Health and Lifestyle
Children not allowed outside anew due to Delta threat
July 23, 2021, 1:30 pm
MANILA – Children below 18 years old would have to stay at home as the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) suspended its earlier resolution allowing them outdoors due to the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant, Health Secretary… Read More
Local transmission of Delta variant detected in PH
July 23, 2021, 7:00 am
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday night said health authorities have detected the local transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant in the country. In a statement, the DOH said it was discovered through a phylogenetic analysis by the University of the… Read More
Covid-19 cases among PGH front-liners down as jabs rate rises
July 22, 2021, 8:16 pm
MANILA – The number of Covid-19 infections among the health care workers of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) has decreased as more of them got fully vaccinated. In his Facebook post on Thursday, PGH spokesperson Dr. Jonas del Rosario said some health care workers who acquired the infection… Read More
12 more cases of Delta variant detected in PH
July 22, 2021, 3:52 pm
MANILA – Health authorities have detected 12 additional cases of the more transmissible Delta variant, first detected in India, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday. In a statement, the DOH said aside from the Delta variant, also detected were cases of Alpha variant (187), Beta… Read More
OCTA endorses stricter quarantine status as NCR cases rise
July 22, 2021, 2:57 pm
MANILA – The OCTA Research Group on Thursday called on the national government and local government units (LGUs) to impose stricter quarantine status after it noted an uptick of Covid-19 infections in the National Capital Region (NCR). Its latest monitoring report showed that the reproduction… Read More
New care center brings hope to cleft-affected Cebuanos
July 21, 2021, 6:32 pm
CEBU CITY – Cleft charity group Smile Train on Wednesday launched the first Comprehensive Cleft Care (CCC) center in Cebu in partnership with Mabuhay Deseret Foundation and Allegiant Regional Care (ARC) Hospitals, which is seen to bring hope to those who need palatoplasty surgery and aftercare… Read More
PH gears for WHO solidarity vaccine trial
July 13, 2021, 6:24 pm
MANILA – The country is preparing for the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial, as the letter of agreement (LOA) was already signed by the Department of Health (DOH) and WHO, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Tuesday. "The LOA indicates… Read More
Cebu-run hospitals to get modern lab infra
July 13, 2021, 5:16 pm
CEBU CITY – Hospitals run by the Cebu provincial government will soon have better laboratory infrastructure to provide better medical services to the public. This, after the Capitol signed a five-year joint venture agreement (JVA) with diagnostics and laboratory clinic Prime Care Cebu (PCC) for… Read More
Escudero pushes inclusion of mental health wellness in UHC
July 13, 2021, 2:31 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – Sorsogon Governor Francis Escudero is pushing for the inclusion of mental health and wellness in the coverage of the Universal Health Care (UHC). In a statement on Tuesday, Escudero underscored the need for the government to strongly support the promotion of mental health due to… Read More
PH Covid-19 recoveries reach 1.4 million
July 12, 2021, 6:05 pm
MANILA – With 5,811 new recovered cases reported on Monday, the overall tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) recoveries nationwide rose to 1,402,918. According to the Department of Health (DOH), the figure is equivalent to a 94.9-percent recovery rate among those who contracted the… Read More
Central Visayas nutrition programs go full throttle
July 11, 2021, 7:29 pm
CEBU CITY – Local government units (LGUs) in Central Visayas are adopting nutrition programs that are geared toward making children healthier during their first 1,000 days, or about 2 years and 7 months. In line with Nutrition Month, there will be various activities with the theme "Malnutrisyon… Read More
Global Covid-19 death toll exceeds 4M: WHO
July 8, 2021, 12:27 pm
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said it has recorded over four million Covid-19-related deaths globally, but the organization's Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, added that the overall death toll is likely underestimated. "Compounded by fast-moving variants… Read More
Active Covid-19 cases drop to 47.5K
July 7, 2021, 7:02 pm
MANILA – The country's active coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases dropped to 47,519 -- the lowest in almost two weeks, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday. The active cases are the lowest since May 26, when there were more than 46,037 patients still battling the disease. In its… Read More
PH Covid-19 total recoveries reach 1,364,960
July 5, 2021, 6:27 pm
MANILA – An additional 6,477 patients have beaten the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the country's overall recovery count to 1,364,960 on Monday. In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said recoveries account for 94.7 percent of a total of 1,441,746… Read More
Over 300K Sorsoganons enlist with PhilHealth
July 1, 2021, 8:34 pm
LEGAZPI CITY – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has received some 309,000 electronic member registration forms (ePMRFs) from Sorsoganons in simple turnover rites in Pasig City. In an official statement on Thursday, PhilHealth said the ePMRFs it recently received shall be… Read More
No local case of Delta variant in PH: DOH
July 1, 2021, 5:03 pm
MANILA – A health official on Thursday said there is no local case of the highly transmissible coronavirus Delta variant in the country. “Wala tayong locally reported na Delta variant na kaso (We don’t have, locally, reported case of Delta variant,” DOH Epidemiology OIC-Director Alethea de… Read More
NCR posts decline in Covid cases; 3 cities log high attack rate
July 1, 2021, 4:00 pm
MANILA – All areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) posted a negative growth rate in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the past two weeks, with only three cities classified as “high risk” in terms of average daily attack rate (ADAR), a health official said Thursday. “The… Read More
PH at ‘low risk’ with -9% 2-week growth rate in Covid cases
July 1, 2021, 2:15 pm
MANILA – The country’s risk classification has been reduced to “low” after logging -9 percent growth rate in terms of reported Covid-19 cases and 5.42 average daily attack rate (ADAR) for the past two weeks. In an online media forum Thursday, Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau… Read More
Lagundi helps in Covid patients recovery, study shows
June 30, 2021, 8:19 pm
MANILA – Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato de la Peña on Wednesday said that based on clinical trial, lagundi has contributed to the recovery of patients with mild symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The DOST-supported clinical trial involved 278… Read More
DOH urges public not to ‘crucify’ worker over vaccination mistake
June 29, 2021, 8:20 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday urged the public not to “crucify” a healthcare worker over failure to properly inoculate a Covid-19 vaccine. “Let us try not to crucify the healthcare worker. Nagkakamali po tayo lahat. So, sana maintindihan natin (We all make mistakes.… Read More
