Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Situation Report 15 Philippines 6 April 2020

Data reported by the Department of Health on 6 April 2020
PHILIPPINES SITUATION
Highlights IN NUMBERS
- Out of the total 3,660 confirmed cases reported in the
Philippines until today, 60% are male, with the most af-
fected age group is 60-69 years (22.4%)
- 54% of all cases reported from National Capital Region
(NCR), followed by CALABARZON (7%) and Central Luzon
(3.3%). To prevent further spread of the disease, Rizal prov-
ince (CALABARZON) added additional restrictions on top of
the enhanced community quarantine.
- Out of the 163 confirmed deaths, 66% are reported from
NCR, 67% are male, with ages ranging from 7 to 90, and
the median age being 65.
- So far, among over 2,000 UN staff members in the Philip-
pines, 9 have tested positive: 7 from WHO and 2 from IOM
- Currently 10 laboratories capable of conducting COVID-19
testing, with an additional 69 laboratories yet to be as-
sessed.
- Department of Health (DOH) and Office of Civil Defence dis-
tributing Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to priority
hospitals, with more PPE expected soon
- Online IPC trainings kicked off for both private and public https://ncovtracker.doh.gov.ph/
hospitals and community health workers http://www.covid19.gov.ph/
- Government in the process of preparing large-scale quaran-
tine facilities, while Local Government Units (LGU) with
support from NGOs and private sector are setting up com-
munity isolation centres.

The WHO Philippines Situation Report for COVID-19 will be issued every Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. All reports are available at https://www.who.int/philip-
pines/emergencies/covid-19-in-the-philippines/covid-19-sitreps-philippines
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Current Situation
As of 6 April, a total of 3,660 confirmed COVID-19 cases including 163 deaths have been reported in the
Philippines. 54% of all cases are reported from NCR, followed by CALABARZON (7%) and Central Luzon
(3.3%).
A total of 299 health workers have so far tested positive with COVID-19. 184 of these are doctors (61.5%),
followed by nurses (25.4%). A total of 10 health workers have died, all were doctors.
Daily reported confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines
5- 6 April 2020 (N=3,660)

Out of total 163 confirmed deaths, 67% are male, with ages ranging from 7 to 90, and the median age be-
ing 65. 77% of deaths had either one or several known co-morbidities like diabetes, chronic kidney dis-
ease, hypertension, cardiac disease, bronchial asthma and cancer.
Among the 3,018 confirmed cases, 1,841 are male (60%) and 1,177 are female (40%). The most affected
age groups are 60-69 (22.4%) followed by 50-59 years (20.7%)

Gender distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases Age distribution of confirmed COVID-19 cases
in the Philippines in % in the Philippines in %
18 January-6 April 2020 (N=3,660) 18 January-6 April 2020 (N=3,660)

Country readiness and response operations

Country-level coordination
The Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) COVID-19 Response Plan was finalized and broadly shared. The
plan details how relevant clusters will complement ongoing response interventions to the COVID-19 out-
break in the Philippines from March to June 2020, with a primary focus on access to health care for vul-
nerable groups. The plan is budgeted at 90 million USD, out of which 50 million for health activities. The
health cluster encompasses all relevant sector including WASH, nutrition, sexual reproductive health, and
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS). The plan can be downloaded at https://re-
liefweb.int/report/philippines/philippines-covid-19-response-plan-03-april-2020.
All relevant government guidelines, issuances, and documents available online at bit.ly/COVIDPH.

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Risk communication and community engagement

MSF is supporting with risk communication through its Filipino part-
ner Likhaan in Tondo (Manila) and the City Health Office of Marawi
(Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao or BARMM).
In Marawi, MSF is also supporting with contact tracing and surveil-
lance.
The USAID-funded Breakthrough Action program has been support-
ing DOH Health Promotion Bureau with a dedicated Facebook site
https://www.facebook.com/DOHhealthypilipinas as well as a web-
site where all relevant IEC materials on COVID-19 have been made
available: http://dohhealthpromotion.ph/

Surveillance
DOH has made a dashboard available with analysis of COVID-19 data,
which is updated on a daily basis bit.ly/COVID19PHdashboard.
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific also made a dash-
board available with data on COVID-19 from all countries in the re-
gion, including the Philippines
https://worldhealthorg.shinyapps.io/wprocovid19/

National laboratory system

There are currently 10 laboratories capable of conducting COVID-19 testing, with an additional 69 labora-
tories yet to be assessed. Total number of tests today is on average 1,700.
Laboratory Daily testing capacity
1. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) 900
2. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Centre (Cebu) 240
3. Baguio General Hospital and Medical Centre (Baguio) 150
4. Southern Philippines Medical Centre (Davao) 100
5. Lung centre of the Philippines (Quezon City) 100
6. San Lazaro Hospital (Manila) 60-100
7. Western Visayas Medical Centre (Iloilo) 80
8. University of the Philippines National Institute for Health (Manila) 80
9. Bicol Public Health Laboratory (Bicol)
10. St Luke’s Medical Centre (Quezon City)

Infection prevention and control

The USAID-funded Medicines, Technologies, and Pharmaceutical
Services (MTaPS) program started conducting online IPC trainings for
hospital workers on Mondays and Wednesdays for the month of
April.
UNICEF started rolling out of IPC in community settings in coordina-
tion with Centers for Health Development of NCR, Regions 3, 4A and
BARMM.

Case management and continuity of essential ser-

vices
The Philippine Red Cross deployed 2 medical tents at the National
Kidney and Transplant Institute, one for Persons Under Investigation
and one for dialysis patients.

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WHO released new guidance on disability considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak:
http://bit.ly/2yygYAA

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Resource mobilization
Grant
Overall donations received to date:

In addition:
- International Association for Human Values (IAHV) raised 3.2 million pesos for procurement of addi-
tional PPE, amongst other
- Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF) allocated 100 million pesos for the procurement of ventilators, PPE,
and additional support to the Philippine Disaster for Resilience Foundation (PDRF)
Please see for details of all items distributed so far by DOH: https://bit.ly/DOHCommDistribution
As of 3 April, WHO received more than US$ 274.1 million and an additional US$ 46.6 million in pledges to
its global appeal. This includes €114 million from the European Union to support 80 priority countries
with weakened health care systems and capacity including the Philippines.

Loan

100M
World Bank

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Logistics, procurement, and supply management

Who What Delivered Expected
Americares N95 masks 1,440
Chinese govern- COVID-19 test kits 100,000
ment PPE sets 10,000
N95 masks 10,000
Surgical masks 100,000
IAHV Masks 23,210
IMC PPE 200
Surgical gowns 4,765
Examination gloves 33,869
Surgical masks 206,000
Goggles 30
Cot beds 10
Electric fans 20
Japan government PPE 12,000
PRC Medical tents for isolation and treatment 30
Face masks 36,000
PPE 2,000
Medical supplies, masks, alcohol, food 6 Manila hospitals
UNFPA Face masks 110,000
Handheld thermometers 1,130
PPE 206,059 48,780
Medical Triage Tents and equipment sets 6
Hygiene kits for women 1,600
Clean delivery packs 500
Women Friendly Space Tents 3
Women and Child Protection Unit equipment 1
UNICEF Tents for triage and isolation purposes 20 24
Coverall, protection, CatIII, type 4b 72,380
Faceshield, fog-resistant, fullface, disp 33,000
Mask, high-fil, FFP2/N95, no valve, nonster 48,000
Mask, surgic, typeIIR, ear loop, disp. 409,200
Gloves, w/opowder, nitr 100,000
Gloves, heavy-duty, rubber/nitrile 1,000
Goggles, protective, indirect-side-venti 500
Apron, protection, plastic, reusable 500
Boots, rubber/PVC, reusable, pair 500
Sprayer, compression type, 7.4 litres 160
Sanitation and cleaning kit 500
WFP Tent 2
50 kVA generator 2
WHO (with USAID Laboratory supplies E-gene EAV kits 115
funding) RdRP-gene kits 95
N gene/E gene/RdRp gene vials 12
Universal Transport Media viral kit 2,350
Regular Flocked Swab 2,000
Flexible Mini Tip 2,000
Extraction kits QIAgen QIamp Viral 14 11
RNA Mini Kit
SuperScript III Platinum One-step qRT-PCR 3 2
World Vision Mobile Storage Unit 10 x 32m 4
Tents (child-friendly space) 7 x 6m 17

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