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Philippines' coronavirus cases soar to 47,873

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 09:11 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday recorded 1,540 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, marking its third highest single-day spike since the pandemic began. Read more »

PH sees huge spike in daily report of COVID-19 cases, recoveries

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Updated as of Jul 04 06:14 PM

The Philippines on Saturday reported 1,494 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide total to 41,830. Read more »

Infant catches COVID-19 in Western Visayas

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Posted at Jul 02 07:54 PM

A 2-month-old boy from Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental has contracted COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) in Western Visayas said Thursday, making him the region's youngest patient of the disease. Read more »

'Titigas ng ulo': Duterte blames Visayans' 'stubbornness' for COVID-19 surge

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Updated as of Jul 01 08:14 AM

In a streamed public address, the President said Cebuanos and Davaoeños failed to comply with health guidelines set by the government to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus. Read more »

DOH says surge in COVID-19 cases can't be blamed on return of former LSIs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 07:31 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday the return of previously stranded individuals to their home provinces couldn't be blamed for the spike of COVID-19 cases in the countryside. Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus infections breach 37,000

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 06:10 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged past 37,000, with 1,080 new infections reported Tuesday, official figures from the health ministry showed. Read more »

'Panalo na tayo': Roque rejoices as PH 'beats' UP prediction of 40,000 COVID-19 cases

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 02:17 AM

MANILA-- Throwing his fist in the air, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday the country supposedly "beat" the prediction of University of the Philippines researchers of 40,000 COVID-19 cases by the end of June. Read more »

DFA: 59,000 overseas Filipinos repatriated since COVID-19 global spread

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Posted at Jun 28 01:18 AM

The DFA said it has also assisted in the safe return of a baby who recently underwent a liver transplant in India and got stranded with her parents due to a lockdown rule.  Read more »

Delays in reporting data partly to blame for COVID-19 spike in Cebu, says health expert

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Posted at Jun 27 09:25 PM

Dr. Tony Leachon said local Cebu leaders could have made sound decisions with real-time data, preventing the virus from circulating widely. Read more »

Philippines adds 738 new COVID-19 cases; total now 34,803

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Updated as of Jun 27 05:57 PM

The nationwide death toll went up to 1,236, with 12 new fatalities reported in the past 24 hours, the Department of Health said in its latest bulletin. Read more »

DOH counts suspect, probable COVID-19 deaths as confirmed cases

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Posted at Jun 26 08:35 PM

Suspect and probable COVID-19 fatalities or those without a confirmed positive test will now be included in the nationwide death tally, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, in an effort to gauge the true toll of the outbreak. Read more »

Philippines coronavirus cases surpass 34,000; recoveries cross 9,000

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 08:56 PM

The Philippines on Friday reported another huge jump of coronavirus cases with 1,006 new infections, marking its third-highest daily case count since the pandemic began in January. Read more »

Philippines coronavirus infections hit 33,069

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 25 06:37 PM

The Philippines on Thursday registered 778 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide total to 33,069. Read more »

PH records 280 ‘fresh cases’ of COVID-19; total cases near 23,000

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 06:04 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health reported 280 “fresh cases” of COVID-19 in the Philippines on Tuesday, with total recorded cases rising to nearly 23,000.  Read more »

READ: IATF resolution on quarantine areas from May 16 to 31, 2020

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Updated as of May 16 07:26 AM

MANILA - Government's inter-agency task force on pandemic response has issued a new resolution declaring the quarantine status of several areas at risk of the coronavirus disease, as restrictions are eased in several places this weekend.  Read more »

Did Duterte downplay COVID-19 threat? Palace says gov't followed WHO

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 05:26 PM

MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte followed guidelines of the World Health Organization when he said there's "nothing to be extra scared" about the coronavirus threat 2 months ago, his spokesman said Wednesday following criticism on the chief executive. Read more »

DOH says COVID-19 testing now takes 5 to 7 days, RITM to address backlog soon

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 27 01:02 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Friday said it is now taking them up to a week to get COVID-19 results of patients under investigation because of backlogs. Read more »

DOH calls on volunteer docs, nurses for 3 COVID-19 referral hospitals

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Updated as of Mar 21 10:05 AM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday issued a call for volunteer doctors and nurses to support the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as government set up arrangements for three referral hospitals that would treat patients. Read more »

LOOK: Sanitation tents installed in Pasig City hall, public hospitals

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Posted at Mar 18 01:56 PM

Pasig City has installed sanitation tents in its city hall, and in two city-run hospitals as local government units race to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  Read more »