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Pinakamarami sa SEA: Bilang ng active COVID-19 cases sa PH pumalo ng 200,000

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Posted at Apr 17 06:36 PM

MAYNILA - Pumalo na mahigit 200,000 ang bilang ng mga aktibong kaso ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nitong Sabado, na pinakamarami na umano sa Timog-Silangang Asya. Read more »

J&J scientists refute claim that COVID-19 vaccine's design linked to clots

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 07:34 AM

CHICAGO - Scientists at Johnson & Johnson on Friday refuted an assertion in a major medical journal that the design of their COVID-19 vaccine, which is similar AstraZeneca's, may explain why both have been linked to very rare brain blood clots in some vaccine recipients. Read more »

Occupancy rate sa Pasay City General Hospital nasa 94 percent na

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Posted at Apr 16 10:52 AM

MAYNILA - Umabot na sa 94 percent ang occupancy rate ng COVID-19 patients sa Pasay City General Hospital.   Read more »

OCTA fellow backs vaccinating NCR, nearby provinces first

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Updated as of Apr 14 01:59 PM

Prioritizing vaccination in the National Capital Region and its adjacent provinces given the limited supply of COVID-19 shots would help jumpstart the economy, a fellow of the OCTA Research Group said Wednesday. Read more »

194,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set to arrive in May - Galvez

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Posted at Apr 13 11:34 AM

Some 194,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by drug maker Moderna are expected to arrive in the Philippines by May, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr said Tuesday. Read more »

PH eyes 20 million doses of Sputnik V, may be used for seniors in lieu of AstraZeneca

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Updated as of Apr 13 10:16 AM

The Philippines is expecting some 20 million doses of Russia-made Sputnik V in the coming months, with the first 500,000 arriving this month, COVID-19 vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Tuesday. Read more »

12,000 contact tracers planong i-hire gamit ang TUPAD program ng DOLE

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Posted at Apr 07 08:20 PM

MAYNILA - Plano ng gobyerno na kumuha ng 12,000 contact tracers sa pamamagitan ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) emergency employment program ng Department of Labor and Employment.    Read more »

WHO: AstraZeneca jab risk-benefit ‘still largely positive’

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 05:05 AM

GENEVA - The risk-benefit balance for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is "still largely positive", the World Health Organization said Tuesday after fresh claims about links to blood clots. Read more »

Global COVID-19 vaccines pass half a billion as WHO seeks jabs for poor nations

Joseph Boyle, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 27 05:43 AM

PARIS - Health officials have rolled out more than 510 million coronavirus vaccine doses around the world, but with big gaps between countries the WHO on Friday appealed to richer nations to donate vaccines to help poorer ones start inoculations. Read more »

LGUs, private sector should only buy COVID-19 vaccines under tripartite agreement with nat'l gov't: Galvez

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Updated as of Mar 23 10:58 AM

MANILA - The Philippines' vaccine czar on Monday said local government units and the private sector should only purchase COVID-19 vaccines through under a tripartite agreement with the national government. Read more »

Roque says COVID-19 test result 'covered by privacy'

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Posted at Mar 22 10:31 AM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday said his COVID-19 test result is covered by privacy after he reportedly declined requests to make this public. Read more »

Benefits outweigh the risks of AstraZeneca COVID shot as review continues: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 05:44 AM

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it considers that the benefits of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine outweigh its risks and recommends that vaccinations continue. Read more »

Duque rejects stricter lockdown in Metro Manila for now

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Updated as of Mar 17 11:02 AM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Wednesday said he does not recommend that Metro Manila be placed under a stricter quarantine level as a whole, but this may be possible if cases continue to rise despite granular lockdowns. Read more »

Daily COVID-19 cases can reach 11,000 by end of March if trend continues: OCTA

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 09:19 AM

Daily new cases of COVID-19 in the Philippines can reach up to 11,000 if the current trend continues, a member of the OCTA Research Group said Tuesday. Read more »

Duterte eyes free masks for Filipinos amid spike in COVID-19 cases

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Posted at Mar 16 12:55 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is considering the distribution of free face masks for the public, as the Philippines registers a new surge in new COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Mga unang kaso ng COVID-19 variant na nadiskubre sa PH, naitala ng DOH

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Posted at Mar 13 07:13 PM

MAYNILA - Naitala ang 98 unang kaso ng P.3 variant o bagong variant ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na unang nadiskubre sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Philippines logs highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases in nearly 6 months

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Posted at Mar 13 03:38 AM

COVID-19 infections in the Philippines spike to their highest in half a year. The country's active coronavirus cases also hit a five-month high. Local experts are now studying whether a supposed Philippine COVID-19 variant is making the virus more transmissible. Read more »

PH logs 4,578 new COVID-19 cases, highest so far in 2021

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 09:25 PM

MANILA - The Philippines on Friday reported a record-high 4,578 confirmed COVID-19 infections, the highest in nearly 6 months, pushing the country's total to 611,618.    Read more »

Bahagi ng barangay sa Mandaluyong, isinailalim sa 1-linggong 'granular lockdown'

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 06:29 AM

Tatagal ang lockdown hanggang hatinggabi ng Huwebes, March 18. Read more »

‘No penitentia, physical pabasa’: QC to limit Holy Week activities as COVID-19 cases rise

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Posted at Mar 11 06:57 PM

Instead, the LGU encouraged practicing the Visita Iglesia, and the virtual or online pabasa online.  Read more »