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DOH reports 4,002 new COVID-19 cases

August 13, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday 4,002 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total to 147,000. Active cases reached 74, 713, of which 91.2 were mild, the DOH said. The National Capital Region accounted for 2,415 of the

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Man who died in hospital last July is subject of NBI probe on Wirecard

August 13, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday confirmed that the person named Christopher Bauer who died in a Paranaque hospital last July 27 was the same person being sought by the NBI for investigation in connection with the multi-billion dollar fraud

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Set aside P5 billion out of Bayanihan bill for contract tracers, Año asks Congress

August 13, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday appealed to Congress to allocate P5 billion out of the P162 billion  set aside under the Bayanihan to Recover as One bill to hire and train 50,000 contact tracers to prevent transmission of  COVID-19.

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Metro Manila mayors say NCR can return to GCQ if COVID-19 cases go down

August 13, 2020

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) on Thursday said National Capital Region will return to general community quarantine (GCQ) after August 18 if the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to decrease. In a TV interview,  Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez

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Duterte may get shot of COVID-19 vaccine from Russia by May 2021 – Palace

August 13, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte may receive the coronavirus disease vaccine from Russia by May next year, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the vaccination to Duterte of Sputnik-V being developed by Gamaleya Institute

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IATF OKs resumption of exams for foreign medical professionals in Sept.

August 13, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the resumption of the second part of the testing activities for the qualifying assessment for foreign medical professionals by September. IATF Resolution No. 62 issued on August

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FDA says registered Chinese medicine not for COVID-19

August 13, 2020

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Thursday said a Chinese traditional medicine is not registered in the country as a therapeutic medicine for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In an interview, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said their approval is for

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COVID-19 vaccine by yearend possible: FDA

August 13, 2020

A vaccine to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) could  be forthcoming by the end of the year, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In an interview Thursday, FDA Director General Eric Domingo said there may be a vaccine

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