Is it his third or fourth infection already?
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Last edited by Monseratto; December 5th, 2023 at 10:38 AM.
Cynthia Villar bares testing positive for COVID-19 | GMA News Online
Last Tuesday, Villar attended a dinner hosted by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos.
Earlier today, the Presidential Communications Office revealed that the President has tested positive for COVID-19.
Oh no. Do we need to start wearing masks again?
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No way to test because lugi na mga testing centers...
Last edited by Monseratto; December 6th, 2023 at 02:31 PM.
DOH recommends wearing of face masks amid rising COVID-19 cases | GMA News Online
Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday urged the public to wear face masks amid increasing COVID-19 cases in the country.
Herbosa made the recommendation after Senator Nancy Binay asked for his opinion on masking, considering that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and other lawmakers have tested positive for COVID-19.
“We recommend optional wearing of mask for people who are high risk, elderly people in places which are enclosed... It would be a good practice to also wear your mask, especially if you are prone to illnesses,” Herbosa said during the hearing of the Commission on Appointments on his ad interim appointment as Health Secretary.
As for children who exhibit symptoms, he said they should only stay at home and not be allowed to go to school so as to not infect other kids.
The Philippines recorded 1,340 new coronavirus cases from November 28 to December 4, 2023, which is the highest number of fresh infections in 19 weeks.
Why does it rise kapag December?
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in the more temperate places,
generally, communicable disease incidence rises during the cold months.
it's because more folks tend to keep indoors, away from inclement weather.
it is easier to pass on disease, indoors.
in our country,
my guess is,
more folks go to the mall during the -ber months, than at other times of the year.
Nagkashortage dati ng paracetamol and analgesic medicine sa pinas early 2022...
Drug demand rises over surge in ‘walking pneumonia,’ flu - Asia News NetworkAsia News Network
South Korean drugmakers are in a rush to mass-produce antipyretics and antibiotics to keep pace with demand for medicines amid the rise in cases of mycoplasma pneumonia — a bacterium that causes respiratory infections — and flu viruses during the winter.
To avoid a medicine shortage, Daewon Pharmaceutical has started boosting the production of fever medicines and antibiotics, according to reports on Wednesday citing pharmaceutical industry insiders.
Hanmi Pharmaceutical, another leading drugmaker, is also preparing to produce more medicines such as fever reducers and sell them in large quantities to meet market demand.
Industry insiders believe the spike in respiratory illnesses created a surge in demand, as over-the-counter remedies can help patients recover from infections faster if started early on.
Mycoplasma pneumonia is a type of common bacterial infection that can spread through droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It is also called “walking pneumonia” for being relatively mild and not necessarily requiring hospitalization or bed rest. Currently it is classified at level four, the lowest in the country’s four-tier infection classification system.
The pathogen can linger in the nose and throat without making a person ill, but can develop into pneumonia if it spreads to the lungs. Pneumonia is usually treated with antibiotics without first testing to find the cause.
Meanwhile, a total of 270 patients were hospitalized for mycoplasma pneumonia infections during the fourth week of November, up 97 from the first week’s 173, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday.
The patient illness rate for those who showed influenza-like symptoms was 45.8 per 1000 outpatients Nov. 19-25, the KCDC added.
A wave of childhood pneumonia infections struck China in September, with the average number of child patients recorded between 1,600 and 1,800 in Beijing, the neighboring country’s capital city. The illness has recently been detected in Indonesia, France, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Last edited by Monseratto; December 7th, 2023 at 10:14 PM.
Tuloy tuloy yan. Wala paki karamihan.
Me ubo na gala pa din walang mask.
Yung walking pneumonia baka nasa tabi tabi na.
Deja vu.