#COVID-19

100 Philippine Orthopedic Center staff test positive for COVID-19, suspends OPD

By Rod Lagusad The Philippine Orthopedic Center temporarily suspended its out-patient department while its emergency room will still be open after more than 100 of its staff tested positive for COVID-19. About 117...

DOH, partners set up modular tents and hospital extensions to augment NCR hospital capacities; DOH ensuring support to HCWs

With the goal of augmenting hospital capacities following the increased occupancy rates in NCR hospitals, the Department of Health (DOH), the World Health Organization (WHO), and UNICEF are fast tracking the...

NCR hospitals remain operational, DOH assisting infected HCWs

Following recent reports that certain DOH-retained hospitals in the National Capital Region have suspended operations due to increasing numbers of healthcare worker (HCW) infections, the Department of Health (DOH) reports that...

PhilHealth’s statement on Health Insurance Coverage of Patients Admitted in Tents

In a recent Congressional hearing, EVP/COO Nerissa Santiago clarified that if the services given to patients in tents were part of in-patient care then these should be covered by the current...

DOH, DICT: COVIDKAYA System issue fully resolved; effects of ECQ to be seen over the next few weeks

The Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Information and Technology (DICT) on April 1 have resolved the system issue with the COVIDKaya which resulted in the 15,310 new COVID-19...

OCTA: ECQ effective in reducing NCR Covid-19 reproduction number

By Mark Fetalco OCTA Research said on Friday that the current reproduction number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila dropped to 1.58 following the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in...

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