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Philippines Alert Status Blue Dengue. Raised Alert status to BLUE on 15 July 2019. The July 18 2019 alert means that 50 percent of available health resources are mobilized to augment existing regular day-to-day resources in the Philippines. MANILA Philippines The Department of Health DOH declared a national dengue alert on Monday after the viral illness claimed the lives of at least 450 people including infants and a. In 2019 alone the country has confirmed over 600 deaths related to the virus.
The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council NDRRMC issued a Code Blue alert regarding the dengue fever virus outbreak in the Philippines. Medical experts are urging the population to seek immediate medical attention if they are suffering from any of. Around 100000 dengue cases were reported across the Philippines in the first six months of 2019 an increase of 85 on the same period last year reports CNN. Philippines health authorities on Monday raised a national dengue alert after a spike in cases of the viral disease which has left more than 450 people dead since January. According to the World Health Organization dengue infects 390 million people every year. The RDRRMC raised the dengue alert status of Bicol to code blue after the number of cases reached above the alert threshold.
In Bicol region the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council RDRRMC raised the regions dengue alert level to code blue as cases.
So far this year the Philippines has reported 146000 cases and over 600 deaths. The RDRRMC raised the dengue alert status of Bicol to code blue after the number of cases reached above the alert threshold. Raised Alert status to BLUE on 15 July 2019. Five year average deaths is 732. Mosquito-borne illnesses have been on the rise across the East Asia Pacific region although in most countries the death toll has stayed beneath 100. The Philippines National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council NDRRMC issued a Code Blue alert regarding the dengue fever virus outbreak in the Philippines.