THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Omicron coronavirus variant was present in Europe before the first cases were reported in South Africa, new data from the Netherlands showed Tuesday, as Latin America reported its first two cases in Brazil. Travelers at the airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, on...
The Department of Health (DOH) once again recorded a low number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) According to records,...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa City continues to decrease. As of Nov. 29, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases totaled only 33, including six new cases out of 27,555 confirmed cases, 26,944 recoveries ,and 578 deaths. Muntinlupa...
In its continued battle against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has tested nearly five million Filipinos, it said on Monday, Nov. 29. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) As of Monday, the PRC said that it has conducted 4,985,940 tests. "We have been here since the...
As part of its role to conduct genomic biosurveillance, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that it will check samples from early November with the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) "So far we...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 665 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Nov. 29, the lowest single-day count since July 2020. Scenes along the street going to the densely-populated area of Baranagy 23C in Davao City, a village that was previously placed under 14-day...
The country remains under low-risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the need to sustain this trend on Monday, Nov. 29. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Nov. 29 that it is in a state now where it is expecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant of concern Omicron to enter the country anytime. In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH Epidemiology Bureau said that...
The City of Muntinlupa active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have dropped below 50 with the daily average falling under 100 in the last 15 days. As of Nov. 25, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases stood at 48 including only one new case recorded for the day. The...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila has fallen to only eight. In a post by the municipal government based on data from the Pateros Health Department, the active cases in Pateros stood at eight including seven new cases as of Nov....
After BLACKPINK’s Lisa , a member of K-pop boy band Pentagon has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a surge in new cases in South Korea. “Kino of Pentagon tested positive for COVID-19 today (the 25th),” announced Cube Entertainment, the idol group’s agency. Kino of...
The local government of Navotas City beat its own record when it posted its lowest COVID-19 active cases. As of November 23, the city logged only 14 active cases. "Wish granted. We've prayed and worked hard for our numbers to go down. This shows that all our efforts and sacrifices have born fruit,"...
