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Passengers wearing anti-virus masks ride the EDSA Bus Carousel from the Roosevelt station in Quezon City on April 25, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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COVID-19 -MASK WEARING

Arra Perez

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171895025073520230425-edsa-carousel-mask-mandate-MD-5.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Passengers wearing anti-virus masks ride the EDSA Bus Carousel from the Roosevelt station in Quezon City on April 25, 2023. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</span> </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) announced the deactivation of &quot;code blue alert&quot; at its central office &quot;due to the continuous decrease in cases of pertussis or tusperina/ubong dalahit and measles or tigdas since the onset of the intensified vaccination efforts.&quot; </p><p> The health department&#x27;s data show a 38 percent decrease in pertussis cases – from the 301 cases recorded from April 28 to May 11, 2024 to 187 cases recorded from May 12 to 25. </p><p>Cases of measles-rubella also dipped by 37 percent, from 283 cases listed from April 28 to May 11, 2024 to 178 cases listed from May 12 to May 25, 2024.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/16/report-on-pentagon-secret-anti-vax-campaign-targeting-ph-deserves-to-be-investigated-1716">Report on Pentagon &#x27;secret anti-vax campaign&#x27; targeting PH &#x27;deserves to be investigated&#x27;: DOH</a></div><p>In the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), where a measles outbreak was previously declared, the DOH said &quot;cases are stabilizing.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2024/6/20/bird-flu-swine-flu-a-guide-to-h5n1-viruses-and-beyond-856">Bird flu? Swine flu? A guide to H5N1 viruses and beyond<br/></a></div><p>The region recorded a 58 percent decrease in cases, from 86 cases from April 28 to May 11, 2024 to 36 cases from May 12 to May 25, 2024.</p><p>The Measles Outbreak Response Immunization (MORI) in BARMM vaccinated 1,203,497 individuals, equivalent to 87.9 percent of the eligible population.</p><p>&quot;Code Blue Alert was raised at the DOH central office and a Public Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) was established at national level to immediately bring down the cases of pertussis and measles,&quot; the DOH said in a press release.</p><p>Health Secretary Ted Herbosa thanked all those behind efforts to respond to the diseases, which are preventable through routine vaccinations.</p><p>&quot;Their efforts have not only effectively curtailed the spread of pertussis and measles but have also fortified the public health infrastructure, ensuring a safer and healthier community for everyone. This marks a significant step in our ongoing commitment to Filipino health,&quot; Herbosa said.</p>

<p>The Department of Health (DOH) announced the deactivation of "code blue alert" at its central office "due to the continuous decrease in pertussis and measles cases since the onset of the intensified vaccination efforts spearheaded by the DOH and the local government units nationwide."</p>

The Department of Health (DOH) announced the deactivation of "code blue alert" at its central office "due to the continuous decrease in pertussis and measles cases since the onset of the intensified vaccination efforts spearheaded by the DOH and the local government units nationwide."

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DOH deactivates code blue as pertussis, measles cases decline

Arra Perez,

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Published Jun 21, 2024 02:13 PM PHT

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