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QC lifts SCL on densely-populated area, extends lockdown on portion of street

QC PR The Quezon City government has lifted the special concern lockdown (SCL) on a densely-populated area after 60 out of 93 confirmed cases recovered, and the remaining have been transferred to...

Gov’t to hire 50,000 additional contact tracers

The government will hire 50,000 more contact tracers in addition to 3,000 contact tracing teams composed of 54,000 members as the country continues to fight COVID-19. DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said they...

DOH asks public to follow health standards amid findings on airborne SARS-CoV-2

The Department of Health (DOH) advised the public anew to strictly observe minimum health standards after the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized the possibility of SARS-CoV-2 being airborne. "Although more definitive studies...

44 remains of OFWs from KSA to arrive July 10

44 remains of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will arrive in the Philippines on July 10. According to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello...

DOH: Wearing masks may cut transmission rate by 85%

DOH PR Amid reports of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, which is the causative agent of COVID-19, being airborne, The Department of Health (DOH) stressed the importance of wearing a...

PNR employee test positive for COVID-19, MRT-3 case count at 203

Following the shutdown of operations in MRT-3 due to a spike in COVID-19 cases among its personnel, an employee of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) also tested positive for COVID-19 on...

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