The Department of Health (DOH) distributed medicines and clean drinking water to the victims of Typhoon #TinoPH in Cebu, Leyte, and Aklan.

After being examined by DOH doctors and determining the risk level, affected residents in Cebu have been given Doxycycline against leptospirosis. The DOH also distributed medicines for fever, cough, and colds.

Meanwhile, the DOH also conducted medical assessment and health monitoring in Leyte to identify the medicines needed, profile evacuees to ensure proper services, and conduct surveillance to prevent the spread of disease.

In Aklan, the DOH has provided medical aid to over 1,800 families. Also among the items distributed were hygiene kits, jerrycans, water containers with clean drinking water, and a supply of Doxycycline.

On Tuesday, 4 November, the DOH raised Code White Alert due to Typhoon "Tino."

The DOH assured that it is prepared to deploy more medicines, medical equipment, and health emergency response teams to regions heavily affected by the typhoon.

At least 66 people were reportedly killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon "Tino" flooded parts of Visayas, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported Wednesday, 5 November.

Of the figure, 49 fatalities were from Cebu, while the other deaths were logged in Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Negros Island Region.

The typhoon has also left 26 others missing, according to the OCD.

It has also affected some 706,000 people, of whom around 348,000 took shelter in evacuation centers.