Kim Atienza was looking forward to attending his daughter's graduation, even going on to file a leave of absence from work. But he did not make it, having tested positive for COVID-19. "I took a leave for this day I was sooo looking forward to but covid took the better of me and I had to isolate at...
Five new cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have been detected in Western Visayas Region, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Tuesday, May 31. Omicron variant of COVID-19 The health department said three of the five new cases are returning overseas Filipinos from the United States (US)....
Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Spikevax was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be used for children six to 11 years old in the country. FDA Recently, the FDA amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) filed by Zuellig Pharma Corporation, through its commercialization...
CAVITE - Governor Jonvic Remulla reminded his constituents to follow the minimum health protocols amid the slight increase in Covid-19 cases mostly among the youth. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, May 31, Remulla said the slight increase in Covid-19 cases is not within "crisis level." "From five a...
CLINICAL MATTERS The Covid-19 pandemic hasn’t ended and now we are starting to see the emergence and re-emergence of new infectious disease threats. The most recent infection to capture the public’s attention is monkeypox. Monkeypox is not a new disease. It was first described in Africa as a...
More than 34,000 schools have been nominated to implement face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Monday, May 30, announced. (Photo courtesy of DepEd) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, during the Laging Handa public briefing, said that as of May 26, 34,238 schools have been...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,317 new Covid-19 cases from May 23 to 29, having an average daily rate of 188 which is 8.8 percent higher compared to the recorded cases from May 16 to 22. (DOH/MB) From May 16 to 22, the health department logged a total of 1,214 cases of Covid-19. Of...
While vaccination against Covid-19 remains voluntary, the Department of Education (DepEd) strongly encouraged students to get vaccinated as face-to-face classes in schools nationwide gradually resume. (NOEL PABALATE / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa public briefing on Monday,...
CEBU CITY – New infections are going down but this city will not end the month without new Covid-19 fatalities. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) reported Monday, May 30, that two elderlies were the latest to succumb to Covid-19. Overall, this city has logged 54,883 Covid-19 cases with 1,704...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing the full implementation of face-to-face classes nationwide this incoming School Year (SY) 2022-2023. (MANNY LLANES / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Sa next academic school year, ine-expect na natin na fully 100 percent na talaga ang pag-implement ng...
The head of Muntinlupa City’s health office said there is no community transmission and clustering of Covid-19 cases in the city despite a slight increase in cases. “I want to report that we have no reported community transmission and we have no clustering of cases,” said Dr. Juancho Bunyi,...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila remains at low risk from Covid-19 despite seeing a higher reproduction number and positivity rate over the past week, the independent research group OCTA said in its latest monitoring. Reproduction number refers to the average number of secondary infections...
