The coronavirus variants Deltacron and Omicron BA.2.2 sublineage have not reached the Philippines yet, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, March 16. COVID-19 virus Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that this was based on the biosurveillance activities being conducted. Duque...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15 that the University of the Philippines (UP), through its Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in UP Visayas and in UP Mindanao, announced that it is now capable of sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2 from community samples in both island groups....
As Covid-19 cases continue to drop in the country, an infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, March 15 that minimum public health standards should still be practiced whilst transitioning to more relaxed protocols. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 15, that the term "Alert Level 0" is not yet final as it is still subject to change as it may cause confusion and complacency among citizens. In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for use on six to 17 years old. A health worker prepares a syringe with the Sinovac Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine during a vaccination drive for schoolchildren aged 12-18 in Surabaya on July 11, 2021, as...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,131 new Covid-19 cases on Monday, March 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(FILE PHOTO BY ALI VICOY / MANILA...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported 564 more people who contracted Covid-19. Sunday's figure pushed the Philippines' overall tally of confirmed cases to 3,670,739, of which, only 46,537 remain as active cases, based on the data shown in the agency's official website. The regions with the...
Vaccination in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said that the conduct of the 4th Covid-19 national vaccination drive or the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” campaign has been extended to further increase the country’s vaccination coverage. “So yung...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The government is planning to extend the conduct of the fourth round of the national vaccination drive or the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" program after it only reached 44...
Members of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches (PCEC) were urged to participate in the national vaccination days of the government. PCEC "PCEC encourages our member denominations, local churches, and para-church organizations to voluntarily participate in Bayanihan Bakunahan IV or the...
COVID-19 virus The Philippines is better prepared to face the Deltacron coronavirus variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje believes that the country is now more equipped in handling another variant of concern given its experiences in battling...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
