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COVID-19 Watch

Spox. Roque: 594K COVID-19 Tests Conducted In PH

ROQUE: “Hindi pa po sapat ang ating mga kinuha. Meron pa po tayong limang ongoing bids para sa 15,750 test kits at ito po ay pupwedeng gamitin sa 1,293,750 tests."

Sec. Duque: COVID-19 Spike In Cebu City Not ‘Second Wave’

DUQUE: “We do not consider the reason for the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as constituting the second wave. It is still part of the first wave."

Usec. Vergeire: DOH Hopes To Start Avigan Trial By July

Avigan is an antiviral medicine that might be a possible treatment for patients infected with the COVID-19.

Marawi Frontliners To Train On COVID-19 Testing

Medical technologists in Marawi City will undergo training on how to operate the newly-installed GeneXpert Xpress laboratory, which will soon be used for the COVID-19 testing.

15 LSIs From Cebu New COVID-19 Cases In W. Visayas

15 locally stranded individuals (LSIs) from Cebu have tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.

Spox. Roque: Dexamethasone Not ‘Miracle Pill’

Roque: “We definitely welcome it. Although we don’t think it’s a miracle pill, kasi ang findings po, it can save about 30 percent of seriously ill patients."

DOH Usec. Vergeire Warns Public VS. Non-Prescribed Dexamethasone Use

"Mariin po naming pinapaalala sa lahat na ang gamot na ito ay hindi tine-take without the supervision of a doctor lalo na nga po kagaya ng ibang gamot, mayroon itong side effects kapag mali ang gamit nito..."

Andanar Reminds Public To Stay Home As Fight VS. COVID-19 Continues

Andanar: "Alam niyo po, walang mali sa paggagalugad ng kaalaman, ngunit sa pagkakataong ito, wag muna mag-eksperimento ng anu-ano. Makinig po tayo sa eksperto."

NCR Remains Under GCQ, Cebu City Back To ECQ

Here are the highlights of PRRD's virtual press briefing on Monday night:

COVID-19 Cases In PH Near 26K Mark

The number of the COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has climbed to 25,930 after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 539 new cases on Sunday.