Filipino designs for face masks released for public use during quarantine
Good news to all face mask DIYers and manufacturers, the Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Textile Research Institute (DOST-PTRI) has released four designs of face masks for public use during the community quarantine to stop the spread of coronavirus disease in the Philippines.
Bamboo-based antimicrobial soaps, hand mists developed by Filipino scientists to fight coronavirus
Bamboo and other local forest resources have been used in the new antimicrobial soaps and hand mists developed by Filipino scientists to help Filipinos fight the coronavirus disease.
LIST: 28 COVID-19 Testing Labs Near You
The number of COVID-19 testing laboratories in the Philippines has been increasing with the country going into mass testing for the coronavirus disease.
After UP-PGH, RxBox vital signs monitor for COVID-19 patients rolls out to Mindanao
After its pilot run at the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH), the RxBox vital signs monitor will be rolled out in selected Rural Health Units (RHU) across Northern Mindanao to help health facilities care for COVID-19 patients.
These Coconut Geonets are used as disinfection mats in quarantined areas
Philippine Coconut Geonets ordinarily used to control soil erosion on sloping lands and embankments are now being used as disinfection mats in areas under quarantine to stop the spread of COVID-19.
South Cotabato develops COVID-19 Contact Tracing System
South Cotabato has developed a mobile application called “South Cotabato Covid19 Contact Tracing System (South Cotabato CCTS)” to be used by private and public establishments in the province.
5 Free Virtual Doctor “House Calls” for COVID 19 concerns
Doctor consultations conducted online and on the phone during the COVID-19 pandemic are addressing the need to decongest hospitals by allowing patients to have virtual "house calls" by medical professionals.
UP Los Baños moves to protect COVID-19 frontliners with solutions to PPE shortage
University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) is addressing the shortage of various protective equipment (PPE) to protect hospital frontliners from COVID-19 infection.
DOST solves PPE material supply shortage with bamboo-framed face shields
The Department of Science and Technology - Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) is solving the PPE material supply shortage due to the lockdown by developing face shields made from local bamboo.
University of the Philippines Cebu develops CoVcheck for Visayans
The University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) has developed a web-based application called CoVcheck to collect useful data from COVID-19 cases or potential cases of infection.
Virgin Coconut Oil for COVID-19 treatment clinical trials expanded to CALABARZON
Good News! Clinical trials using Philippine virgin coconut oil (VCO) as an anti-viral treatment for COVID-19 patients are being expanded to the CALABARZON region.
DOST, FAME develop COVID-19 specimen collection booth for mass testing
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Futuristic Aviation and Maritime Enterprise (FAME) have developed a specimen collection booth (SCBs) to be used in COVID-19 mass testing in the Philippines.
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