Tuesday, May 30, 2023
manilastandard.net
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Others
    • Pets
    • Pop.Life
      • Newsmakers
      • Hangouts
      • A-Pop
      • Post Its
      • Performances
      • Malls & Bazaars
      • Hobbies & Collections
    • Technology
      • Gadgets
      • Computers
      • Business
      • Tech Plus
    • MS ON THE ROAD
      • Sedan
      • SUV
      • Truck
      • Bike
      • Accessories
      • Motoring Plus
      • Commuter’s Corner
    • Home & Design
      • Residential
      • Commercial
      • Construction
      • Interior
    • Spotlight
    • Gallery
      • Photos
      • Videos
    • Events
      • Seminars
      • Exhibits
      • Community
    • Biyahero
      • Travel Features
      • Travel Reels
      • Travel Logs
  • Advertise with Us
No Result
View All Result
manilastandard.net
No Result
View All Result
Home News Top Stories

Develop cure vs. COVID, get P10-million reward

April 22, 2020, 1:20 am
in Top Stories
Reading Time: 4 mins read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on Email

President Rodrigo Duterte is offering a P10-million reward to any Filipino who will discover a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Palace Spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday.

READ: COVID-19 Tracker: PHILIPPINES as of April 21, 2020

“First of all, because it is public enemy, this COVID-19, not only here in the Philippines but around the world, the President already announced to the public that he would give P10- million reward to any Filipino who could discover a vaccine against COVID-19,” Roque said in a virtual press briefing.

The World Health says at present, there is no vaccine or specific antiviral medicine to prevent or treat COVID-19.

Scientists across the world are still racing to find a treatment for the viral disease that has affected more than two million people worldwide and killed over 170,000.

The DOH recorded a total of 6,459 cases as of April 20 with 428 deaths and 613 recoveries.

Meanwhile, the Department of the Interior and Local has ordered local government units to focus on contact tracing of possible COVID-19 carriers.

“With the absence of the cure and the vaccine against COVID-19 for now, the fight against this virus is in contact tracing. It is urgent that LGUs identify the hosts or carriers of COVID-19 in every locality to prevent further spread of this deadly virus,” said DILG Secretary Eduardo Año.

He said that all LGUs are advised to increase the number of contact tracing teams to track down all persons with known exposure to COVID-19 patients.

These teams, he said, will also monitor the status of the suspect and probable COVID-19 cases, and family members with known contact to a confirmed case to mitigate the possibility of contagion. These teams will also report daily updates to the COVID-19 provincial and regional task forces.

In his memo, Año also enjoined LGUs to increase the number of their trained personnel to conduct swabbing and specimen collection to assist the local epidemiology and surveillance unit.

After the conduct of the test, COVID-19 positive patients and probable cases will be confined to an isolation facility to be established by respective LGUs and will be medically managed consistently to the guidelines set in the Department of Health.

READ: PH joins race for virus cure

Severe and critical cases, as well as mild but high-risk cases, are required to be in Level 2 and 3 Hospitals. Confirmed cases with mild symptoms and asymptomatic are to be isolated in Level 1 hospitals or Ligtas COVID-19/Isolation Center or the LGU-managed temporary treatment facility. These Ligtas COVID-19 Centers must be conducive for patients to fully recover from the disease and must have adequate medical and psychological support teams to address all the needs of the patient in isolation.

“After proper identification and isolation, LGUs must have proper specimen collection system and means to transport specimens to laboratories,” Año said.

About 5,000 specimens are pending COVID-19 confirmation in Research Institute for Tropical Medicine laboratories as 43 of its workforce already confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus.

To assist the institute, RITM Director Dr. Celia Carlos said the Department of Health has prescribed a temporary zoning system for the referral of specimens to the 16 newly-accredited COVID-19 testing centers.

However, she said nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs from Muntinlupa and nearby cities such as Parañaque, Las Piñas, and Pasay, will still be accommodated by RITM.

Carlos said the Institute has also partnered with the Department of Agriculture and the Philippine Red Cross for additional RT-PCR machines.

RITM has also opened the hiring of more medical technologists, encoders, and administrative staff to supplement laboratory personnel.

The National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory has also been activated to accommodate COVID-19 testing.

READ: Fake cures, risky rumours: virus misinformation hits home

Through the assistance of the World Health Organization, RITM is also set to receive an automated PCR machine and is set to initiate use of its GeneXpert Instrument System that can minimize the testing time to 45 minutes per sample.

With the announced scale down and a reduced number of specimens to be shipped to the institute over the next days, RITM is optimistic that the backlogs will be cleared by the end of the month.

“We understand that this is a cause for concern, but the number of positive cases among our personnel will continue to rise if we approach the issue in a business-as-usual manner,” Carlos said.

“We know that there are many who rely on the services of RITM as a national reference laboratory and tertiary hospital specializing in emerging and reemerging infectious diseases, but we promise that this laboratory slowdown is temporary,” she added.

During the scaled-down its laboratory operations, Carlos said there will be a thorough personnel testing and decontamination of its facilities.

“Only RITM laboratories are affected by this temporary slowdown, our hospital operations shall remain in full swing,” Carlos said. “Our primary concern right now is employee welfare.”

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Tuesday the government is addressing the limited testing capacity at the RITM, as other accredited laboratories are capable of processing more samples for COVID-19 testing.

Also on Tuesday, the Bureau of Corrections said 18 more inmates and one staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

The BuCor said 19 out of 51 people who were traced to have been exposed to the first reported COVID-19 patient in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City have also tested positive.

“Those tested positive were reported to have mild symptoms and some are asymptomatic,” the bureau said on its Facebook page. “They are now being monitored and given vitamins, medicines and food supplements to strengthen their immune system.”

Francisco Tuyay, Macon Ramos-Araneta

Tags: coronavirus diseaseHarry RoqueRewardRodrigo Dutertevaccine
ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

DFA: No apologies to Kuwait

byRey E. Requejo
May 30, 2023, 1:15 am
0
8
PH, Kuwait set talks on labor issues

PH stands ground on ‘violations,’ will protect troubled Pinoys The Philippines will not apologize for its alleged violations that led...

Read more

‘Betty’ winds hit N. Luzon, storm to exit PH Friday

byRio N. Arajaand1 others
May 30, 2023, 1:10 am
0
8
Puerto bet tops Bb. Pilipinas pageant

More than 4,000 people were moved to safer ground Monday as Typhoon Betty was raised to Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal...

Read more

Lakas reaffirms alliance with six parties to push lawmaking goals

byMaricel Cruz
May 30, 2023, 1:05 am
0
8
Puerto bet tops Bb. Pilipinas pageant

The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) reaffirmed its solid political alliance with six other parties in the House of Representatives by...

Read more

‘Bigger role for PSE with Maharlika law in place’

byMaricel Cruzand1 others
May 30, 2023, 1:00 am
0
8
Puerto bet tops Bb. Pilipinas pageant

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday said the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) will soon play a bigger role in...

Read more

Teves: No plan to go home sans bit of ‘fairness’

byMaricel Cruz
May 30, 2023, 12:55 am
0
8
Teves denies hand in 4 suspects recanting testimonies on killing

Despite facing stiffer sanctions from the House of Representatives, murder suspect and Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. on Monday...

Read more

Puerto bet tops Bb. Pilipinas pageant

byEton B. Concepcion
May 30, 2023, 12:50 am
0
8
Puerto bet tops Bb. Pilipinas pageant

Angelica Lopez, a 22-year-old model from Puerto Princesa, was named Bb. Pilipinas International 2023 at the 59th Binibining Pilipinas grand...

Read more

Print Edition

View More

Recent Posts

  • Caloocan holds candlelight ceremony for HIV-AIDS victims
  • Biden slams Uganda anti-gay law, urges repeal
  • Miami Heat advance to NBA Finals by routing the Boston Celtics
  • Grab Philippines makes travel more worry-free with in-app insurance 
  • North Korea confirms June launch of military spy satellite: KCNA
  • Senegal police clash with supporters of opposition leader
  • Over 30 peacekeepers injured in clashes in northern Kosovo
  • Russia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack

Advertisement

Latest News

Senegal police clash with supporters of opposition leader

byAFP
May 30, 2023, 10:00 am
0
8
Southwoods nails Seniors’ Fil golf crown

Senegalese youths clashed with security forces in Dakar on Monday near the home of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, who faces...

Read more

Over 30 peacekeepers injured in clashes in northern Kosovo

byAFP
May 30, 2023, 9:30 am
0
8
Southwoods nails Seniors’ Fil golf crown

Over 30 peacekeepers deployed in a NATO-led mission in Kosovo were injured Monday in clashes with Serb protesters who demanded...

Read more

Russia fires missiles on Kyiv in rare daytime attack

byAFP
May 30, 2023, 9:00 am
0
8
Russians snatch Ukraine mayors

Russia fired a barrage of missiles at Kyiv on Monday, sending panicked residents running for shelter in an unusual daytime...

Read more

China to send first civilian astronaut to space station

byAFP
May 30, 2023, 8:30 am
0
8
Southwoods nails Seniors’ Fil golf crown

China will send three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian scientist into space for the...

Read more

Moms prefer to splurge on care and healthy products over Mother’s Day feast — Packworks study

byManila Standard
May 30, 2023, 8:00 am
0
8
Moms prefer to splurge on care and healthy products over Mother’s Day feast — Packworks study

Filipino moms opted to buy care and healthy alternative products for themselves or their loved ones on Mother's Day this...

Read more

Advertisement

ADVERTISEMENT
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube

ABOUT US

Manila Standard

Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.

Digital Edition

In tone and content, the online edition mirrors the editorial thrust of the newspaper. While hewing to the traditional precepts of fairness and objectivity, MS believes the news of the day need not be staid, overly long or dry. Stories are succinct, readable and written in a lively style that has become a hallmark of the newspaper.

Download – Today’s Paper

Search

No Result
View All Result

6th Floor Universal Re Bldg., 106 Paseo De Roxas cor. Perea Street, Legaspi Village, 1226 Makati City Philippines

Trunklines: 832-5554, 832-5556, 832-5558

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

No Result
View All Result
  • About
  • News
    • Top Stories
    • National
    • World News
    • Pinoy Abroad
    • Features
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Columns
    • Soundbytes
  • LGUs
    • NCR
    • Luzon
    • Visayas
    • Mindanao
  • Business
    • Corporate
    • Economy & Trade
    • Stocks
    • Money
    • Agri & Mining
    • Power & Tech
    • IT & Telecom
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Volleyball
    • Fightsports
    • Active
    • Sports Plus
    • One Championship
    • Columns
  • Entertainment
    • TV & Movies
    • Celebrity Profiles
    • Music & Concerts
    • Digital Media
    • Columns
  • Lifestyle
    • Food
    • Culture & Media
    • Fashion
    • Health and Home
    • Leisure
    • Shopping
    • Columns
  • Pop.Life
    • Newsmakers
    • Hangouts
    • A-Pop
    • Post Its
    • Performances
    • Malls & Bazaars
    • Hobbies & Collections
  • Technology
    • Gadgets
    • Computers
    • Business
    • Tech Plus
  • MS ON THE ROAD
    • Sedan
    • SUV
    • Truck
    • Bike
    • Accessories
    • Motoring Plus
    • Commuter’s Corner
  • Home & Design
    • Residential
    • Commercial
    • Construction
    • Interior
  • Spotlight
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • Events
    • Seminars
    • Exhibits
    • Community
  • Biyahero
    • Travel Features
    • Travel Reels
    • Travel Logs
  • Pets
  • Advertise with Us

© 2021 Manila Standard - Designed and Developed by Neitiviti Studios.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Install Manila Standard Web App

Install App