Health

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 25) – The Philippines’ coronavirus count topped 370,000 on Sunday with 2,223 new confirmed infections, while the death toll approached 7,000, the Health Department said. DOH announced that the number of cases has reached 370,028, of which 35,015 or nine percent are active cases. …

[ad_1] After eight months, a 23-year-old Filipino-Indian stunner from Balasan, Iloilo was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020 during a competition held at the Baguio Country Club on Sunday, October 25. Rabiya Mateo, whose name means princess or queen, surpassed 44 other girls for the prestigious title when she was crowned …

[ad_1] The Philippine Football League (PFL) said on Saturday it would postpone the start of the season in Carmona City, Cavite, on Sunday, citing Tropical Depression Quinta. The league also said that 5 players and a coach from 2 clubs tested positive for COVID-19, and 3 people considered close contacts …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) said the recent drop in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the country cannot be attributed to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) decision not to process samples until that Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) paid off its nearly P1 billion …

[ad_1] Wanted: Philippine Vaccine Czar MANILA, Philippines – The country needs a “vaccine czar” to handle the challenges of “import to injection” to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the 110 million Filipinos, a senator said yesterday. Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto has urged Malacañang to appoint the country’s vaccine czar …

[ad_1] The start of the shortened fourth season of the Philippine Soccer League on Sunday was postponed after nine people tested positive for COVID-19 inside the bubble. PFL officials made the announcement following a meeting with the six clubs on Saturday, adding that five players and a coach from two …

[ad_1] ANGELES CITY – As always, Chris Ross is once again courage under fire personified as the San Miguel guard played through a variety of injuries to help San Miguel surpass the .500 mark at the PBA Philippine Cup on Saturday night. . Ross barely showed the effects of a …

[ad_1] Recto drives the ‘vaccine czar’ SEN. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chair of the Senate Health and Demographics Committee, warned against accelerating the development of a vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), emphasizing the need to ensure that it is safe and effective. In a radio interview on Friday, Go …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 24) – The Philippine Football League announced that it postponed its scheduled start for Sunday to a few days later after nine people, including a coach and five players, contracted the coronavirus disease. League management said in a statement Saturday that the coach and …

[ad_1] MALACAÑANG urged the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to resume its coronavirus tests and reiterated President Rodrigo Duterte’s commitment to pay the P930 million debt of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). In this file photo, a Red Cross health worker collects a sample by rubbing the throat and nose …