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Russia warns of strain on doctors, as COVID-19 spreads

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 02 02:00 AM

Businesses in Moscow were mostly closed and non-essential services in the capital halted from October 28 to November 7. Read more »

Doctors, nurses eye 'tele-konsulta', review of safety rules to protect frontliners vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 07:52 AM

Associations of doctors and nurses said Friday they were eyeing virtual consultations and a review of rules for using safety gear to stop the spread of COVID-19 among their ranks. Read more »

Veteran Filipina nurse in London dies of COVID-19

Rose Eclarinal, Europe News Bureau
Posted at Apr 13 02:40 PM

Amor Padilla Gatinao, a nurse for 19 years, succumbed to the disease on Good Friday.  Read more »

Health workers who die of COVID-19 should get hero's burial, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 11:06 AM

Medical workers who succumb to COVID-19 should be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, a lawmaker said Thursday, after increasing cases of the respiratory disease prompted an extended lockdown of half of the country's population.  Read more »

Filipino nurse is latest frontliner to lose COVID-19 fight: peers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 12:11 AM

A Filipino nurse at the frontlines of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic has succumbed to the respiratory, his peers said Wednesday, expanding the list of medical workers who lost their lives due to the disease.  Read more »

DOH denies barring Chinese doctors from coming to PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 30 11:04 AM

The Department of Health denied Monday that it had barred Chinese doctors from helping the Philippines contain the novel coronavirus pandemic, as claimed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr.  Read more »

No more tummy tucks: US plastic surgeons idled by coronavirus offer help

Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 11:54 AM

Some plastic surgeons want to help colleagues on the front lines of fighting the virus in US hospitals, where healthcare workers are trying to keep up with a flood of new patients.  Read more »

Leading pediatrician, sister of TV host Ruby Rodriguez, succumbs to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 11:59 AM

Dr. Sally Gatchalian, head of the Philippine Pediatric Society, has passed away after reportedly battling the novel coronavirus, her sister, television host Ruby Rodriguez said Thursday.  Read more »

PGH eyes tapping interns, military doctors in COVID-19 fight

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 09:16 AM

The Philippine General Hospital is looking at tapping interns and military doctors as it gears up for becoming one of 3 centers specializing in cases of the novel coronavirus, its head said Thursday. Read more »

Pampanga health chief, ex-doctor to the barrios, succumbs to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:22 AM

MANILA - The provincial health chief of Pampanga, who also served as a doctor to far-flung barrios north of the Philippine capital, has succumbed to the novel coronavirus, his daughter said Tuesday.    Read more »

'Di minamaramot': Health dept seeks understanding on COVID-19 gear shortage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:52 AM

The health department on Tuesday asked for the understanding of medical workers over a shortage of gear that would protect them from the novel coronavirus.    Read more »