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UPDATES ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)

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Updates on COVID-19 Vaccines

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Latest Updates

Date	Time	Update
April 09, 2020		Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19 In order to maximize the current testing capacity, the Department of Health reiterates the DM No. 2020-0151 dated March 31, 2020 entitles "Interim Guidelines on Expanded Testing for COVID-19"...
April 08, 2020	5:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: DOH updates on delivered PPES The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) has started distributing the Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) that were inspected and cleared by the Procurement Services-Department of Budget Management...
April 08, 2020	5:00 PM	DOH issues Press Release: DOH: Smokers more vulnerable to COVID-19 The Department of Health (DOH) emphasized in its Beat COVID19 virtual presser the vulnerability of smokers to COVID-19 ...
April 07, 2020	5:00 PM	DOH Issues Press Release: DOH thanks Science Community: IATF Decision to extend ECQ is Evidence-Based The Department of Health (DOH) today thanked the scientific community that helped develop the evidence needed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to recommend the appropriate steps for the country to beat COVID-19...
April 07, 2020	5:00 PM	DOH Issues Press Release: DOH boosts Telemedicine services for NCR; service to expand to other regions soon The Department of Health (DOH) and the National Privacy Commission (NPC) has developed a framework for telemedicine services in a bid to improve access to health services during the Enhanced Community Quarantine.
April 07, 2020		Guidelines in Securing a License to Operate a COVID-19 Testing Laboratory The Department of Health issues these guidelines to set standards in licensing COVID-19 testing laboratories as a strategy to expand testing capacity, to have move capable laboratories, and at the same time, ensuring that quality and safety are maintained...

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