Muntinlupa City recorded 27 new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days, slightly up but there is no community transmission happening. Data from the City Health Office (CHO) showed that Muntinlupa tallied 27 new cases in one week with its total confirmed cases rising from 40,030 on May 30 to 40,057...
86799 The Department of Health (DOH) said there is a “very high” possibility that the Omicron subvariant BA.5 is now being transmitted locally, following the detection of two cases recently. The detection of two cases in Central Luzon, who have no travel history abroad, raises the “index of...
A total of 15 foreign tourists who visited Palawan to explore Tubbataha Reef tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 3. Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (Photo courtesy of Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and World...
New Covid-19 cases in the country are now lower than the numbers before the Omicron surge occurred, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, May 2. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Health Undersecretary...
The reported increase in Covid-19 cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) is not considered significant by the Department of Health (DOH) to cause alarm to the public. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a press briefing on Monday, May 2, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this...
There has been no significant increase in Covid-19 cases in any part of the country during the observance of holy week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, April 19. Locals flock to Balaan Bukid (Holy Mountain) in Jordan town, Guimaras province Friday, April 15. Unlike in the past, the...
Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
Department of Health (DOH) experts in epidemiologic modeling are seeing a possible increase in Covid-19 cases due to a decline in the population’s compliance with minimum public health standards (MPHS). DOH/MB In a statement on Thursday, April 14, the DOH said based on the...
More than 121,000 individuals have already received their booster shots in Muntinlupa City. Based on data from the City Health Office, as of April 6, a total of 121,428 individuals have been given their booster shots. Vaccination in Muntinlupa (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO) The total is equivalent to...
After detection of a new variant of Omicron called "XE", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, April 4, that it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) should any developments regarding it come out. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Observation and monitoring are still ongoing...
An infectious disease expert has recommended changing the definition of “fully vaccinated” against Covid-19–which is to include a booster shot. (AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) The government is targeting to increase the booster vaccine coverage in the country. Currently, a person can be tagged as fully...
Getting five or six Covid-19 shots can run the risk of losing the vaccines' overall effectiveness, or worse, might render the person ineligible to get upgraded or multivalent vaccines against variants of concern (VOC) in the future. A medic prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...
