The Philippines had been classified as a low-risk area for COVID-19, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday said that the Philippines had been classified as a low-risk area for COVID-19 after the national case growth rate and average daily attack rate (ADAR) decreased. In an online forum, DOH Epidemiology Bureau director Dr. … Read more
The Philippines tapped Israeli medical experts to boost the COVID-19 pandemic response. The Philippines tapped Israeli medical experts in order to boost the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response in the country. On Sunday afternoon, three medical experts from Israel’s Ministry of Health arrived in the Philippines in order to support the country in its COVID-19 … Read more
DILG on Isko Moreno’s suggestion to stop using face shields in public places. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) reacted to Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso’s suggestion to stop using face shields in public places. The Department of the Interior and Local Government wasn’t keen on dropping the policy mandating … Read more
The PGH had temporarily stopped accepting walk-in admissions for its outpatient department, according to its spokesperson. The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) had temporarily stopped accepting walk-in admissions for its outpatient department amidst the increase in the number of COVID-19 patients at the hospital and the detection of COVID-19 among its personnel, its spokesperson said on … Read more
A personal doctor of Pope Francis died due to coronavirus complication, according to a report. The personal doctor of Pope Francis had died due to complications from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a report. Quoting Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, the Catholic News Agency (CNA) said that Dr. Fabrizio Soccorsi — a personal doctor of … Read more
The research on COVID-19 saliva-based testing was still in the works, according to a report. The research on the COVID-19 Saliva-Based Testing and COVID-19 Pooled Saliva-Based Testing was still in the works and awaiting approval, according to a report. This, after the Department of Health approved Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey … Read more
DOH approved Concepcion’s COVID-19 Pooled Swab Testing The Department of Health (DOH) officially approved Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion’s COVID-19 pooled swab testing. In a report on Manila Bulletin, Concepcion thanked the Department of Health for signing the Interim Guidelines on the Conduct of COVID-19 Pooled Testing in the Philippines. … Read more
A passenger who had tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley, according to the DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that a passenger from the Philippines who tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley. In a report on … Read more
Germany recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 The German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg on Thursday said that Germany had recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19. This, as the new strain of coronavirus disease that had been spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom had been found in Germany for … Read more
France recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 France recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 as the number of cases and fatalities from COVID-19 mounted in the country. This, as it raised concerns of a new wave of the coronavirus hitting the euro zone’s second-biggest economy. According to … Read more