The Department of Health Center for Health Development in Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) recorded 1,957 dengue cases from January 1 to July 22 this year, 24 percent lower than the 2,567 cases recorded in the same period last year. DOH-CHD-1 records release…
The country has recorded 299 dengue deaths from Jan. 1 to July 15 this year out of the total 80,318 cases. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 39 or 13 percent of these deaths had dengue without warning signs. “Continuous increase in dengue cases…
China will resume 15-day visa-free entry for citizens of Singapore and Brunei from July 26, more than three years after the visas were suspended to stop the spread of COVID-19.According to notices of the Chinese embassies in the two Southeast Asian na…
Over a thousand health workers in Negros Oriental are about to receive the Covid-19 bivalent booster dose after the Department of Health (DOH) sent an initial 300 vials of the vaccine this week. Provincial Health Office (PHO) chief Dr. Liland Estacion…
The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported a clustering of malaria cases in Barangay Irawan, Puerto Princesa, Palawan from April 26 to June 30. In a statement, the DOH said a total of 31 cases were logged, with their ages ranging from less th…
A total of 1,608 healthcare workers in public and private hospitals in this city have been initially identified to receive the Comirnaty Pfizer-BioNtech-adapted bivalent vaccines for enhanced protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)….