In support of the Philippines’ COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) response, the United States Embassy in Manila has turned over 420 intensive care unit (ICU) beds worth P23.9 million ($498,000) to the Department of Health (DOH). United States Embassy Charge d'Affaires John Law (L) and Health...
DOH/MB The country recorded 5,221 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, raising the nationwide tally to 1,490,665 the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, July 15. Of the total, 45,495 are active cases or still undergoing treatment. The DOH said 91.4 percent were experiencing mild...
In this file photo, a health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a Los Angeles County mobile vaccination clinic on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said that two doses...
PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said it is eyeing to recommend including Malaysia and Thailand in the travel ban list amid the threat of the Delta variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Titingnan pa rin natin yung ibang mga bansa and we do a...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) is hopeful that the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being detected daily will continue to decline. “Hopefully, we will see a continuing decline in the number of new cases reported daily,” said DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III during the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another 3,806 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the Philippines on Wednesday, July 14. The country’s active cases stood at 44,408. Of this figure, 90 percent have mild symptoms, 3.5 percent are asymptomatic, 1.7 percent are...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is now investigating reports that some individuals have already taken coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster shots. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that booster shots are not yet recommended by local health...
DOH/MB The country recorded less than 4,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 13. The Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,604 new cases COVID-19, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,481,660. The last time that the country recorded 3,000 cases was on June 22 with...
In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police Special Action Forces uses a megaphone to remind shoppers to practice social distancing during a government imposed enhanced quarantine as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in Manila....
DOH/MB The country recorded on Sunday 5,916 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This pushed the country’s total case count to 1,473,025, of which, 49,701 cases are still being treated. “Ten duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these,...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Additional doses of Sinovac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines are expected to arrive in the country this week, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Sa July 14, may dadating na Sinovac (vaccines) tayo para tuloy-tuloy ang pagbabakuna sa NCR-plus 8 (On...
The government continues to roll out its COVID-19 vaccination program (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded local government units (LGUs) to ensure that the list of vaccinated individuals in their jurisdictions will be submitted to the Department of Information and...
