Patients With Mild Or No Symptoms Tagged As ‘Recovered’, Says DOH

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Patients with mild or no symptoms were tagged as “recovered”, according to DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 patients who had mild or no symptoms were tagged as “recovered” 14 days from the date of their onset of symptoms or by date of specimen collection. This, after the Department of … Read more

DOH Explains Reason For Reporting Over 38,000 New COVID-19 Recoveries

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DOH reported over 38,000 new COVID-19 recoveries. Here’s why! The Department of Health on Thursday released a statement stating the reason why the DOH reported over 38,000 new COVID-19 recoveries. It stated that the newly-recorded recoveries were reported due to its “enhanced data reconciliation efforts” with the local government units (LGUs) through its “OPLAN RECOVERY”. … Read more

NCMH Medical Chief Death: DOH Releases Statement

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DOH released a statement regarding the death of NCMH Medical Chief Dr. Roland L. Cortez NCMH MEDICAL CHIEF DEATH – Here’s a statement from the Department of Health (DOH) regarding the death of National Center for Mental Health Medical Chief Dr. Roland L. Cortez. The Department of Health on Monday said in a statement that … Read more

Alan Peter Cayetano COVID-19 Test Result Released

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House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano Undergoes COVID-19 Testing Prior to Duterte SONA 2020 ALAN PETER CAYETANO – The coronavirus or COVID-19 test result of the House Speaker was released. The fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is set to happen today, July 27, at Batasang Pambansa. There will be … Read more

COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Richard Gomez Shares Ormoc’s Own App

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For the COVID-19 contact tracing, Ormoc City has developed this application Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez shared that their local government has developed an application for COVID-19 contact tracing. In order to prevent the spread of the virus, as well as to ensure the safety of more people, Ormoc developed the app called “SAFE Ormoc” … Read more

DOH Sees ‘Nothing Wrong’ With Employing Gossipers

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DOH saw “nothing wrong” with employing gossipers to do contact tracing. The Department of Health (DOH) saw nothing wrong with employing gossipers to do contact tracing of people who might have close contact with people infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This, as Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said at a press briefing … Read more

Cebu City Implements New Quarantine Measure Starting Today (July 16)

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Update on Cebu City Quarantine Measure Now Amid COVID-19 Pandemic CEBU CITY – The city is implementing a new community quarantine measure against COVID-19 pandemic starting today, July 16, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is not yet over. Fresh cases are still hitting the Department of Health’s daily record of the coronavirus disease. … Read more

DOH Secretary Duque Says PH Successfully Flattened the Curve Since April

DOH Secretary Duque Says PH 'Successfully Flattened the Curve Since April'

Duque: “We have successfully flattened the curve since April.” Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Wednesday that the Philippines has “successfully flattened the curve since April.” According to him, the country has flattened the curve, despite the constant upsurge in the COVID-19 cases with 57,545 infections, 20,459 recoveries, and 1,603 deaths … Read more

OFW in Jeddah Dies During COVID-19 Swab Testing

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Consul General Confirms OFW in Jeddah Died During Taking of Swab Samples for COVID-19 Test OFW IN JEDDAH – An overseas Filipino worker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia died during the swab testing for COVID-19. Undeniably, a lot of Filipinos are out of the Philippines right now amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Most of them are working … Read more