ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Earlier start dates and rapid scale-up of Covid-19 vaccination delivered greater health benefits in terms of hospitalizations and deaths averted, and were more cost-effective in Africa, a newly published study by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) A health expert reminded Filipinos of the importance of using a face mask amid the ongoing threat of Covid-19. The face mask serves as an essential tool in preventing the transmission of the Covid-19 virus, said Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of the Adult Infectious Diseases and...
COVID-19 virus2 The Philippines could still see a rise in Covid-19 infections following the conduct of the national and local elections and other related activities recently, a health expert said. “That’s a possibility” said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante because of the large...
Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The national government is still aiming to fully vaccinate at least eight to nine million Filipinos against Covid-19 by the end of Duterte's administration in June, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “If our target is 77 million hanggang sa...
(FILE PHOTO) The Philippines remains under the minimal-risk classification for Covid-19 as the daily number of cases continues to decrease, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Kung titingnan natin ang national data, bumababa pa rin po ang ating mga cases. Nationally, 1,115 new cases lamang ang...
BUTUAN CITY -- The regional office of the Department of Health (DOH Caraga Region 13) on late Monday afternoon reported 12 new cases of Covid-19 in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga region). The figure was from May 1 to 7 report, with two deaths also registered, the DOH 13 said in a statement sent...
WASHINGTON, United States – The bells at Washington National Cathedral rang out 1,000 times Monday, with each toll representing 1,000 deaths from Covid-19, as the United States closed in on the grim milestone of almost one million Covid dead. The National Cathedral The United States has...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 1,124 new cases of Covid-19. It noted that the figure was from May 2 to 8. "Sa mga bagong kaso, 14 sa mga ito ang may malubha at kritikal na karamdaman. Samantala, mayroon namang naitalang 42 na pumanaw kung saan 8 ay naganap noong Abril 25...
Actress KC Concepcion couldn't be more grateful to her "brilliant" and "dearest" doctor Albert Recio whom she credited for arresting what she deemed as seeming paralysis due to neurological effect of COVID-19. "What I thought was a mild bout turned into something much more serious overnight. I felt...
WALA LANG After all the promises, denunciations, allegations, fake and genuine news, rumors, threats, protests, whoever is today’s victor will not have an easy six years ahead. The Makati Business Club issued a statement last week on where we are and what lies ahead. So many companies closed...
Malacañang encouraged voters to go out and vote for the leaders who have the welfare of the Philippines and Filipinos in mind while following Covid-19 protocols. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this appeal a day before...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported its first case of Omicron BA.5 variant at the border amid 12,392 community cases during the weekend, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. A person who has travelled from South Africa to New Zealand has been confirmed as having the...
