Health and Lifestyle
DOH exec says Covid-19 not airborne
March 18, 2020, 4:13 pm
MANILA – The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is not airborne and is transmitted through droplets and close contact, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) stressed Wednesday. "Regarding the World Health Organization (WHO) statement on possible airborne transmission, what is said… Read More
DOH exec warns public vs. Covid test kits in market
March 18, 2020, 3:25 pm
MANILA – There are no test kits for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) available in the market for public use, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday "Ang testing ay ginagawa lahat sa Research Institute for Tropical Medicine [RITM]. Kung mayroon sa markets, hindi ho… Read More
DOH reports 45 new confirmed cases, 1 recovered from Covid-19
March 17, 2020, 6:15 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health on Tuesday reported 45 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing the total number of cases in the country to 187. In its 4 p.m. medical bulletin, the DOH also reported another Filipino who recovered from Covid-19, bringing the total… Read More
List of countries most likely to import coronavirus to PH
March 16, 2020, 10:28 am
MANILA — The Department of Health has listed 14 countries with a high risk of importing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) to the Philippines. In Department Memorandum 2020-0112, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III included South Korea, Singapore, Australia, China, Malaysia, Japan, Spain,… Read More
WHO declares coronavirus global pandemic
March 12, 2020, 7:40 am
GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared coronavirus "a global pandemic." At a news conference in Geneva at WHO headquarters, head of the UN health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that over the past two weeks, the number of COVID-19 cases outside China increased… Read More
UP-NIH to do 1K tests per week with coronavirus detection kit
March 11, 2020, 8:33 pm
MANILA – With the use of the SARS CoV-2 PCR Detection Kit, the University of the Philippines-National Institute of Health (UP-NIH) can perform 1,000 tests per week, providing immediate diagnosis and monitoring of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said… Read More
DOH discharges repatriates from Japan
March 11, 2020, 8:15 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, on Wednesday discharged 442 of the 445 repatriates from Japan who were quarantined at New Clark City, Capas, Tarlac. In a press briefing at the DOH main office in Manila, Health Assistant… Read More
RITM has enough testing kits: DOH
March 10, 2020, 8:17 pm
MANILA – The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine has adequate coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) testing kits, a health official confirmed Tuesday. "They are adequate based on the current number of cases and request for testing. We also have forthcoming deliveries, we have in process… Read More
Number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in PH now 20: DOH
March 9, 2020, 10:07 pm
MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday 10 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), bringing to 20 the total number of cases in the country. "(This is) on top of the four new cases announced yesterday, March 8, 2020. All test results from the new… Read More
5 states report first cases of coronavirus: WHO
March 8, 2020, 3:28 pm
MANILA – Five new states have reported first cases of the deadly coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Sunday. In a situation report on March 8, the WHO said Colombia, Vatican, Peru, Serbia and Togo have one case of coronavirus… Read More
DOH confirms 2 more Covid-19 cases in PH
March 6, 2020, 2:16 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday two additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Co19) in the country, bringing the total of Covid-19 cases in the country to five. In a press briefing at the DOH main office in Manila, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III… Read More
NegOr dengue cases drop 24%
March 5, 2020, 7:20 pm
DUMAGUETE CITY – The Department of Health (DOH) in Negros Oriental has reported that dengue cases in the province in the first two months of 2020 dropped by 24 percent compared to the same period last year. Dr. Socrates Villamor, provincial DOH chief, said that records from the Regional… Read More
Discharged PUIs for Covid-19 now 629: DOH
March 5, 2020, 5:10 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that the total number of discharged patients under investigation (PUIs) went up to 629 from the previous 620. The PUIs have been allowed to go home after being tested negative for the virus in two consecutive medical examinations, the… Read More
WHO reports new Covid-19 cases in 4 states
March 5, 2020, 4:33 pm
MANILA – Argentina, Chile, Poland, and Ukraine reported cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for the first time, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. In a situation report on March 4, the WHO said each country has one case each. There are 80,422 confirmed cases… Read More
RITM testing for Covid-19 reliable: DOH
March 5, 2020, 1:58 pm
MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is confident of the method the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) uses in testing samples from patients under investigation (PUIs) for possible coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection. In a press briefing on Wednesday at the DOH main… Read More
Task force plans to repatriate over 100 Filipinos from Macau
March 4, 2020, 5:30 pm
MANILA – The government will repatriate more than 100 overseas Filipinos (OFs) and active members of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from Macau, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed on Wednesday. "Hiwalay ang repatriation (The repatriation would be separate). The… Read More
No travel ban yet to Iran, Japan, Singapore: DOH
March 4, 2020, 5:07 pm
MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has not decided to include Iran, Japan, and Singapore on the list of countries under the travel ban. "The task force did not include them because they are just… Read More
No new Covid-19 cases in PH for 4 weeks
March 4, 2020, 3:51 pm
MANILA – The Philippines has not recorded instances of local transmission and new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) for four weeks, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III reported Wednesday. "Sa katunayan, four weeks na tayong walang bagong kaso (In fact, it has been four weeks that… Read More
IATF partially lifts travel restrictions to SoKor
March 3, 2020, 6:13 pm
MANILA – The Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IAFT-EID), headed by the Department of Health (DOH), resolved to partially lift the travel restrictions to South Korea during the 9th Task Force meeting on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) health situation. Following… Read More
Patients being investigated for CoVid-19 now down to 43: DOH
March 2, 2020, 6:19 pm
MANILA – Patients under investigation (PUIs) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) admitted in various health facilities are now down to 43, a health official reported Monday. This brings the number of discharged PUIs for Covid-19 up to 592 from 588 as of Friday. "The Department of Health… Read More
