MANILA, Philippines — The government is now discouraging home quarantine for mild COVID-19 patients, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Sunday, citing the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus inside the same household. Instead, Nograles, who is also the co-chair of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, said COVID-19 patients, […]
COVID-19 deaths in Cebu City still high even if under ECQ
Cases of COVID-19 in Cebu City remain high despite its enhanced community quarantine status. photo by Dale Israel, Inquirer Visayas CEBU CITY — In the past two days, deaths due to COVID-19 remained high in Cebu City despite its enhanced community quarantine status, the only area in the country still under the strictest quarantine measure. […]
India cases pass 800,000 with record daily jump
Health workers walk to screen people for COVID-19 symptoms at a slum, in Mumbai, India, Friday, July 10, 2020. India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) NEW DELHI — India’s coronavirus cases have passed 800,000 with the biggest spike of 27,114 cases in the past […]
UP developed COVID-19 test kit ready for relaunch — DOH
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday announced that the COVID-19 test kit developed by the University of the Philippines (UP) is now ready for roll out after the deficiency that caused its recall has been fixed. In an online media forum, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the UP-made test kits have already […]
COVID-19 pandemic in Africa is now reaching ‘full speed’
A man walks past an informational mural with messages in English and Swahili warning people about the dangers of the new coronavirus and how to prevent transmission, painted by youth artists from the Uweza Foundation, in the Kibera slum, or informal settlement, of Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, July 8, 2020. Africa now has more than a […]
Ecija’s youngest COVID-19 patient, 24-day-old baby, recovers
CABANATUAN CITY—Nueva Ecija’s youngest COVID-19 patient, a 24-day-old baby, has recovered and was reunited with her mom, according to authorities in the province. The baby girl is from the village of San Isidro in the town of Santa Rosa. ADVERTISEMENT Her mom had tested negative for SARS Cov2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but her […]
DOH to hospitals: Use COVID-19 beds only for those severely ill
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DOH) reminded hospitals of protocol which would send to quarantine persons showing mild or no symptoms of COVID-19 to keep beds available to those severely ill. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters on Wednesday (July 8) that the department had reiterated the protocol to chiefs of hospitals in the […]
Patient recovery wipes Quezon island town’s COVID-19 slate clean
LUCENA CITY—The only COVID-19 patient in the town of Perez, Quezon province has recovered, authorities reported on Wednesday (July 8). In a 5 p.m. report, the Quezon public information office (QPIO) said Perez is now coronavirus-free. ADVERTISEMENT The cured patient contracted coronavirus from the first patient in Alabat town on June 25, while the first […]
Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases now above a half-million
A pupil’s temperature is checked on returning to school in Johannesburg on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, as more learners were permitted to return to class. Schools were shut down in March prior to a total country lockdown in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus and are now slowly being re-opened. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) […]
With 72 infections, Cebu City Hall, other offices shut doors for decontamination
The Cebu City Hall will close its doors to the public for two days to allow the disinfection of offices. (FILE PHOTO) CEBU CITY—The Cebu City Hall and its satellite offices will be closed to the public from July 9 to July 10 to allow the thorough disinfection of offices after at least 72 city […]