Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday assured workers who have been displaced due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic that they will continue to receive assistance from the government. In a statement, he said many establishments closed shop as owners incurred high operational cost and lower sales which have resulted in displacement of…
Cebu province’s protocol for arriving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in accordance with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) policy will prevail at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA), a health official said. Department of Health (DOH)-Central Visayas chief pathologist Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, in a…
The Department of Health Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD 1) has confirmed that the number coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the region is now on a downward trend amid the presence of new variants. In an interview on Wednesday, DOH-CHD 1 Covid-19 focal person Dr. Rheuel Bobis said based on…
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 1,660 dengue cases from January 1 to June 14 this year, 67-percent higher than the 995 cases in the same period last year. Based on PHO’s monitoring, the highest number of cases was recorded last January with 524. Under PHO’s watchlist are the cities of San Carlos, Alaminos,…
The Quezon City government launched on Wednesday its night-shift coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program called “QC Bakuna Nights”. Mayor Joy Belmonte, in a statement on Wednesday, said this is to be able to address the clamor of many essential workers that belong to the A4 priority category to get Covid-19 jabs. “Para ito…
The use of intensive care unit (ICU) and critical care beds in Metro Manila has gone down amid reports that some areas in the region have high to critical risk ICU rates, a health official said Wednesday. “Dito sa Metro Manila, collectively, nakita natin bumaba naman talaga ang usage ng ICU and critical care beds….
