MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Thursday night that the country already has a case of the dreaded Influenza A(H1N1) virus.
“The Department of Health is officially announcing this evening the first confirmed case of influenza A(H1N1) in the Philippines," Secretary Francisco Duque III said via the World Health Organization (WHO) teleconference.
Duque assured that there “is no community level outbreak" and asked the public to be vigilant.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
In the eye of the storm is fear
The world cowers in fear as an unseen enemy known as swine flu killed scores of people and rendered thousands more dying in Mexico. Strains of the killer disease crossed the border to the United States and raced across the ocean to Europe and Asia. We will be the next victims if we don’t take precautions, health authorities worldwide tell citizens. Shall we dispute them? Health officials urge people to wear masks in public, wash hands often, drink lots of water, take handfuls of vitamins, eat fruits and vegetables and the mother tells a stubborn child: “Anak pag hinde ka maligo mag mukha kang baboy at magkaroon ka ng swine flu.”
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DOJ chief: Insanity plea unlikely to save Hayden
MANILA, Philippines - An insanity claim is not likely to save celebrity doctor Hayden Kho from charges over the uploading on the Internet of his sex video with actress-model Katrina Halili, Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez said Friday.
Gonzalez said Kho would have to come up with much more if he expects to defend himself from the complaint lodged against him before the National Bureau of Investigation.
“That kind of a defense or insanity will not hold water dito," he said in an interview on dzXL radio, when asked about Kho’s possible defense of insanity.
Kho’s former girlfriend, cosmetic surgeon Victoria “Vicki" Belo, had said she had let Kho undergo “professional counseling."
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Gonzalez said Kho would have to come up with much more if he expects to defend himself from the complaint lodged against him before the National Bureau of Investigation.
“That kind of a defense or insanity will not hold water dito," he said in an interview on dzXL radio, when asked about Kho’s possible defense of insanity.
Kho’s former girlfriend, cosmetic surgeon Victoria “Vicki" Belo, had said she had let Kho undergo “professional counseling."
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Muntinlupa mayor allays fears of flu spread
MANILA, Philippines—Residents of Muntinlupa City should not panic that the dreaded swine flu virus could spread like wildfire even if the first person confirmed to have the influenza A (H1N1) virus was confined in a hospital within the city, Mayor Aldrin San Pedro said Friday.
A special facility aimed at containing the virus has been set up at the Ospital ng Muntinlupa for suspected swine flu patients who will eventually be transferred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) for A (H1N1) testing and possible confinement. The RITM is in Muntinlupa.
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The number of swine flu infections in the world rose by 134 to 11 168 including 86 deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Friday.
The additional death compared to Thursday's toll was recorded in the United States, according to the latest tally on the WHO's website.
The Philippines reported a case to the UN's health agency for the first time, bringing the total number of countries with confirmed infections to 42.
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The additional death compared to Thursday's toll was recorded in the United States, according to the latest tally on the WHO's website.
The Philippines reported a case to the UN's health agency for the first time, bringing the total number of countries with confirmed infections to 42.
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First victim is 10-year-old girl returned from United States and Canada
The Department of Health in the Philippines has confirmed the country's first case of swine flu. Once again, the victim is very young: a 10-year-old girl who returned with her parents May 18 after visiting Canada and the United States. The authorities haven't disclosed her name or where she is being quarantined. She still has a sore throat, but no longer has a fever. Her parents, who show no symptoms, were nonetheless given oseltamivir, an anti-viral drug.
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Palace: Take care, but don’t panic
MANILA, Philippines—Because the Philippines’ “index case” on the dreaded Influenza A(
“We should not allow the problem to paralyze us as a nation. We should take all the necessary precautions, but we have to go about our business of making a living, our business of serving our people,” Remonde said in a joint briefing with Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde in Malacañang.
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MANILA, Philippines—Because the Philippines’ “index case” on the dreaded Influenza A(
“We should not allow the problem to paralyze us as a nation. We should take all the necessary precautions, but we have to go about our business of making a living, our business of serving our people,” Remonde said in a joint briefing with Health Undersecretary Mario Villaverde in Malacañang.
To read more, click here.Thursday, May 21, 2009
DoH confirms first A(H1N1) case in RP
MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) The Department of Health (DoH) confirmed the first case of A(
“The DoH confirms today the first case of A(H1N1) in the Philippines. She is a female traveler who arrived in the country on May 18 from the United States, whose throat specimen tested positive based on results from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said in a press conference at the World Health
DepEd open to delaying school opening
MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Education said on Tuesday it is open to the possibility of delaying the scheduled June 1 opening of classes in public schools over concerns of a swine flu outbreak.
But pending an official advisory or recommendation from the Department of Health to postpone the class opening, the schedule will remain, officials said.
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