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Iloilo City is now equipped to test not COVID-19 cases but also monkeypox cases with the opening of its Uswag Molecular Laboratory at its permanent site in Barangay San Pedro in Molo district. “It is a biosafety level 2 facility equipped with machines and instruments needed for molecular testing. At present, the facility will focus […]
“For the past years, we’ve seen the glaring gaps in our COVID pandemic response. This time, we hope the DOH and the DILG are better prepared to handle monkeypox for us to contain future outbreak possibilities.” This was the reaction of Senator Nancy Binay as she asked the Department of Health to heighten its readiness […]
A party-list lawmaker is calling for the urgent creation of a national task force to monitor the status and combat monkeypox to proactively prevent community transmission and infection. In filing House Resolution No. 134 on Aug. 1, AGRI Rep. Wilbert Lee said a national task force, composed of relevant government agencies in partnership with the […]