WATCH: Why are rapid tests not recommended for COVID-19? Former DOH chief Manuel Dayrit weighs in
Dayrit likened COVID-19 to a thief and rapid tests to CCTVs, which may not necessarily be able to detect the entry of the virus in the body.
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In the event of a sudden increase, hospitals have said they give up to 70% bed capacity for COVID-19
The government has asked public hospitals to increase their allocation of beds for coronavirus patients (COVID-19) when there is a matrix.
20 more Filipinos abroad contract COVID-19; no new deaths — DFA
The FDFA reported 20 new cases of Philippine COVID-19 abroad on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infections to 9,165.
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PH contacts China, Taiwan drugmakers for possible COVID-19 vaccine deal
The Philippine government is reaching the drug brands in China and Taiwan for an imaginable agreement once a COVID-19 vaccine is developed.
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PH Navy to keep legacy ships for now after COVID-19 disrupts program for new vessels
MANILA, Philippines – A plan to dismantle former Philippine military ships has been postponed as the planned acquisition of new vessels has been halted through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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600,000 as coronavirus recovers worldwide: live
The suspension of flights had begun on Saturday, he said. The Philippine Department of Health reported 58 COVID-19-related deaths and 2,241 additional infections of the new coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Animal disease detectives in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
The allocation of paints in 11 countries funded by The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade aims to save it from spreading zoonotic diseases and animals.
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As Philippines fights coronavirus, some fear involvement of the police
At the peak of the Philippines’ war on drugs, people in the rundown neighbourhoods of Navotas in the capital Manila grew used to police knocking on doors, or bursting into the homes of drug suspects – who often wound up dead.
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DOH reports 2,241 additional cases of COVID-19; in general now in 67456
The DOH reported that 2,241 showed additional cases of coronavirus disease in 2019, bringing the national number to 67456 on Sunday.
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WHO table for Baguio city and Benguet province: search models and contact response for COVID-19 in the Philippines
The people of Baguio, in the benguet province of the administrative region of the Cordillera, praised their local reaction to COVID-19 and its tactile search strategy led by Mayor Benjamin Magalong. On 10 July, a delegation from the World Health Organization led by the WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, Dr Takeshi Kasai and the WHO Representative in the Philippines, Dr Rabindra Abeyasinghe, as well as the DOH Under-Secretary for the Implementation and Coordination of Health in the Field, Dr Gerardougo Baygo paid The Box Visit. in the city of Baguio and the adjacent provincial capital of Benguet, La Trinidad, to calculate the data and identify the most productive practices in studies and touch management.