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Western Visayas sees highest daily rise of COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:26 PM

Western Visayas on Tuesday reported 178 new COVID-19 cases, raising the region's tally of the disease to 2,307. Read more »

Philippines logs 4,226 new coronavirus cases; total now 126,885

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 05:09 PM

The number of people who have recovered from coronavirus infection rose by 287 to 67,117, the DOH said in its latest bulletin.   Read more »

Russia ready to supply Philippines with ‘effective,’ ‘safe’ coronavirus vaccine

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 12:11 AM

Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said proposals to conduct clinical trials and the possible local production of the vaccine were submitted to local authorities. Read more »

DOH bares recalibrated COVID-19 response after health group's timeout plea

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 08:06 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday revealed what it described as an improved response to the global pandemic following the medical community's appeal for a timeout to arrest the swell of COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus cases soar to 122,754 with 3,379 new infections

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 07 05:44 PM

The Philippines on Friday reported 3,379 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 122,754, as the march of the illness across the country appears far from abating. Read more »

Philippines sees record new COVID-19 cases for 3rd straight day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 05:46 PM

The Philippines on Saturday reported a third day of record-high coronavirus infections at 4,963 new cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 98,232. Read more »

Philippines to stockpile Avigan for COVID-19 treatment

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 30 04:55 PM

The Philippine government said Thursday it would stockpile Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan, to treat severe cases of the new coronavirus, as planned clinical trials for the drug draw closer. Read more »

DOH downplays PH overtaking China in COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 12:04 AM

"They have different numbers. They have a different setting. Okay lang naman magkumpara because we are benchmarking pero dapat maintindihan din natin na magkakaiba po tayo ng sistema sa bawat bansa. Iba ang health system ng China. Iba ang health system ng Pilipinas." Read more »

Taiwan: 4 new imported coronavirus cases came from Philippines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 03:12 AM

Based on data from the Central Epidemic Command Center, Taiwan has now 21 imported infections from the Philippines this July due to the 4 new cases from the Southeast Asian country, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported.   Read more »

DOH counts 2,000 more COVID-19 cases for 3rd straight day

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 05:30 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported an additional 2,019 new COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide total to 78,412. Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus cases soar to 72,269 with 1,594 new infections

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 06:20 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday reported 1,594 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide caseload to 72,269. Read more »

Is PH winning or losing vs coronavirus? DOH says fight far from over

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 11:15 PM

The fight against COVID-19 is far from over, a health official said Saturday, so it isn't yet time to say with certainty that the country is either winning or losing the so-called war against the pandemic. Read more »

Gov’t urged to provide free masks to poor Filipinos amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 08:52 PM

The Philippine government should provide free face masks to the poor, Dr. Tony Leachon said Saturday, as COVID-19 infections continued to mount. Read more »

PH runs up COVID-19 cases to more than 65,000

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 04:50 PM

The Philippines on Saturday recorded 2,357 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, marking its fourth highest single-day spike since the pandemic began. Read more »

DOH: Testing for coronavirus is not an immunity passport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:33 PM

"We are still reminding the general public that prevention is still the best, and testing is not an immunity passport," Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday. Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus cases hit 63,000 with 1,841 new infections

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 05:45 PM

The Philippines on Friday reported 1,841 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, raising the nationwide total to 63,001. Read more »

Majority of COVID-19 cases in W. Visayas involve returning OFWs, LSIs

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 16 09:32 PM

MANILA — A health official on Thursday said that majority of the COVID-19 cases in Western Visayas are returning overseas Filipinos and locally-stranded individuals (LSIs).  Read more »

8-buwang sanggol kabilang sa 19 na bagong COVID-19 cases sa W. Visayas

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 09:32 PM

Kabilang ang isang 8 buwang sanggol sa 19 na bagong COVID-19 cases na naitala ngayong Martes sa Western Visayas region. Read more »

PH posts record-high coronavirus recoveries as tally hits 54,000

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 06:03 PM

The Philippines on Saturday recorded a new single-day high of recovered coronavirus patients, according to the Department of Health (DOH), as the total infections rose to 54,222. Read more »

DOH: New coronavirus mutation seems more infectious

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 06:30 PM

 The new mutation of the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 appears to be more infectious, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday, as the country's cases of the respiratory disease neared 48,000. Read more »