MANILA COVID-19 FIELD HOSPITAL. The Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital in this file photo. The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of "long Covid" cases in the country, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Saturday (May 21, 2022).(PNA file photo by Ben Briones) MANILA - The government and health authorities are monitoring the situation of "long Covid" cases in the country, according to Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser. Herbosa confirmed Saturday that the Philippines has already had cases of those "long-haulers" or people experiencing medium to long-term effects after recovering from Covid-19 infection. "Nag-uumpisa nang i-identify iyan dahil na-identify ito sa ibang bansa ng WHO, ng United Kingdom, ng US. Nag-uumpisa nang nakakakita ang ating mga doktor sa ospital ng mga cases niyan (It is beginning to be identified because it has been identi
CROWD-DRAWER. Supporters of UniTeam flock to the Tagum City Hall grounds in in Davao del Norte on Thursday (May 5, 2022). Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and running mate, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, were joined by their senatorial bets. (PNA photo by Robinson Ninal Jr.) MANILA - The election period has reached fever pitch with miting de avance and various motorcades set until Saturday, the last day of campaign activities. As the Covid-19 crisis remains a pandemic despite the country's low-risk status, Dr. Ted Herbosa, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, advised that it's much better to join election-related activities via virtual means. "If you are a senior citizen and with comorbidity, my advice for you is just to join through television or radios during the miting de avance because you might put yourself at risk. We have to be risk-free to avoid hospitalization and further infection. It is very important," Herbosa said, partly
(File photo) MANILA - The government will not implement protracted lockdowns and the alert level system will remain, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, assured on Friday. The government would stick to the implementation of localized lockdowns should there be an increase in Covid-19 cases in the country. "Gusto ko sanang i-explain na iyong lockdown na ginagawa sa China ay hindi na natin gagawin ano. Ang sistema natin ngayon ay alert level at localized lockdown (I just want to explain that the lockdown being implemented in China will not be implemented here. Our system now is anchored with alert level and localized lockdown)," Herbosa said in a televised public briefing. Shanghai is reporting as many as 15,000 new cases a day and is experiencing city-wide lockdowns along with Beijing. Also on Friday, the Olympic Council of Asia decided that the 19th Asian Games scheduled in Hangzhou City from September 10 to 25 will be postponed until n
(PNA file photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.) MANILA-Pushing an incentivized vaccination program "is a good strategy" to encourage more people to avail of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines, National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 medical adviser, Dr. Ted Herbosa, said Wednesday. "So actually, maganda iyon para ma-encourage at ma-incentivize ang mga mamamayan na magpa-booster na. Parang noong nag-alert level 3 tayo, pinigilan natin sumakay sa public transport iyong walang vaccination no. Iyon ang daming nagpabakuna noon actually. So, maganda iyong may mga ganoong pamamaraan na ma-incentivize ang ating mamamayan to get their vaccines (So actually, it's good that people are encouraged and incentivized when they get booster doses. Remember when we were in alert level 3, we required vaccination in public transportation in public transportations, many people got vaccinated at that time. So it's a good thing because we can incentivize our countrymen to get t