The Department of Health on Monday, July 18, said a total of 14,640 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past week. According to the DOH's weekly bulletin, average daily cases increased again to 2,091, which is 44 percent higher than from July 4 to July 10. Among the cases, 35 or 0.24 percent...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. convened Health officials on Monday to discuss the country's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including the Alert Levels System. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health officials to discuss matters concerning Covid-19 in Malacañang on...
Among the primary factors that may be fueling the resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the country were mobility, emerging sub variants, waning immunity, and non-compliance to minimum public health standards, said a health expert on Monday, July 18. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) Health expert and...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The city government is planning to give incentives to boost the Covid-19 vaccination coverage here. OFFICIALS from the City Health Office (CHO) provide updates on Covid-19 cases and new measures to increase vaccination coverage at the first Covid-19 press briefing of the...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Monday, July 18 said he wishes to hear President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. highlight his plans for the country's economic recovery and pandemic response in his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 25. “I hope to hear some specifics...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government assured Monday, July 18, that district hospitals in Iloilo are ready to admit patients amid the surge in Covid-19 cases. THE Iloilo Provincial Hospital in Pototan, Iloilo. (Tara Yap) Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said that a system is in place for...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said that the government would launch a massive booster shot campaign as the country gears up for the resumption of face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. FIle photos In his latest vlog, Marcos said the departments of Health (DOH), the Interior...
(PIXABAY) OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David projected that the Omicron subvariant-driven wave of new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila will likely begin to decline “around this week or by next week.” “We might be seeing the peak around 1,000 cases if the peak happens this week. It will be...
The Philippine Army (PA) has conducted a vaccination drive to protect children aged five to 11 years old from Covid-19, more than two years since the pandemic hit the country and started taking away tens of thousands of peoples’ lives including young boys and girls. A Philippine Army General...
The country's total number of active Covid-19 cases increased to 19,873 after another more than 2,000 new infections were recorded on Sunday, July 17. A total of 2,560 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease, based on the latest data shown at the Department of Health's (DOH)...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The Covid-19 positivity rates in five provinces in the country have increased to over 20 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, July 17. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for...
NEW DELHI, India -- India recorded over 20,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the fourth straight day on Sunday, officials said. The health ministry's data showed that 20,528 cases of Covid-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,750,599 in the country. India's active...
