READ: Makati Medical Center says Senator Koko Pimentel “breached strict infection and containment protocols.”

Senator Aquilino Martin Pimentel III breached MakatiMed hospital infection control protocols. March 24, 2020 – Infection Control Protocols of the Makati Medical Center Delivery Room were breached by Senator Aquilino Martin D. Pimentel III. Rest assured that stringent protocols for decontamination of the facility and evaluation of involved healthcare workers have been done.

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WATCH: President Duterte speaks to the nation regarding the COVID-19 situation

President Duterte expresses his utmost gratitude to all the health professionals and frontliners who continuously provide basic services to the people amid the spread of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), in his message to the nation on March 24, 2020. The Chief Executive assures the Filipino people that the government remains on top in safeguarding their…

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WATCH: President Trump Announces FDA Approval of Hydroxychloroquine for Treatment of Coronavirus

President Donald Trump says “big progress” has already been made in the US on developing a vaccine for COVID-19. FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn explains the White House plan to test previously-approved malaria drugs Chloroquine and for Covid-19 treatment. Trump says that the FDA will make a common, off-patent malaria drug known as chloroquine or…

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Duterte Declares 4th Week of March National Week of Prayer for Filipinos Affected by Coronavirus and National Response Efforts

MANILA, PHILIPPINES – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the fourth week of March 2020 as a “National Week of Prayer for all Filipinos Affected by the Corona Virus Pandemic and for our National Response Efforts” “I urge Filipinos of all faiths and religious traditions and backgrounds to offer prayers for all those affected, including people who have…

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WATCH: 1st COVID-19 case recorded in Cagayan Valley Region

TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Department of Health (DOH)-Cagayan Valley Center for Health Development (CVCHD) confirmed Sunday Cagayan Valley Region’s first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patient. In its statement released on Saturday evening, DOH-DCHD confirmed that a 44-year-old Filipino, identified only as PH275, tested positive for COVID-19 after her laboratory results was confirmed by the Research…

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