FILE PHOTO The Beta variant is the most "common" variant among the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive samples that were subjected to genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “ na po ang pinaka karaniwan ngayon na nakikita sa biosurveillance, umaabot po ng 21.1 percent...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public again to get their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. If an individual missed their second...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that rich countries should first consider the plight of other nations before they start the discussion about booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
DOH/MB The country recorded 4,114 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 6. The last time that the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 4,000 cases was last June 30 with 4,509 cases then. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed infections in the...
DOH/MB The Philippines has yet to detect a case of the Lambda or C.37 variant of coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 6. “Sa ngayon, batay sa submission ng ating Philippine Genome Center, wala pa tayong natukoy o nadiskubre na C.37 variant (Based on the submission of...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
DOH/MB There were 5,966 new people who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Sunday, July 4. The new cases pushed the cumulative tally of cases in the Philippines to 1,436,369, of which, 52,708 cases were still considered active, the DOH...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) declared that the polio outbreak in the Philippines has ended after the country recorded zero cases for 16 months since a surveillance and an immunization campaign was...
DOH/MB The country logged 5,908 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 3, bringing the nationwide tally to 1,430,419. Of the total, 53,665 are active cases, wherein 91.2 percent have mild symptoms, 3.8 percent are asymptomatic, 1.4 percent are critical, two percent are in severe condition, and 1.51...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) asked the public not to entertain people who are offering to sell coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines. "Ang tanging paalala lang natin sa ating mga kababayan, huwag kayong mag entertain ng mga nagbebenta sa inyo (We are reminding our...
A soldier wearing a face mask holds on his weapon as he guards an empty street following the lockdown imposed to contain the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manila, April 24, 2020. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's coronavirus disease...
DOH/MB The Philippines listed 6,192 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, July 2. Based on the latest case bulletin, the country's running tally of cases stood at 1,424,518, of which, 55,482 or 3.9 percent were still active. Of the active cases, 91.5 percent of them were experiencing...
