DESERTED BEACH – The usually crowded Tondaligan Beach on weekends was deserted without an order from the city government to close the area. City residents are finally wary of COVID-19 infection in public areas. (Punchphoto by Butch Uka)
SAN JACINTO began conducting off-site vaccination starting on August 18 in order to reach as many senior citizens belonging to the A2 priority group. This was confirmed by Municipal Nurse I Shara Mae Dela Masa who said the off-site vaccination first targeted senior citizens of Barangays Bolo, Labney, Lobong, Awai,…
SOME 800 medical students of Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation in San Carlos City were vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine last week. City Information Officer Jhuliano Nazareno said among the students vaccinated are enrolled in medical courses, particularly clerical students who are to be deployed in hospitals. Also included are those…
SOME 78 trainees out of the 296 police apprentices in Region 1 caught the COVID-19 virus, the Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) confirmed on Monday. PRO-1 assistant information officer, P/Capt. Karol Elizabeth Baloco said the trainee tested positive in the RT-PCR tests given them as pre-deployment requirement on August 11 and…
THE Department of Health-Center for Health Development 1 confirmed that most of those being infected by COVID-19 today are members of the working class who obviously failed to observe the minimum health protocol in their offices and work places. This was the observation of Dr. Rheuel Bobis, chief of the…
MORE EFFICIENT VACCINATION SITE – The physical layout inside the Astrodome vaccination site is improved to make the process more comfortable for Dagupan residents. More medical workers have been assigned, too, to administer vaccines to shorten waiting time. (Punchphoto by Willie Lomibao)
FOR PROTECTION OF PATIENTS, DOCTORS THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) wants the 14 provincial government hospitals in Pangasinan to include and consider the result of antigen rapid test as the provincial health workers guide in managing cases. The resolution proposed by Fourth District Board Member Jeremy Agerico Rosario took note of…
PANGASINAN’S 14 government-run hospitals have stopped accepting COVID patients from the National Capital Region plus areas. This was announced by Provincial Health Officer Anna de Guzman who said “Our hospitals are dedicated only for our provincemates in Pangasinan,” during the KBP forum on Wednesday. She said that even as the…
THE Molecular Laboratory of the Pangasinan Provincial Hospital (PPH) in San Carlos City has started to accommodate walk-in clients wanting to avail swab testing for COVID-19. Dr. Aurelio Cariño, PPH chief of hospital, said the testing service for the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) costs PHP3,800. “We are open from…
THE Region 1 Medical Center (R1MC) in Dagupan City is not accepting walk-in clients wanting to get inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine. R1MC medical director Dr. Roland Joseph Mejia said that the no walk-in policy is being implemented to prevent overcrowding that could possibly cause the spread of COVID-19 cases because…
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