Gov’t threatens total lockdown as cases soar THE government on Thursday threatened to impose a total lockdown if people continue to violate protocols against the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. — BusinessWorld Philippines now conducts over […]
PH ready for trial of Japan flu drug for coronavirus treatment The Philippines is ready to participate in the clinical trial of Japanese anti-flu drug Avigan as possible treatment for coronavirus, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles […]
Government appeals for patience as outbreak aid gets entangled in red tape Nearly a month into the Luzon’s lockdown, aid is nowhere to be found for majority of the government’s intended beneficiaries. — Philstar Rice, […]
Manila starts targeted COVID-19 mass testing Six district hospitals and the Delpan quarantine facility can conduct 232 swab tests each day or 1,624 tests per week, the city’s public information office said Monday. — Philstar […]
$5 mln ADB ‘Bayan Bayanihan’ project to help feed 55K ‘at risk’ Luzon residents The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a $5 million project to help the Philippine government deliver food supplies to up […]
Doctors See High Mortality in Virus Fight in Philippines, Indonesia Doctors are accounting for a large proportion of deaths from Covid-19 in the Philippines and Indonesia, two of the most medically under-served nations in Southeast […]
Medical expert urges use of rapid antibody testing in PH A medical expert urged the Department of Health (DOH) to consider the use of rapid antibody testing to expedite the monitoring of novel coronavirus cases […]
‘Catastrophic’ situation in jails feared if ‘low-risk’ prisoners not released Human rights groups said they fear it’s just a matter of time before the novel coronavirus affects jails in the Philippines – if it hasn’t […]
Duterte ‘inclined’ to extend Luzon-wide quarantine until April 30 The Duterte administration is inclined to extend the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine until April 30 as the government continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) […]
DOH targets 10,000 tests per day by end of April The Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, April 4, that it was targeting to conduct 10,000 coronavirus tests a day by end of April. […]
Philippines eyes mass testing of suspected COVID-19 cases starting on April 14 The government is looking to start mass testing persons suspected of having COVID-19 on April 14, the chief implementer of the national action […]
Governments across Asean have raised alarm over the sudden emergence of unregistered COVID-19 instant test kits being sold online and in markets, warning the public not to fall victim to the unproven devices. Although accurate […]