COVID-19 News o kumpirmadong may Covid-19 (The new terminologies in classifying individuals suspected or confirmed to have acquired Covid-19 will now be used),” Nograles said.
Covid-19 cases.
On April 11, the Department of Health revised the classification system by adopting the terms “suspect,” “probable,” and “confirmed” for
As of Wednesday, the Philippines has 5,453 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 349 fatalities and 353 recoveries. (PNA)
The IATF-EID on Monday night approved the recommendation to direct all government agencies and local government units to adopt the The Philippines initially classified modified classification of Covid-19 Covid-19 cases as either PUIs or PUMs. cases.
PH ready to participate in clinical trials of Avigan: Duterte By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos
MANILA – The Philippines is willing to join the other countries in conducting clinical trials of Avigan, a Japanese anti-viral drug, for potential treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday.
“The Philippines is ready to participate in clinical trials and medical studies of potential vaccines and medicines such as Avigan. We are confident our scientists and experts within and outside our region will rise to this colossal challenge. A vaccine and/ or treatment must be found sooner rather than later,” Duterte said.
a subsidiary of Japan-based Fujifilm Holdings Corp., is seen as an effective drug in treating Covid-19. Japan has begun conducting clinical tests to examine the effectiveness and safety of Avigan, otherwise known as Favipiravir, to Covid-19 patients.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Researches at Wuhan University Yoshihide Suga earlier announced and other institutions in China have the Japanese government’s plan to revealed that Avigan, developed by offer Avigan for free to nations hit by APRIL 11-17, 2020 |
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