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DOH: It’s possible active COVID cases drop even further

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 04:11 PM

The DOH reminded the public that the positivity rate was not the only tool to assess the risk level of an area or the country. Read more »

DOH: Too early to tell effects of new quarantine system

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Posted at Sep 20 11:36 AM

The full effect of the new alert level scheme piloted in Metro Manila will be seen in 2 to 3 weeks, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Not yet peak of COVID cases, says DOH

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Posted at Sep 20 11:09 AM

The Department of Health said it cannot yet claim that the Philippines has reached the peak of its COVID-19 cases. Read more »

18 pulis sa Marinduque tinamaan ng COVID-19

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Posted at Sep 11 12:32 PM

Tinamaan ng COVID-19 ang 18 kawani ng Marinduque Police, ayon sa kanilang direktor na si Police Col. Wilson Santos VI. Read more »

Ospital sa Batangas napupuno na ng COVID-19 patients

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Updated as of Aug 18 07:14 PM

Napupuno na rin ang COVID-19 ward ng Batangas Medical Center sa harap ng pagdami ng mga pasyenteng isinusugod sa ospital. Read more »

Vaccinations vs COVID-19 sa bansa bumagal

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Updated as of Aug 17 05:03 PM

Bumagal ang pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19 sa bansa nitong nagdaang linggo, ayon sa datos. Read more »

Vaccine panel rejects call for shorter interval of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine jabs

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Posted at Jul 29 07:31 PM

The COVID-19 vaccine expert panel on Thursday rejected a call to shorten the interval between the first and second Sinovac jabs, which make up the bulk of the Philippine coronavirus vaccine supply.    Read more »

Experts contradict Duterte: People fully vaccinated vs COVID-19 shouldn't roam

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 04:21 PM

At least two health experts on Thursday said people should not wander around even after completing their COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to a remark from President Rodrigo Duterte.   Read more »

DOH 'open' to giving COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 12:35 PM

The Department of Health is "open" to possibly administering booster shots to immunocompromised individuals if there is complete evidence on its effectivity, Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday. Read more »

Adult supervision needed as kids 5 and up allowed outdoors in low-risk areas— DOH

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Updated as of Jul 10 03:35 PM

Kids 5 years old and above still need adult supervision while playing with other children outdoors, as the the country’s COVID-19 response allowed them to go outside in areas in under looser lockdowns. Read more »

Dagdag-bakuna kontra COVID-19 at ventilator, hiling ng ilang lalawigan

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Posted at Jun 23 07:22 PM

MAYNILA - Umapela ng dagdag na bakuna kontra coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ang ilang lalawigan sa bansa sa gitna ng tumataas na kaso ng sakit sa kanilang mga lugar.  Read more »

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 »

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 »

UK COVID-19 variant more deadly? DOH explains why that might not be true

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Updated as of Jan 26 10:52 AM

The COVID-19 variant reported in the United Kingdom may not necessarily be more deadly as claimed to be, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

PH economy to see slower 4 to 4.2 pct growth post-2021: economist

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:55 AM

The Philippine economy is likely to settle on a "lower growth path" of 4 to 4.2 percent in the years after 2021, slower than the 6 percent average growth of gross domestic product (GDP) pre-coronavirus, an economist said Thursday. Read more »

Mga nagbebenta ng torotot umaaray sa COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 07:08 PM

Unang nagpaalala ang DOH na huwag nang gumamit ng mga torotot dahil sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Read more »

'Mapatid ang kadena ng hawahan': Pagtalima sa health protocols susi kontra COVID-19

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Posted at Dec 05 11:54 AM

Iniugnay ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque III ang pagbaba ng bilang ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa patuloy na pagsunod ng publiko sa mga ipinapatupad na minimum health protocols laban sa pagkalat ng virus. Read more »

Airlines iminungkahi na pag-isahin ang travel requirements ng mga LGU

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Posted at Dec 04 02:30 PM

Kasabay ito ng mga ulat na may mga nalilito pa rin sa swab test requirement na iba-iba para sa ilang travel destinations.    Read more »

Gov't must campaign for vaccination programs as Dengvaxia scare lingers

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 01:38 PM

MANILA - The government would need to exert more effort in its vaccination campaign not only for the COVID-19 vaccine but for its other immunization programs that have seen a decline after the Dengvaxia controversy, a health reform advocate said Saturday.   Read more »

Active COVID-19 cases among House of Representatives employees down to 7

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 11:30 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday said there are now only 7 active COVID-19 infections in its employees. Read more »