As new mutations of the coronavirus spread, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, August 10, said government strategies should evolve to cope with evolving COVID-19 variants. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) In an interview on CNN’s The Source, Robredo noted the surge...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Tuesday, Aug. 10, expressed "very serious" concern about the new surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases that are happening not just in Metro Manila but also in other parts of the country. "This is very serious...
The operations manager of One Hospital Command Center (OHCC), the country's centralized coronavirus (COVID-19) referral system, has tested positive for the virus. Representative photo of coronavirus (Unsplash) "Ako po ay positive din po for COVID (I tested positive for COVID-19)," OHCC Operations...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has urged its personnel and even the public not to self-medicate if they are infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), citing the case of a 43-year old police sergeant who died after a late medical intervention. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar...
President Duterte is itching to go out and meet the people even at the risk of getting infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte shakes hand with Vice President Leni Robredo in this file photo from Malacañang. Besides, the President has accepted that Vice...
The Muntinlupa City government launched its “Rolling Bakuna” program to bring vaccination directly to senior citizens and bedridden individuals, and opened nine new sites to cater to more people. Launched by the City Health Office (CHO) headed by Dr. Juancho Bunyi with the support of Mayor...
Acknowledging the need to stock up more medical oxygen supplies in hospitals, President Duterte said he will talk to Congress about giving tax relief to manufacturers. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular address to the nation on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) During his prerecorded public...
President Duterte has advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) According to the President, the unvaccinated...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 9, said that an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases is being experienced across all age groups and not just among children. DOH/MB In a statement, the DOH said there was an overall 59 percent increase in cases among all age groups during...
How Delta precipitated a pre-emptive ECQ of Metro Manila CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Last June 21, 2021 ( https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/22/delta-covid-19-variant-very-dangerous-tag-member/ ), the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the Department of Health was asked to brief the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Philippines still has enough supply of medical oxygen, as the country battles the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private...
The parents didn't believe the virus exists! It all happened so fast. Dr. Cherie Tecson-delos Santos, a pediatric neurologist who's working in a hospital within the National Capital Region, was called in on August 9 1:27 a.m. to take on a case. The baby, who was brought to the hospital with his...
