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Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III conducted an inspection at Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center and Tondo Medical Center, prior to the New Year's celebration, to monitor and ensure the preparedness of hospitals in providing emergency medical services for fireworks-related injuries while being mindful of Covid-19 emergency and urgent…
Four more individuals got injured from fireworks ahead of the New Year celebrations, bringing the total to 30, data from the Department of Health showed yesterday.
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reminded the public to refrain from using prohibited and illegal firecrackers to prevent injuries. This, after the Firework-Related Injuries Surveillance Report showed that as of December 29, injuries related to fireworks increased by 108 percent with 25 reported cases from December 21 to 29 compared to only 12 reported cases for the same period in 2020. More than 36 percent of the cases were from Region 6 (Western Visayas), followed by Region 1 (Ilocos Region), Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), and Nation...