THOUGH the Provincial Health Office has not received any official advisory about the presence of Delta variant in Pangasinan from the Department of Health (DOH), there is still no certainty that the strain has not infected anyone because of Pangasinan’s proximity to Metro Manila. This was the response of Dr….
AGAINST ALL ODDS – This city resident cautiously navigates his way in the middle of a flooded street as trucks, tricycles and motorists jeepney drivers and private vehicle motorists move to the least flooded areas in the Tapuac Road. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
ALL returning residents and tourists visiting Manaoag town are still required to present a negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test taken not more than 72 hours prior to their entry in the municipality. This is the directive of the Executive Order No. 28 signed by Mayor Kim Mikael…
PANGASINAN UPDATE NEW confirmed cases reported in Pangasinan exceeded the number of recoveries over a one-week period from July 29 to August 5 by more than 100, records of the Provincial Health Office (PHO) show. Records showed that there were 554 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 412 recoveries with just…
A BARANGAY in Villasis was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) with heightened restrictions from Aug 3 to Aug. 17 due to the surge of active COVID cases in the community. A resolution by the Villasis Anti-COVID Task Force signed on Aug. 3 by Mayor Nonato Abrenica and Roderick Emmanuel Mina, acting…
VACCINATION RAIN OR SHINE – More Dagupan City residents are appearing on time for their appointment at the vaccination site braving the flooded streets. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
UPDATE ON VACCINATION ROLLOUT THE rollout of vaccination in Pangasinan already covered 288,814 persons with anti-COVID-19 vaccine as of last Monday, August 2, representing 17% of the eligible population in the province. This was confirmed by Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, during the Question Hour of the Sangguniang…
THE Ilocos Region has been classified as one of the “high risk” areas in the country by the Department of Health (DOH) owing to its level of COVID-19 infections. DOH Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire cited the region’s average daily attack rate (ADAR) of 8.47 cases per 100,000 population while its healthcare…
ALARM RAISED AMID PANDEMIC DENGUE cases in Pangasinan increased by 70 percent from January to Aug. 2 this year compared to last year’s record of the same period that resulted in the listing of three cities and two towns in the Dengue watch list. In a radio interview, Provincial Health Officer…
FRONTLINER FOR THE FLOOD – A street sweeper of Dagupan City’s Waste Management Division, clears the road of debris that could clog sewage, unmindful of the risks of cleaning in the middle of the flooded Burgos St.. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
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