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Price cap for face shields
By Fernan Angeles IN an apparent effort to ensure that every Filipino would be able to buy and comply on the mandatory use of face shields, the Department of Health has imposed a retail price ceiling for the highly-in-demand protective gadget. Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said that face shields should not be priced higher than…
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COVID-19 infections in PHL near 140,000-mark
MANILA — Nearly 140,000 coronavirus infections have been recorded in the Philippines as the country’s health department reported 2,987 additional cases on Tuesday, August 11. In its latest bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 139,538, of which, 68,794 are active. Active cases refer…
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Rapid test not advisable for initial COVID-19 screening
By John Clifford Lintao THE Department of Health (DOH) hinted at dropping the use of rapid antibody testing for screening people for COVID-19. However, the DOH is not bent on proposing a total ban on it as it can still be used for recovering COVID-19 patients. It added that the rapid antibody testing should just…
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Cops to do contact tracing, says Palace
By Fernan Angeles WITH no more funds to defray the cost of hiring more personnel for the government’s Covid-19 response, cops are set to be deployed to do contact tracing to strengthen its effort to the public health crisis. In an early morning interview aired over CNN Philippines, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and Philippine National…
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Hospital health workers hit DOH
By Fernan Angeles HEALTH workers from a hospital in Manila criticized the Department of Health (DOH) for alleged lack of concern for health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic as another fellow medical front liner succumbed to the deadly virus strain. “Noong una pa lang, ramdam na ramdam na natin na wala talaga silang malasakit sa…