Virus cases in PH post biggest one-day leap at 150; death toll, 25
The country’s confirmed COVID-19 cases surged to 380, with 150 new cases recorded Saturday—the highest jump in a single day—while ...
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Virus not airborne, DOH official insists
A Department of Health official on Thursday said COVID-19 is not airborne and one can get infected by droplets transmitted ...
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75k cases in 3 months unless…
Without appropriate interventions, the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines may spike to 75,000 in three months, ...
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Repatriation plan may leave out 52 on cruise ship
At least 52 of the 558 Filipinos quarantined aboard M/V Diamond Princess might be left behind in Japan, but Health ...
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Exit from virus ship underway
The government is preparing to repatriate more than 500 Filipinos onboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan, after ...
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DOH registers 169 cases of ‘meningo,’ this year
A total of 169 cases of meningococcemia was registered by the Department of Health for this year, according to DOH ...
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Celebrities tapped vs. vaccine scare
Manila Health Department chief Dr. Arnold Pangan said the city would enlist the help of the national government and popular ...
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Solons worried over DOH plan to devolve cancer care to barangays
Lawmakers have opposed the Health department’s proposal to devolve primary cancer care to local governments. At a hearing conducted by ...
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