COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The presence of the Delta coronavirus variant has already been seen in nine out of the 17 regions of the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have detected local cases of Delta in nine regions,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau...
A new smoking cessation module that will be used to train healthcare practitioners give counsel and recommend treatment for people who want to stop the habit will be launched soon under the collaboration of Johnson & Johnson Philippines (J&J), through its consumer health brand Nicorette,...
DOH/MB The country recorded 6,879 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, August 3. The new cases brought the Philippines' cumulative tally to 1,612,541, of which, 63,137 are active, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Nine laboratories were not able to submit their data to the...
A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) Senior citizens are allowed to go to the COVID-19 vaccination centers even if they don’t have an appointment during the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some areas of the...
Undated photo shows a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (BioNTech/Handout via Xinhua) The country is expected to receive 22.7 million doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines this month, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, August 3. DOH Undersecretary...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 2, reported more than 8,000 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH showed 8,167 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the country's total cases to 1,605,762. Total recoveries rose to 1,515,054 with 9,095...
To avoid mass gathering, the Department of Health (DOH) said walk-ins will not be allowed in vaccination sites during the enhanced community quarantine. DOH/MB "Walk-ins will not be allowed. There will be pre-registration. There will be strict scheduling to avoid mass gathering in vaccination...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, August 2, said half of the provinces and cities in the country already showing increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and healthcare utilization rate. DOH/MB The health official, however, did not identify said areas. Vergeire said...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 2, said there is still no enough evidence yet that there is already a community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. DOH/MB "The assumption is there but we cannot still pronounce or declare because we still do not have...
More than nine million Filipinos have already received their second dose of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday, August 2. DOH/MB The latest vaccine statistics showed that as of August 1, a total of 9,115,963 have already gotten the complete...
DOH/MB The Philippines on Sunday recorded 8,735 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, raising the number of active cases to more than 63,000, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This was the third straight day that the country has recorded more than 8,000 new cases. With the detection of new...
DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of people calling the government's One Hospital Command Center to seek medical assistance is rising once again amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. The One...
