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DFA: Filipinos abroad with COVID-19 now at 18,659

The number of Filipinos abroad who have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rose to 18,659 on Saturday after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported one new infection.

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NCR gets 14,000 contact tracers from DOLE –MMDA's Abalos

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide Metro Manila with the funding to hire 14,000 contact tracers who will immediately test and trace possible COVID-19 patients, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Tuesday.

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Doctors continue ivermectin for COVID-19 debate

Published April 11, 2021 3:48pm
Doctors on Friday continued to debate the merits of ivermectin in a fireside chat organized by the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering.
During the Zoom session, Dr. Tess Lawrie of The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy Ltd. presented her analysis of studies that looked into the use of ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. Citing her meta-analysis, there were few serious adverse events (SAEs) recorded during ivermectin use during these studies.
Citing data from VigiAccess, an international database of adverse events, Lawrie noted that only 16 deaths have been reported involving ivermectin, compared to much higher totals for remdesivir, which is used to treat COVID-19 symptoms, as well as COVID-19 vaccines.

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Philippines should have spent more on health –business group

The Philippine government should have spent more of its budget in boosting the health sector as this would have minimized the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, according to the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).

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COVID-19 fatality rate in NCR increased to 2.02% –OCTA Research

The COVID-19 fatality rate in the National Capital Region increased to 2.02% as of April 11, according to a report on “24 Oras Weekend” on Sunday.

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IATF OKs use of automatic contact tracing through Smart Messaging System

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the recommendation of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to use automatic contact tracing through the Smart Messaging System.

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DOH: Funds ready for hiring health workers but applicants remain few

By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News
Published April 5, 2021 3:31pm
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday that the government had enough funds to augment the health workforce amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases but lamented that only a few health workers were “heeding the call.”
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire added that the DOH had given hospitals enough funds to hire health workers directly.
Over 7,000 have been hired since the DOH launched its emergency hiring program for health workers at the start of the pandemic last year.
“Unfortunately, the challenge still would be the uptake. We have the money to hire but not many health workers are heeding the call maybe because of fear or some are really deployed already in other industries,” Vergeire said in a Palace briefing.

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Sen. Binay backs proposal to temporarily convert hotels into COVID-19 facilities

Senator Nancy Binay on Monday backed the proposal of the Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) to turn some hotels into temporary hospital facilities to house COVID-19 patients with mild to moderate symptoms.

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DOH sets up modular tents, hospital extensions amid COVID-19 surge

By JOAHNA LEI CASILAO, GMA News
Published April 3, 2021 5:27pm
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday that they and their partners fast-tracked the delivery and assembling of modular tents in hospitals across the National Capital Region (NCR) amid reports of a lack of vacancies for COVID-19 cases.
According to the DOH, the following eight NCR hospitals had requested for modular tents:
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC)
Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (Tala)
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center
Tondo Medical Center
Lung Center of the Philippines
National Kidney and Transplant Institute
San Lazaro Hospital
The DOH said the tents for the JRRMC and the San Lazaro Hospital are scheduled for assembly on Saturday.

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Philippines reports 11,028 new COVID-19 cases; 41,205 recoveries

By MA. ANGELICA GARCIA, GMA News
Published April 4, 2021 4:10pm
The Philippines on Sunday registered 11,028 new COVID-19 cases with 41,205 recoveries, the Department of Health said.
The total number of recoveries climbed to 646,100.
Meanwhile, some 135,526 of the 795,051 total infections remain active.
Of this, 97.4% are mild, 1% are asymptomatic, 0.6% are critical, and 0.6% are in severe condition.
The death toll also rose to 13,425 with two new fatalities.
The DOH noted that 20 duplicates were removed from the total case count, while two cases previously tagged as recoveries were reclassified as deaths after final validation.
Five laboratories were not able to submit their data on time, the DOH added.

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