The treatment is said to reduce the risk of hospitalization or death by 89% if given within three days of the onset of symptoms and by 88% if given within five days. “Ito ay talagang makakabigay ng medyo pagasa sa ating 2022 lalong lalo na itong pagharap natin sa COVID-19. At least meron na tayong mga gamot aside sa vaccination that we are pursuing,” Vega said.
Medicines (File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted a compassionate special permit (CSP) for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drug Bexovid, which is the generic version of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid. “Mr. President, na-approve po ng FDA ang application ng
More than 6,500 health workers in the National Capital Region, or 7.2% of the area’s health personnel, are currently under quarantine amid the ongoing spike in COVID-19 infections, a Department of Health official said Tuesday.
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over new hospital facilities in Quezon City and Mandaluyong City amid the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. The department has turned over a total of 178 beds to be added to the available healthcare
(File photo) MANILA - The National Capital Region (NCR) currently has 6,595 health care workers, all under quarantine because of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infection. Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary and treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said 7.2 percent of the 91,838 health care workers in NCR are in isolation. "So, ang ginagawa ngayon ng mga hospital lalung-lalo na sa mga bigger center ay nag-close sila ng ibang services para ma-redeploy sa mga areas na nangangailangan for Covid ng kanilang mga(What hospitals do now, especially the bigger centers, is they close other services to redeploy the [healthcare workers] to areas needing assistance for Covid)," Vega said during a televised Palace briefing Tuesday. Vega said the government has prepared for such a scenario since last year. "So, roughly, naka-position na kami ng mga 7,000 plus health care workers na (we have positioned 7,000 plus health care workers for) augmentation for the different hospitals, isola