More news about how the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines is being handled by the public and the government.
The vaccine remains voluntary but if you are a migrant worker coming for the sugarcane harvest in Negros you will need to submit your vaccine card.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179371 |
The Negros Occidental provincial government will require migrant sugarcane workers (MSWs) to submit a coronavirus virus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination card or certificate when entering the province for the start of the new crop year in September.
In Executive Order 22-35 issued on Wednesday, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson outlined the guidelines for returning migrant workers from Panay island, mostly from the province of Antique.
“In light of the forthcoming sugarcane crop season for 2022 to 2023, there will be an expected influx of MSWs entering Negros Occidental hence, there is a need to issue proactive guidelines to prevent the potential surge of Covid-19 cases in the province,” the governor said.
Some 5,000 cane cutters, also known as “sacadas”, from Antique are employed every year in sugarcane plantations in Negros Occidental, the country’s top sugar-producing province.
This year, the province requires the fully vaccinated plantation workers to present a verifiable vaccination card or certificate.
Among those that will be honored are the Negros Occidental management information system vaccination card, Covid-19 domestic vaccination card duly issued by a legitimate vaccinating establishment, and an official Department of Health vaccination certificate with a quick response code.
If without verifiable vaccination cards, the MSWs will undergo a reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test for free upon arrival.
Those who underwent a swab test will be brought to quarantine facilities on the farms until the results are released by the Provincial Health Office.
All positive Covid-19 cases will have to undergo quarantine.
Anyone without a vaccine card will be swabbed and automatically quarantined until the results are known. That is ridiculous seeing as even the vaccinated can be infected and would likely not even know it. This is one reason why Bacolod is prepping their isolation facilities.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179402 |
The city government here is readying its coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) isolation facility anew amid a possible increase in infections among the Bacolodnons.
Located in Barangay Alijis, the structure, now called the temporary treatment and monitoring facility (TTMF), was built by the Department of Public Works and Highways at the height of the pandemic two years ago.
As of Wednesday, the city has a total of 108 active cases, based on the bulletin issued by the Department of Health-Western Visayas.
Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez, chair of the Covid-19 Action Team, said active cases are admitted to various clinics and hospitals while there are those in home isolation and supervised by the City Health Office.
Earlier this week, city personnel cleaned the surroundings of the quarantine and isolation buildings.
The TTMF will be used as a “step-up facility”, where a patient can stay while waiting for the available hospital room, and as a “step-down facility” for those who have been discharged from a hospital but has yet to complete the required isolation period.
Are they really expecting this place to be filled?
Surveys matter right? Is that not the lesson of the past election? Take a look at this survey.
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| https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/20/22/83-pct-of-pinoys-say-worst-of-pandemic-behind-us-sws |
A record-high 83 percent of Filipinos believe that the country has hurdled through the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey said Wednesday
"This is 3 points above the previous record of 80% in December 2021, and nearly twice as high as the 44% when SWS first asked the question in May 2020," SWS said in a statement.
Filipinos who said they fear the "worst is yet to come" fell to 16 percent in 2022, from 19 percent in December last year.
Most of those who believe that the worst of the pandemic "is behind us" are from Mindanao, with 86 percent of respondents saying they were optimistic of the situation.
This is followed by Metro Manila and Luzon at 82 percent, and the Visayas at 81 percent.
Majority of respondents who said that the "worst is behind us" either had no formal education or some elementary education (or non-elementary graduates), the pollster said.
"On the other hand, the percentage of those fearing 'the worst is yet to come' rises with education... It was highest among college graduates," it pointed out.
But despite the growing optimism among Filipinos, SWS noted that there is still a high number of respondents who said they were worried about catching COVID-19.
According to the polling firm, 88 percent of Filipinos expressed "a great deal" of worry or were "somewhat worried" about getting infected.
Well then perhaps it is past time to ditch things like the mask mandate!
COVID cases are increasing and the public is to blame.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179564 |
The presence of the highly contagious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) variants, lax observance of the minimum health standards, and increased interaction of people due to more relaxed restrictions led to the increased risk of transmission in Western Visayas, a regional health official said on Friday.
As of July 21, 2022, the region has a total of 2,031 active cases as reported by the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD).
“Yesterday (July 21), we have 177 new cases for a total of 2,031 active cases. We have recorded 91 recoveries and zero deaths,” said Dr. Bea Camille Natalaray, head of the DOH WV CHD Infectious Disease Section, in an interview.
Most of the cases or 93.60 percent have mild symptoms or asymptomatic, she added.
Are they even looking at their own statistics? There is not massive deaths so none of this matters. Dengue cases are rising too and the is more deadly than COVID!
Monkeypox has recently been declared an emergency by the WHO and the PHL says they are ready to respond.
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| https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/839183/doh-says-covid-19-health-protocols-may-be-used-vs-monkeypox/story/ |
The Department of Health (DOH) asked the public to adhere to the same health protocols against COVID-19 to protect themselves should the monkeypox virus enter the Philippines.
The DOH re-issued the public health advisory on monkeypox after the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared it as a "public health emergency of international concern” — the highest alarm it can sound.
Just like the minimum public health standards for COVID-19, measures to prevent the transmission of monkeypox virus include wearing the best-fitted mask, ensuring good airflow, keeping hands clean, and observing physical distance, the DOH said.
The agency also noted that the smallpox vaccine has been proven to be "85% effective" in preventing monkeypox.
In a statement on Sunday, the DOH said they have been preparing their monkeypox response along with their partners ever since an uptick in cases was reported in several countries in May 2022.
This is more fear mongering. Monkeypox is being spreading the gay community. If you are not a sick degenerate homosexual man then you will likely never get Monkeypox. Is no one looking at the statistics of these viruses?
The DOH has a new goal for their Mindanao vaccination effort.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179664 |
The Department of Health (DOH) 10 (Northern Mindanao) said Monday it is targeting at least one million inoculations in Northern Mindanao within 100 days.Dr. Jose Llacuna Jr., DOH-10 director, said the move is part of the national mandate of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for his first 100 days in office.“I would like to assure you, we have sufficient vaccine (supply). In fact, we have more than what we needed,” Llacuna said.He said the new vaccination drive is part of the national program under “PinasLakas”.The one million target is 50 percent of the region’s general population, set as minimum figures.As of July 24, only 514,797 out of the 1.53 million target population have been inoculated.Dr. Emma Pilar Imperio, DOH-10 Family Health Cluster Medical Officer, also said within 100 days, at least 90 percent or 65,304 of the target population of senior citizens must be inoculated.
Ok, so they have the supply but how will they convince 1 million people to get in ejected with the vaccine? In Ilocos they will be going door to door.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1179728 |
The Department of Health Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH-CHD-1) will deploy social mobilizers in La Union and Pangasinan to aid in the campaign to increase the booster vaccination rate in the provinces.
Glen Ramos, DOH-CHD-1 Health Education Promotion Unit media relations officer, said social mobilizers are nurses who will help convince people to get their free vaccination to further enhance the booster dose coverage of the target population in the region.
“The social mobilizers will conduct house-to-house information campaign, including office and school visits, and explain the side effects and the advantages of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine and convince people to be inoculated,” he said in a phone interview on Monday.
Ramos said they will also identify the factors on the low acceptance of vaccination in various communities.
Two teams will be deployed in La Union and five in Pangasinan.
The two provinces have a low booster vaccination rate among the four provinces in the region.
“This will be a big challenge for them because they have to convince those who refuse and are afraid of the vaccine. We really need everyone’s help to convince them and provide them the protection they need against the virus, especially now that cases are already on the rise,” DOH-CHD-1 regional director Paula Paz Sydiongco said in a statement.
It would be interesting to read their playbook. Just what will they say to convince people who refuse the vaccine to get injected? Do they have a response to the fact that it is wholly untested and did not go through the rigorous process like every other vaccine? Do they have a response if someone brings up the fact that it does not prevent infection?
Well, if you have not been injected then you better do it or you will be the cause for perhaps 19,000 cases a day in August.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1634771/fwd-doh-projects-19k-daily-covid-19-cases-by-end-of-august-if-booster-rates-do-not-improve |
The number reported COVID-19 infections per day may reach as high as 19,306 by August 31, if vaccination and booster rates, as well as compliance to minimum public health standards, do not improve, said the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday.
If both vaccination and booster shot numbers improve, however, the daily cases may hover between 6,000 to 8,000 cases per day.
“Based on our latest projections and our current case trends, the number of detected cases at the national level are projected to be on a continuous uptrend, with an estimated 19,306 cases reported daily by August 31,” said DOH in a message to reporters.
“However, with the improvement of vaccination and booster rates and MPHS compliance, case increase may be slower and more controlled at about 6,194 to 8,346 cases by the end of August,” it added.
Despite the increasing number of infections, the DOH assured the public that it is currently focused more on admission and hospital utilization rates in determining an area’s alert level.
It also assured that with available COVID-19 treatment and the availability of vaccines, “we now have the capability to reduce the vulnerable population and keep hospital utilization and fatalities to a minimum.”
“In line with this, the Department of Health reiterates the need to continue wearing of best-fitting face masks, isolating and informing our close contacts when sick, doubling-up protection via vaccines, and ensuring good airflow to control the spread of the virus,” the DOH said,
“If such factors will be adhered to and implemented by ourselves immediately, a decline in cases may be observed sooner,” it added.
Yes, if we continue doing the same things the virus will decrease. Only that hasn't happened! At least Bongo says there will be no more lockdowns despite the number of rising cases.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1634191/no-more-lockdowns-despite-rising-covid-cases-marcos-vows |
There will be no more lockdowns imposed in the country despite the increase in COVID-19 infections, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. pledged on Monday during his first State of the Nation Address (Sona).
"In our health situation, the threat of COVID-19 is still there. Especially since new variants of the coronavirus are being discovered. But we cannot afford another lockdown," Marcos said during his speech.
"We will not do any more lockdown. We must properly balance the health and welfare of our citizens on the one hand and the economy on the other," he added.
However, Marcos told the public that the COVID-19 alert level will still remain.
At least that's good news.
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