THERE have been 41 persons who committed suicide in the province during the first quarter of 2021. P/Major Arthur Melchor, public information officer of Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPPO), said issue of rising suicide cases was raised in the recently-held virtual meeting of all police chiefs in the province. The…
THE Pangasinan Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded 22,000 persons already received their vaccines against COVID-19. Dr. Anna de Guzman, provincial health officer, said as of Thursday, April 15, around 21,981 individuals were already inoculated: 18,000 individuals were inoculated with Sinovac vaccine, while the 4,000 were inoculated with the British-made…
POSITIVE CASES FROM NCR+ IN DAGUPAN CITY THE number of active COVID-19 cases significantly decreased from 711 last week to 540 as of 6:00 p.m. on April 15. The drop, however, is being attributed largely to the increasing number of patients recovering from the infection at 466, over the 281…
TIGHTER CONTROL AT CITY’S BORDER CHECKPOINTS — Amid reports of rash of positive COVID cases seeking admission in local hospitals, the police started to watch vehicles from NCR+ closely. (Punhphoto by Butch Uka)
JUST as the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) of the National Capital Region (NCR) plus bubble was extended for another week from April 4, Governor Amado Espino III decided to also extend the travel restrictions for all those coming from NCR+ to also another week. This was gleaned in Governor Espino’s Executive Order…
DAGUPAN City again was back near the epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic in Pangasinan when its active cases surged to 102 as of 9 p.m. on April 7, confirming previous reports on TV that it is now running out of space in its two functional isolation facilities and the third still not functioning….
THE number of active COVID-19 cases in Pangasinan further soared to 711 as 106 more new cases, the second biggest single day surge in the province since the contagion began more than a year ago, were registered as of 6:00 p.m. on April 8. The number was 211 cases bigger…
PANGASINAN BED OCCUPANCY, 80% THE bed occupancy for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the Ilocos Region is still manageable amid the rising cases of the virus. In an interview Wednesday, Department of Health Center for Health Development 1 (DOH-CHD 1) spokesperson Dr. Rheuel Bobis said the bed occupancy…
EPIDEMIOLOGISTS STEP IN HEALTH experts recommended the delay in the implementation of the dry run for the limited face to face classes at the Salisay Elementary School in Dagupan City because the area is still seeing moderate risk with COVID-19. The recommendation was made by epidemiologists from the Region 1 Medical Center…
THE CALM BEFORE HOLY WEEK — A little girl walks through rolling stores selling colorful beach toys, floaters and swimming apparels like the whole beach is to herself on a slow day at the Tondaligan Beach. But she won’t be walking the same area alone when the expected Holy Week vacationers…
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