According to the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc., the number of patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in some private hospitals in the country is slightly decreasing. After the sudden kicking of those hospitalized due to the fatal illness, Dr. Jose Rene de Gano announced that there was also an immediate change…
The mandatory wearing of face masks in Metro Manila will not be reinstated for now amid the increase in cases of COVID-19 in the country. According to Metro Manila Council head San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora, the region remains in the low-risk category for COVID-19 with a 29% hospital utilization rate. While the positivity…
The disease COVID-19 that killed more than 6.9 million individuals in different parts of the world is no longer considered a global health emergency. This is after the Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization recommended to the United Nations agency the declaration of the end of the public health emergency of international concern that…
The Philippines recorded 4,456 new cases of COVID-19 in the last week of April based on the latest case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). From April 24 to 30, an average of 637 cases of COVID-19 were detected, which is 42% higher than what was recorded last week. Of the new positives for…
MANILA – Oxygen manufacturers and the association of doctors have assured that they are ready for the increase in COVID -19 patients expected in the face of the threat of the Delta variant in the Philippines. It will be recalled that the availability of oxygen tanks has been a challenge in some countries due to…
MANILA-As many as 1,544,332 Filipinos have been “fully vaccinated” or have received two doses of coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19). According to the latest report by the Department of Health (DOH), this is from a total of 5,965,651 doses of the vaccine that the government has injected since March 1. A total of 4,421,319 individuals were given…