Experts believe that there is no need to fear the monkeypox as the Philippines’ Covid-19 pandemic response experience can help fight the viral disease if it enters the country. (UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES WEBSITE) "We have a three-year drill for wearing masks and that will actually help a...
Barangay Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa, which is composed mainly of the posh Ayala Alabang Village, has recorded 16 new Covid-19 cases in one day. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that on June 2, Ayala Alabang posted 16 new cases from zero new cases on June 1 and 2. Ayala...
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of the Congo -- Covid-19 deaths in the African region are expected to decline by almost 94 percent in 2022 compared with 2021 which was the pandemic's most lethal year, said the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, citing a new WHO analysis. The analysis, which was...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- An estimated 2 million people in Britain have lingering Covid-19 symptoms more than four weeks after their initial coronavirus infection, a latest survey showed. Based on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) survey of people living in private households in Britain, an...
Two members of K-pop boy band NCT Dream have tested positive for Covid-19. “NCT's Jeno and Chenle were diagnosed with Covid-19 on the evening of the 2nd ,” according to an announcement on NCT Dream’s fan community app. NCT Dream's Jeno (left) and Chenle (Twitter) NCT Dream greeting the crowd...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, June 2 said he concurs with suggestions that alert levels be lifted and wearing of face masks outdoors is optional but mandatory indoors. Sotto said he concurs with the suggestion of Joey Concepcion for government to lift the current state of...
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) classifying the Philippines under the lowest travel-risk classification, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that the country should now lift the state of a public health emergency . Presidential Adviser for...
Makati CBD skyline An infectious disease expert believes that it is about time to consider dropping the Covid-19 state of emergency in the country following the sustained low number of infections. Aside from the current low number of cases, Dr. Rontgene Solante said that the country has enough...
A total of 13,184 senior citizens and health workers in Las Piñas City have received the second booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine, according to the May 31 record of the city government. Mayor Imelda Aguilar said 1,410,976 adults in the city have already been vaccinated with their first and second...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Individuals with comorbidities should also be given a second Covid-19 booster shot since they are also highly vulnerable to the viral disease, an infectious disease...
ILOILO CITY – Eight cases of the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have been recorded in Region 6 or the Western Visayas region. The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed five additional cases of the Omicron subvariant in the region Tuesday, May 31. Three of the five new cases are...
Education Secretary Leonor Briones commended this year’s graduates for having survived the school year amid the challenges in education brought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Education Secretary Leonor Briones / DepEd / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN “To the Class of 2022, resilience is in your...
