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by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on January 4, 2023
Few Covid-19 patients admitted in hospitals over holidays: DOH
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on January 4, 2023
MANILA – Hospitals nationwide admitted only a few patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) over the holiday season, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on December 19, 2022
NCR Covid positivity rate down to 14.3% as of Dec. 14: OCTA
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on December 19, 2022
The positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region slightly decreased to 14.3 percent as of Dec. 14.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on November 28, 2022
DOH studies benefits of 3rd booster, bivalent jabs as add'l dose
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on November 28, 2022
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is still looking into pieces of evidence showing the benefits of administering a third booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine.... Read full article
by Connie Calipay on November 21, 2022
127 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease reported in Albay
by Connie Calipay on November 21, 2022
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) is closely monitoring the 127 hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) cases recorded to date, mostly among young residents in the province.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on October 10, 2022
Measles cases in NCR up by 19% due to low vax turnout
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on October 10, 2022
MANILA – Measles cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by 19 percent from January to first week of October compared to the same period last year, a health official said Friday.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 30, 2022
Daily average of Covid-19 cases down 19%
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 30, 2022
MANILA – The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went down by 19 percent for the period Aug. 22 to 28, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 16, 2022
Dengue cases up 131% from Jan. 1-July 30
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 16, 2022
MANILA – The Philippines has logged 102,619 dengue cases from January 1 to July 30 this year, 131 percent higher than the figure in the same period in 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 2, 2022
Gov’t urged to regulate overseas employment of HCWs
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on August 2, 2022
MANILA – The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) on Monday asked the government to regulate the overseas employment of healthcare workers (HCWs), especially nurses.... Read full article
by Joyce Ann L. Rocamora on July 22, 2022
Take precautions, Filipinos in Italy told amid heat wave
by Joyce Ann L. Rocamora on July 22, 2022
MANILA – Filipinos in Italy were told to take precautions as a deadly heat wave swept across parts of Europe.... Read full article
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on June 30, 2022
Filipinos should learn to live with Covid-19: DOH
by Ma. Teresa Montemayor on June 30, 2022
MANILA – Filipinos should learn to live with the coronavirus disease 2019 and transition to a new normal as the eradication of the virus is not feasible, a health official said Wednesday.... Read full article
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