DOH orders price freeze on medical supplies in areas hit by Taal eruption

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<p>MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday ordered a price freeze on face masks, nebulizers, and other medicine in areas affected by Taal Volcano&#x27;s eruption.</p><p>Among the items under the price cap order are paracetamols, antihistamines, antibiotics, dextrose fluids and disposable face masks, which price reportedly surged after Filipinos raced to gear up against the Taal&#x27;s sulfuric ash.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Department of Health orders a price freeze on essential medicines and medical supplies, including face masks, in all areas affected by Taal Volcano’s eruption <a href="https://t.co/ptx1ud1SRh">pic.twitter.com/ptx1ud1SRh</a></p>— Vivienne Gulla (@VivienneGulla) <a href="https://twitter.com/VivienneGulla/status/1217066440596967425?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2020</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;Essential medicines have been identified as a basic necessity especially in times of natural calamities and man-made disasters that put the health and lives of Filipinos at risk because of unfavorable conditions that cause or aggravate disease which may lead to epidemics or massive deaths,&quot; the memorandum signed by Health Sec. Francisco Duque III read.</p><p>&quot;Unless otherwise lifted by the President, it shall remain in effect for the duration of the situation,&quot; it said.</p><p>Face mask prices in the capital city increased by nearly 10 fold to P200, Manila vice mayor and doctor Honey Lacuna earlier said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/13/20/face-mask-prices-in-manila-jump-to-p200-as-taal-rumbles-vice-mayor">Face mask prices in Manila jump to P200 as Taal rumbles - vice mayor</a></li></ul><p>Health officials advised the public to make use of wet towels, bras or diapers in lieu of face masks should the protective gear be unavailable in their areas.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/14/20/diapers-bras-panties-can-serve-as-improvised-face-masks-doh">Diapers, bras, panties can serve as improvised face masks: DOH</a></li></ul><div><strong>- report from Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

<p>MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday ordered a price freeze on face masks, nebulizers, and other medicine in areas affected by Taal Volcano's eruption.<br /> </p>

MANILA - The Department of Health on Tuesday ordered a price freeze on face masks, nebulizers, and other medicine in areas affected by Taal Volcano's eruption.

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DOH orders price freeze on medical supplies in areas hit by Taal eruption

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Published Jan 14, 2020 10:40 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 15, 2020 01:28 AM PHT

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