“Keep your masks and shields on; keep your distance from each other; and always wash your hands.”
Like a mantra, authorities have repeated these three basic protocols as the most effective way to protect the people from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). And there is no better time to repeat these as the country, particularly Metro Manila, experiences a surge in infections.
Concern over this sudden increase in coronavirus infections continues to be at the top of our list of stories this Wednesday afternoon, March 10, 2021.
- Almost a year after the Philippines was placed under lockdown, Malacañang appealed to the public to not get tired of following health protocols as the number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country increase.
Infectious disease experts calls on public to observe physical distancing, other health measures amid spike in COVID-19 cases
- Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, local government units have the authority to impose localized lockdown in a specific place where there is a reported spike in COVID-19 transmission.
- In a virtual briefing, Dizon said the World Health Organization (WHO) has committed to deliver 117,000 doses of Pfizer coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines from the COVAX facility in the Philippines by April.
- Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat has clarified that most major tourist destinations in the country–at least those that have reopened–still require travelers to present a negative swab test result before going there.
- The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) announced that individuals who are interested to donate their blood can now do so using Facebook
- The government is set to assess the implementation of the price ceiling on certain pork and chicken products in Metro Manila before it expires early next month.
- The St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish in Taysan, Batangas is using plants to keep parishioners physically distanced while seated on pews.
- It turns out that Vice President Leni Robredo holds more than just the second-highest seat in the country. She’s also the queen of her home’s kitchen.
- A low pressure area (LPA) east-southeast of Davao City could bring rains while traversing Mindanao or southern Visayas before the end of the week, a government weather forecaster said on Wednesday, March 10.
- A couple visiting the place where they had their pre-nuptial photo shoot in 2019 found themselves in hot water as this was at Taal Volcano Island, which has since been declared a permanent danger zone.
And their arrest couldn’t have come at a worse time as 51 earthquakes were recorded in Taal Island in the last 24 hours.https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/10/taal-volcano-records-51-quakes-in-24-hours/