Health and Lifestyle
PH Covid-19 tally now almost 221K; recoveries climb to 157,562
August 31, 2020, 5:45 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 3,446 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 220,819 with only 59,699 active cases. The DOH said the additional cases reported were based on the total Covid-19 tests done by 97 out of 110… Read More
DOH: 95% of polio vaccination target reached
August 30, 2020, 11:33 am
MANILA – The Department of Health’s (DOH) Sabayang Patak Kontra Polio (SPKP) campaign continues its efforts across Mindanao, Central Luzon, and Southern Tagalog since resuming last July 20, 2020. Launched in 2019 when the presence of the polio virus was first detected in the waterways of the… Read More
Fighting an unseen pain: Protecting young minds amid Covid-19
August 29, 2020, 12:16 pm
MANILA – As the government continues to battle the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), many people are also grappling with the effects of the pandemic on their lives. However, the impact of the health crisis is more than anything that meets the eye -- an unseen pain which takes a toll on the minds… Read More
PH logs 3.2K new Covid-19 cases; recoveries rise to almost 133K
August 27, 2020, 7:52 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 3,249 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 205,581 with only 68,357 active cases. The DOH said the additional cases reported were based on the total Covid-19 tests done by 98 out of 110… Read More
Global Covid-19 cases top 24M
August 27, 2020, 9:24 am
ANKARA – The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases worldwide exceeded 24 million on Wednesday, according to a running tally by the US-based Johns Hopkins University. The death toll from the virus exceeded 821,650, with recoveries topping 15.62 million, the data showed. The US… Read More
Covid-19 reinfection, not proven yet, says DOH
August 27, 2020, 8:39 am
MANILA – The possibility of patients who have recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) getting reinfected has yet to be proven, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday. And proving this would require “a lot of evidence,” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario… Read More
Isolation crucial to stopping transmission: DOH
August 26, 2020, 3:19 pm
MANILA – Isolation is a critical step in mitigating the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), a Department of Health (DOH) official said. In a media forum Wednesday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said an individual needed to isolate or do self-quarantine even at… Read More
172 countries now signed up for WHO vaccine portfolio
August 25, 2020, 8:55 am
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that 172 countries are engaged with its COVAX Global Vaccines Facility, which it describes as the most extensive and diverse Covid-19 vaccine portfolio in the world. COVAX is the vaccines pillar of the Access to COVID-19 Tools or ACT… Read More
DOH assures safeguards on vaccines sans Phase 4 trials
August 25, 2020, 8:45 am
MANILA – Safeguards such as surveillance mechanisms and pilot implementations will be in place to ensure the safety of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines even in the absence of Phase 4 clinical trials, a health official said Monday. In a virtual press briefing, Health Undersecretary… Read More
Covid is not a death sentence: survivors
August 24, 2020, 3:15 pm
MANILA – Two front-liners who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) while in the line of duty and eventually recovered share their stories of hope in the battle against the so-called invisible enemy. In the Department of Health's weekly Survivors Speak series, Department of… Read More
Risk allowance for Covid-19 front-liners continues
August 24, 2020, 2:54 pm
MANILA – Medical front-liners assigned in hospitals and healthcare facilities and are directly attending to Covid-19 patients will still receive special risk allowance (SRA), a health official said Monday. In a statement, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Roger Tong-An said deployed… Read More
PH Covid-19 cases rise by 2,378; recoveries climb to 131,367
August 23, 2020, 6:50 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 2,378 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 189,601 with 55,236 active cases. The DOH said the additional cases reported were based on the total Covid-19 tests done by 99 out of 109 operational… Read More
Doctors remove world’s largest tumor in India
August 23, 2020, 1:57 pm
NEW DELHI, India – Doctors at a private hospital in New Delhi removed the world’s largest ovarian tumor from a 52-year-old woman’s body. The 54 kilograms (119 pounds) tumor, which was removed during a 3.5-hour operation, was half the patient’s weight. "In over 30 years of my experience as… Read More
Coping with Covid-19: The craze for disinfectants
August 22, 2020, 12:06 pm
MANILA – As the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic seems to persist without a vaccine, Filipinos are relying on disinfectants for an extra layer of protection against the virus. One of these is isopropyl alcohol, which has been a necessity in every household or office. According to the… Read More
PH Covid-19 cases reach 178K; recoveries now 114,114
August 20, 2020, 5:52 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 4,339 new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 178,022 with 61,025 active cases. The DOH said the additional cases reported were based on the total Covid-19 tests done by 100 out of 109… Read More
DOH reports Covid-19 case updates real time
August 19, 2020, 7:28 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is now reporting new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases, recoveries and deaths in real-time, a health official said Wednesday. “We're doing it real-time and validate within 24 hours as soon as we get the information and we report it the following… Read More
PH lab experts eye possible use of saliva for Covid-19 test
August 19, 2020, 7:19 pm
MANILA – The country's laboratory experts are studying the possibility of using saliva as a specimen for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing, a health official said Wednesday. In a virtual media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the Department of Health (DOH)… Read More
Covid-19 vaccine likely available in PH by 2nd quarter of 2021
August 19, 2020, 6:31 pm
MANILA – A coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine will likely be available in the Philippines by the second quarter of 2021, and clinical trials will start in the country by the fourth quarter of 2020, an official from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) bared Wednesday. DOST… Read More
Covid-19 cases rise by 4,650; recoveries now 113,481
August 19, 2020, 6:25 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 4,650 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections, raising the overall tally to 173,774 with only 57,498 active cases. The DOH said the additional cases reported were based on the total Covid-19 tests done by 97 out of 105… Read More
WHO lauds PH efforts to improve health care capacity
August 19, 2020, 8:40 am
MANILA – An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) has lauded the Philippines' efforts to improve its health care capacity and curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). “The Philippine government has been putting a lot of effort in continuously improving their… Read More
