UPDATES ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)


Information may change at any time due to the evolving situation.

Latest Updates

Date Time Update
April 07, 2020 5:00 PM

DOH issues Press Release: DOH THANKS SCIENCE COMMUNITY: IATF DECISION TO EXTEND ECQ IS EVIDENCE-BASED
The Department of Health (DOH) today thanked the scientific community that helped develop the evidence needed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to recommend the appropriate steps for the country to beat COVID-19...
April 07, 2020 5:00 PM

DOH issues Press Release: DOH BOOSTS TELEMEDICINE SERVICES FOR NCR; SERVICE TO EXPAND TO OTHER REGIONS SOON
The Department of Health (DOH) and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has developed a framework for telemedicine services in a bid to improve access to health services during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.
April 06, 2020 5:00 PM

DOH issues Press Release: DOH: LOCAL COMPANIES TO PRODUCE 10,000 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT DAILY WITH SUPPORT FROM DTI
Health OIC-Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire announced today that the Department of Health (DOH) is working with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), industry associations, and private firms to locally manufacture personal protective equipment (PPEs)...
April 06, 2020 5:00 PM

DOH issues Press Release: DOH SECRETARY VISITS MORE COMMUNITY QUARANTINE SITES IN MANILA
Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III today announced that the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), and World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM) are due to open this week as community quarantine facilities during his visit to the sites this morning...
April 05, 2020 5:00 PM

DOH issues Press Release: DOH ANNOUNCES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN HOSPITAL FACILITIES AMID COVID PANDEMIC, APPEALS TO PUBLIC NOT TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST HEALTH CARE WORKERS
The Department of Health today announced the public-private partnership of The Medical City (TMC) and Pasig City Children’s Hospital (PCCH) where “moderate” COVID-19 cases will be transferred to the PCCH so that more advanced facilities in TMC can be used to attend to severe cases...

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