The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 23, said that majority of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country exhibit either mild or moderate symptoms or none at all. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “We’re seeing roughly about almost 98 percent...
Metro Manila will likely continue to record over 3,000 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases until before the end of September due to a slow decrease in the rate of infections in the region, OCTA Research said on Monday, Aug. 23. "Based on the current patterns that we are seeing, which we hope...
Malacañang has assured residents affected by the two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila who have yet to receive the cash aid or "ayuda" that they can still get financial assistance despite the downgrade to less stringent quarantine status. Residents in Manila receive the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Aug. 23, urged the public to be “extra vigilant” as the country recorded the highest and second highest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rates in two consecutive days. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We must continue our vigilant stand...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has quelled concerns of possible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine spoilage during the scheduled 20-day maintenance shutdown of the Malampaya deep-water gas facility this October. Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN)...
Sputnik V, the trailblazing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Russia, can now be used as a single-dose jab in the Philippines. Workers belonging to the A4 priority group are inoculated with Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccines inside a cinema-turned vaccination hub in a mall on Tuesday, June 8,...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA on Monday, Aug. 23, said Metro Manila may hit 60,000 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the middle of September. "We should be hitting a peak of about 60,000 active cases and it will happen around the middle of September. And even with a slower...
Beijing, China China reported no new domestic coronavirus cases Monday, and Beijing appears poised to bring to heel the pandemic's most serious resurgence in months -- driven by the highly contagious Delta variant -- with mass testing and targeted lockdowns. A medical staff members wearing...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Aug. 23, that it has “observed” a community transmission of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Malacañang has submitted to Congress a proposed national budget of P5.04 trillion for the fiscal year (FY) 2022, the biggest budget that the executive branch has ever asked for. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In his press briefing on Monday, August 23, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque bared that...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, Aug. 23, that it will shell out P311 million from its contingency fund to provide special risk allowance (SRA) to an additional 20,000 healthcare workers. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the amount will cover...
(Photo from Unsplash) With the increasing number of children getting infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19), testing has never been more crucial at a time of a pandemic. “Testing is one of our best weapons against this virus, without testing we will be in the dark,” said Philippine Red...
