By glitch, on June 1st, 2009
Few days ago, we only have 16 confirmed cases of A(H1N1), I heard from TV flash report now that DOH Secretary Duque announced that we have 5 new A(H1N1) patients. We already have a total of 21 confirmed cases of H1N1 virus in the nation.
2 of the 5 new patients, a 40 years old female and 51 years old male also attended the Zambales wedding wherein the reported infected Taiwanese mother and child were also present. The other 3 are filipino travellers from US, a 19 years old male, 39 years old female and 45 years old male.
It is reported [...]
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By glitch, on May 29th, 2009
These past few days, pinoys around the world especially here in the Philippines are intrigued with Katrina Halili and Dr. Hayden Kho scandal. I followed the story but never blog it but now. Its the fad or the IN-thing now. When I bought school supplies at school, I heard the teachers talked about the issue, who’s fault was it… who’s wrong.
That’s the irony of being a celebrity, Katrina Halili as a model/actress and Hayden Kho as a model/celebrity doctor. Dr. Kho became celebrity because he was cosmetic surgeon Dra. Vicky Belo’s boyfriend for 3 years. Plus, Katrina Halili seek help [...]
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By glitch, on May 26th, 2009
I’m glad that Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque had shift from acquiring more thermal scanners to contact tracing of A(H1N1) cases.
If you use thermal scanning, you use so many personnel to man the scanning machines. What we need now are personnel for contact tracing. It would be better to have these people out in the field doing contact tracing instead of standing at the airport and manning thermal scanners that may not detect A(H1N1) if the virus is still incubating. – DOH Secretary Duque
For the record, Philippines already have the 2nd case of AH1N1 virus, a 50 year [...]
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By glitch, on May 23rd, 2009
A woman together with her relatives traveled to Philippines from May 16 to 20 and attended a yoga convention. The 30 year old Taiwanese was feeling unwell while in the Philippines. They returned home Wednesday from Manila on Philippine Airlines flight RP896, May 21 (Thursday) she went to a clinic after she developed a fever and other flu-like symptoms including coughing and weakness. She’s the 4th case of AH1N1 in Taiwan.
The said Yoga Convention held in the Philippines, the woman and her daughter participated in an international yoga event, which was also attended by people from the United States, [...]
Continue reading Taiwanese From Philippines Positive Of AH1N1
By glitch, on May 22nd, 2009
Its sad to know that Philippines already have the first case of AN1H1 case in the person of the 10 year old girl who arrived from the US in May 18. The patient tested negative in thermal scanner after arriving from United States and Canada with her parents.
The patient showed symptoms – fever, cough, and sore throat – a day after her arrival in the country and was rushed to RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine). As of this writing the patient doesn’t have fever already and in stable condition. She will be discharged after five days. Her parents were [...]
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