by Gaea Katreena Cabico (Philstar.com), 5 May 2020
MANILA, Philippines — The number of people from the healthcare sector infected with the new coronavirus rose to 1,819 Tuesday, the Department of Health said.
In the Philippines, one of five people afflicted with coronavirus disease are healthcare workers.
Forty-seven additional cases were reported in the past 24 hours. The day before, only 14 cases of healthcare workers contracting the disease were reported.
Of the 1,819 infected medical frontliners, 350 have recovered, while 34 succumbed to the disease.
Nurses accounted for 37% of the cases from the health sector, while physicians constituted 32% of the infections. There are also 107 infected nursing assistants, 70 medical technologists and 49 administrative staff.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire urged health workers who were laid off to apply in the department’s emergency hiring program.
Nationwide, there are 9,684 cases of COVID-19, with the addition of 199 patients. A total of 1,408 people have recovered but 637 died from the disease.
August 12 –
International Youth Day
“Empowering youth,
building generations!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
August –
Aug 1-7 World breastfeeding week
Aug 9 – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Aug 12 – International youth day
Aug 19 – World humanitarian day
Aug 23 – International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
Monthly Observances:
Farms Safety Month
Breastfeeding Awareness Month
Weekly Observances:
Aug 17-23: Made in the Philippines
Product Week
Aug 29-Sept 5: Rice and Corn Week
Daily Observances:
Aug 1: Family Planning Day
Aug 9: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Aug 12: International Humanitarian Law Day
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