00:00The Philippine General Hospital recorded 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 this New Year's Eve.
00:07Details in the national news of Dian Manalo of PTV Manila.
00:13As part of the Ligtas Kirsmas in the new Philippines Hospital Preparedness Rounds,
00:18Department of Health visited the Philippine General Hospital, Manila Doctors' Hospital and Tondo Medical Center
00:27According to the Philippine General Hospital, as of January 2, 2025, 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported.
00:3515 of them were males and 2 were females.
00:397 of them were children and 10 were adults.
00:43Most of them were infected in the eyes.
00:45Most of them were infected with QTIS, Syndrome Judas, 5-Star and Triangulo.
00:52This is higher than the 13 cases reported in 2023.
00:56The number of road traffic injuries reported by the hospital in 2024 is also higher than in 2023.
01:04The hospital is also monitoring communicable and non-communicable diseases this holiday season.
01:09The number of bronchial asthma cases reported by the hospital in 2024 is higher than in 2023.
01:16The number of acute coronary syndrome cases is also higher than in 2023.
01:20The number of strokes reported by the hospital in 2024 is also lower than in 2023.
01:27I think it is very important for the Department of Health to focus on prevention and health promotion, disease control.
01:34One is the recent firework-related injury in Manila Doctors' Hospital.
01:39More than 20 road traffic injuries were reported by the hospital last year compared to 2023.
01:46The number of communicable and non-communicable diseases was also reported.
01:50In Tondo Medical Center, 46 firework-related injuries were reported while 70 road traffic injuries were reported.
01:59In road traffic injuries, we will help various agencies.
02:04There is PNP, MMDA, DPWH.
02:09Sometimes, it is just the lighting of the road at night.
02:15According to the Bureau of Fire Protection,
02:17the number of fire incidents related to firecrackers this year is lower than last year.
02:24The government continues to remind the public to stay healthy and to be careful while driving to avoid accidents.
02:35From PTV4 Manila, PN Manalo, Balitang Pambansa.
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