Philippines sees 6,812 new coronavirus infections
MANILA, Philippines — Local health authorities on Friday reported 6,812 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,385,053.
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Active cases: 55,293 or 4.0% of the total
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Recoveries: 2,867, pushing total to 1,305,608
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Deaths: 116, bringing total to 24,152
More priority cities, sustained defense of face shields
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A senator called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. to immediately settle the reported unpaid claims of hundreds of hospitals, warning that failure to do so would jeopardize their pandemic response.
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With cases rising outside Metro Manila, the government added at least 10 cities to its priority list for vaccine distribution to help them contain the spread of COVID-19 and its more transmissible Delta variant.
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It also defended anew the wearing of face shields as required protection against COVID-19, with the Department of Health (DOH) insisting that the policy is guided by science and expert medical opinion.
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The Philippines is not sending additional health care workers (HCW) to countries that are restricting the entry of Filipinos, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) announced.
— Bella Perez-Rubio with a report from Xave Gregorio
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