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Indonesia’s airport on high alert to prevent COVID-19 entry

Jakarta: The Port Health Office (KKP) at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia’s Tangerang said that it is trying to prevent the entry of the COVID-19 pandemic, amid increasing cases of the viral disease in Singapore.

This anticipation is…

Luxury cruise ship brings 3,000 tourists to central localities

A Celebrity Cruises ship with more than 3,000 passengers and crew on board berthed at Chan May port, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on November 12.

The passengers will visit several central localities, including Thua Thien-Hue, Da Nang and…

Filipino patients now appreciating alternative medicine

A medical doctor who practices both modern and alternative or traditional medicine said many patients are now appreciating both practices in handling their health needs. Dr. Joseph Alunes, a family and community medicine practitioner at the Baguio Gen…

DOH-Cordillera nears goal to wipe out ‘anywhere toilets’

The Department of Health in the Cordillera Administrative Region exceeded its target to have 53 percent of households in the region provided with safely managed toilets.In a media forum on Friday (Oct. 13), Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit …

DOH monitors over 3K cases of flu-like illness in W. Visayas

Western Visayas has posted a 15 percent increase in cases of flu-like illness this year, with 3,674 from Jan. 1 to Sept. 16, compared with 3,199 cases in the same period last year. Data from the Regional Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (RESU) of th…

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