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Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire says there is no shortage of oxygen tanks in hospitals

DOH Usec. Vergeire says COVID-19 testing increased in March by as much as 63% compared to February, adds this will go up further with the use of antigen test kits

Usec. Vergeire on DOH tracker on hospital admission and utilization: This is reliant to the submission of hospitals. Makikita natin that the hospital tracker ay hindi pinapakita ang true picture.

DOH Usec. Vergeire on use of Ivermectin drug vs. COVID-19: Akala kinokontra ng DOH ang bagong gamot na pwedeng gamitin. We have to do it in a scientific process. We are going through the process, may mga eksperto na tumutulong sa atin. We will see the result within the week.

DOH Usec. Vergeire on use of antigen test kits: Sa community setting, where transmission is very high, it will be accurate

DOH says only results of antigen tests conducted in NCR Plus, where COVID-19 community transmission is high, will be included in the daily COVID-19 case tally

DOH Usec. Vergeire: Walang kakulangan sa PPE. We have enough supply.

A group of physicians says it has received reports that the supply of PPE for hospital staff treating COVID-19 patients is dwindling amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.

cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/5/…

DOH says dozens of testing laboratories scaled down operations during the Holy Week, adds 71 labs did not operate on Sunday: The virus spread has not slowed down yet... Itong artificial na pagbaba ng kaso, huwag isipin na bumabagal ang spread ng transmission.

DOH confirms the EUA application of Johnson & Johnson for its COVID-19 vaccine

https://twitter.com/cnnphilippines/status/1378898424242843648

DOH says telcos have extended help to One Hospital Command Center, more manpower deployed to monitor and respond to calls and emails.

Usec. Vergeire urges the public to continue calling OHCC to get real-time information on hospitals that can still accommodate COVID-19 patients.

People who need assistance in finding hospitals for those infected with COVID-19 may also try to reach the One Hospital Command Center through the following numbers:

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• [phone] 00

DOH Usec. Vergeire on effect of ECQ imposition in NCR Plus: Too early to say na nagwo-work na ang ECQ. Two weeks from now, tsaka natin makikita.

cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/4/…

DOH says there is no clinical trial application yet for use of Ivermectin vs. COVID-19, adds local manufacturers only filed compassionate use permit application