite, the town’s tourism officer, said they have been injecting…

COVID-19 outbreak in uptown site affects 49 construction workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The high cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) recorded in Cebu City on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, has been attributed to an outbreak in a construction site. Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy…

Play on: Australian Open continues under lockdown

Reuters 02/13/2021

MELBOURNE – The sixth day of the Australian Open is usually one of the best attended of the Grand Slam fortnight but there was an eerie quiet around the Melbourne Park precinct as play got underway on…

S. Korea to strengthen measures vs possible outbreak of bird flu

05/22/2020

SEOUL — South Korea said Thursday it will step up measures to guard against a possible outbreak of avian flu and carry out stronger inspections in vulnerable areas ahead of wild birds’ migratory season. The number of…

SM Group allocates Php100M towards COVID-19 outbreak support to PGH, RITM, and other government hospitals

PR 03/17/2020

  “To ensure the safety of medical frontliners, SM is bringing in personal protective equipment (PPE) – face masks, gowns, visors, hoods, gloves, and shoe covers, as well as urgent medical supplies to help government hospitals who…

JoyRide suspends passenger operations amid COVID-19 outbreak

PR 03/16/2020

Filipino-owned motorcycle hailing application JoyRide announced that it was suspending passenger operations in Metro Manila to show of full support to the measures being undertaken by the government to address the growing threat of the corona virus…

Whereabouts of seven South Koreans from Daegu now unknown

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines—The whereabouts of seven South Koreans who arrived from Daegu City last February 25, 2020 in Cebu are now unknown.  Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), revealed this…

WHO declares global emergency over virus from China

01/31/2020

GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more…

DOH warns vs eating raw meat, exotic animals amid coronavirus outbreak

Krissy Aguilar 01/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Skip raw meat and exotic food for now as the Department of Health (DOH) warned Monday against their consumption in the midst of a new coronavirus outbreak. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III urged the…

Airports taking precautions after China virus outbreak

01/24/2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Airports are adding passenger screenings and taking other precautions to prevent a new virus from being spread by Chinese tourists going abroad for the Lunar New Year holidays. China has imposed…

Studies suggest role of bats, snakes in outbreak of China virus

01/23/2020

BEIJING–A new strain of coronavirus that emerged in China may have originated in bats or snakes, according to genetic analysis of the virus that has so far killed 17 people. The theories are based on examination of…

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