(REUTERS / Feline Lim/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The daily number of Covid-19 cases in the country could shoot up to 1,200 by the end of this month if the uptick in infections continues, the Department of Health (DOH) warned on Saturday, June 18. “Projections that by the end of June ay maaari...
Outgoing Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said he is supporting the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to place the whole National Capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1 amid a slight increase in Covid-19 cases. On June 14, the IATF signed...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is verifying reports of Covid-19 infections involving evacuees in Sorsogon in the aftermath of the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano earlier this month. Situation in Juban town after the phreatic eruption of Bulusan Volcano on...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to start administering Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 next week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "We are looking at mid-next week to start with immunocompromised," said Health...
(GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) New Covid-19 infections in Metro Manila rose by 71 percent over the past week, the OCTA Research Group said on Saturday, June 18. In an update shared on Twitter, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that Metro Manila averaged 176 cases daily during the June 11 to 17 monitoring...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to remain vigilant amid an uptick in new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila. While the Covid-19 situation in Metro Manila is not yet alarming, this does not warrant the public to put their guards down, said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is expected to release the guidelines for the administration of Covid-19 vaccine booster shots for children aged 12 to 17...
President Duterte has conferred the Presidential Merit Award to several Cabinet Secretaries, members of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, and medical experts for their contribution to the country's fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. President...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The White House faced intense questioning from reporters Thursday over when Joe Biden last tested negative for Covid-19 following a spate of positive cases among high-ranking officials with access to the president. Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly refused...
A COUPLE wearing face masks walks on the beach in Boracay Island. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – The local government of Malay, Aklan denied an alleged Covid-19 outbreak at world-famous Boracay Island. “We assure the general public that Boracay is still a safe place to travel in this new normal,”...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David rectified his previous statement, clarifying that Metro Manila is still under the low risk classification of Covid-19 based on their metrics. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) In contrast with his earlier statement that Metro Manila is already under moderate risk...
Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) Chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani urged the national government to consider the administration of the fourth vaccine shot or the second booster jab to the general population. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Maybe we should really consider now with all these uptick . We do not...
