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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,709 confirmed cases of Influenza A(H1N1) in the country as of June 27, but the good news is that 1,485 of them are now free of the virus. “The remaining 224 or 14 percent are still under treatment at present, most of them under...
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MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday underscored the need to prepare for a second wave of the Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic even if the virus presently appears to be mild in nature. Dr. Lyndon Leesuy, program manager of the DOH for emerging and re-emerging diseases, said that historically, all pandemics have had...
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MANILA, Philippines – The country’s total count for Influenza A(H1N1) infections rose to 861 yesterday after 134 new cases were reported, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Twenty-five children in Nasugbu, Batangas have tested positive for the virus. But Health Secretary Francisco Duque III assured the public that all of the new cases are...
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MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday said his department will coordinate with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to bring down prices of Tamiflu medicines to make them more affordable to people at "high risk" for Influenza A(H1N1). GMANews.TV reported yesterday that the prices of flu drugs and vaccinations...
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MANILA, Philippines – The A(H1N1) contagion forced the suspension of classes in more schools yesterday even as education officials told school authorities to find ways to make up for the disruption. In Metro Manila, the schools that moved to suspend classes for almost two weeks included the Poveda Learning Center at Ortigas Center in...
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