The country is aiming to inoculate more than 70,000 people per day next month as more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said. A health worker prepares to inject a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination hub in Makati City (ALI VICOY...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that it will recommend to impose stricter border control measures for passengers coming from the Middle East as the Philippines recorded two cases of B.1.617 variant of coronavirus. Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), wants to hold the adult guests of the Gubat sa Ciudad resort accountable for violating the protocols when they went into swimming last week although Caloocan City is still under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reminded on Wednesday, March 12, all police commanders to exercise effective supervision in their area of responsibility as part of the government measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)....
The World Health Organization said Wednesday that a variant of COVID-19 behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due to the Covid-19 coronavirus, at a...
Government offices may temporarily close their premises only in extreme situations related to the coronavirus outbreak based on a latest Palace directive. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea (File photo/Malacañang) Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea issued Memorandum Circular No. 86...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the over two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that recently arrived in the Philippines will be administered as first dose as these are set to expire in June and July. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire (Photo from PCOO/ Manila Bulletin File...
The Department of Health (DOH) tallied 4,734 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours. DOH/MB This is the lowest number of new cases reported in a single day since March 17, wherein 4,387 cases were detected then. Based on Tuesday's case update, the country's total caseload...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday, May 11, defended the Department of Health (DOH) on its plan to apply for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by China's Sinopharm. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director General Eric Domingo...
A 23-year-old Italian woman was under observation in a hospital in Tuscany after receiving six doses of the Pfizer vaccine in error, news agency AGI reported Monday. The woman was in good condition after receiving fluids and paracetamol following the injection Sunday, AGI reported. Instead of...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 11, announced the presence of the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in the country. DOH/MB DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the variant was detected in two returning overseas Filipinos through the conduct of genome sequencing. "Nais...
A total of 18,862 individuals not wearing face masks were accosted since has President Duterte ordered an intensified operation against those who are not wearing fae mask, or improperly using them, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. In a report to the President Monday...
