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'COVID cases sa China di dapat ikatakot pero manatiling mapagmatyag'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 12:54 PM

Hindi dapat ikabahala ang sitwasyon ngayon sa China kung saan biglang dumami ang mga nagkaka-COVID dahil sa pagluluwag ng restrictions doon, ayon sa grupo ng mga doktor. Read more »

Marcos urged to 'reverse' Vape Law

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 10:06 AM

Some medical groups and health advocates on Thursday called on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Junior to “reverse” the Vape Law. Read more »

Doctors back creation of PH version of CDC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 27 05:30 PM

A doctors’ group said they would back President Marcos Jr.’s push for the creation of a CDC in the Philippines. Read more »

Vulnerable sectors 'high risk' of contracting monkeypox: expert

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 02:41 PM

Immunocompromised persons, children, pregnant women, and the elderly are at high-risk of contracting monkeypox, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday. Read more »

'If PH ends COVID curbs, face masks should be last to go'

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Posted at Jul 11 02:23 PM

Should the Philippine government scrap COVID-19 restrictions, the lifting of the mask mandate should be the last to go, a health expert said Monday. Read more »

Pag-veto sa vape bill, muling hiniling kay Duterte

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 07:45 PM

Muling nanawagan ang grupo ng mga doktor kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na i-veto ang vape bill. Read more »

Mga ospital tinututukan dahil sa banta ng omicron subvariant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 19 07:13 PM

Tinututukan ng grupo ng mga doktor ang mga ospital kung may pagdami ba ng COVID-19 cases sa mga ito. Read more »

Next Health Secretary should be 'practicing': doctors' group

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 02:33 PM

The next Health Secretary should be someone who is ''practicing,'' a doctor’s group said Wednesday. Read more »

EXPLAINER: The controversial legislative journey of the vape bill

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 29 07:01 PM

The legislative journey of the vape bill was one of the most controversial in the 18th Congress. Read more »

Pagbaba ng COVID cases bumagal sa harap ng banta ng omicron XE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 02:56 PM

Bumabagal ang naitatalang pagbaba ng mga kaso ng COVID-19 sa Pilipinas, ayon sa Department of Health. Read more »

'Gatherings, omicron XE could trigger COVID surge'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 02:07 PM

Doctors fear another surge of COVID-19 cases in May as more areas in the country are under looser quarantine restrictions, the Philippine College of Physicians said Tuesday. Read more »

Expert warns vs 'more transmissible' omicron XE variant

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 03:12 PM

A new variant of COVID-19 first detected in the UK appears to be more transmissible than omicron, an infectious disease expert said. Read more »

12,000 doctors back Robredo-Pangilinan tandem

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 05:37 PM

The 12,000-strong 'Doctors for Leni and Kiko' declared support for the tandem, saying that they are doing one-on-one talks to convince voters. Read more »

Health workers support keeping NCR at Alert Level 1

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 03:53 AM

Malacañang on Tuesday said the National Capital Region will remain under Alert Level 1. Read more »

Masks a must regardless of alert level status: doctors

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 10:49 AM

The public should keep wearing face masks regardless of the COVID-19 quarantine alert level classification in the Philippines, a doctor said. Read more »

COVID-19: 'We still have to see' if PH entering endemic phase, says doctor

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 09:37 AM

The head of a doctors' group said it remains unclear whether the COVID-19 situation in the Philippines is already entering into an endemic stage. Read more »

Ensure public safety before imposing Alert 1: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 02:19 AM

Under Alert Level 1, all businesses and public transportation will be allowed to operate at capacity, without limits on physical distance. Read more »

Gov't cautioned vs easing to COVID Alert Level 1 too soon

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 10:17 AM

A group of COVID-19 data analysts and doctors cautioned the government against shifting to Alert Level 1 too soon. Read more »

Doctors' group cautions putting NCR under Alert Level 1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 02:35 PM

A doctors' group cautioned against relaxing coronavirus restrictions in NCR to Alert Level 1, saying it presents a risk of another COVID-19 surge. Read more »

DOH ipinaliwanag kung bakit di pa 'endemic' ang COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 07:05 PM

May mga salik na tinitingnan para masabing endemic na o karaniwan sa bansa ang COVID-19, ayon sa DOH. Read more »