(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Four highly-urbanized cities in the Visayas remained at "very high risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite the decreasing number of cases in these areas, the OCTA Research Group said in its monitoring on Wednesday, Feb. 2. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said that...
For OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, the BA.2 Omicron subvariant, sometimes referred to as "stealth Omicron," is no longer "a major concern." (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) David, in an interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 1, explained that based on the reproduction number OCTA...
The provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon are now at moderate risk for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), OCTA Research said Tuesday, Feb. 1. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) ", Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Quezon, and Rizal at moderate risk as of Jan. 31, with new cases trending...
OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Tuesday, Feb. 1, the national government could have waited for the positivity rate to go down further before downgrading Metro Manila's alert level. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing, David that OCTA supports the decision to...
Now that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have peaked in several parts of the country, an OCTA research fellow said that “the worst is probably over in most parts of the Philippines” in terms of the COVID-19 surge. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “The good news is, and...
Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk level classification could improve to “low risk” within two weeks if the downtrend continues, an OCTA Research fellow said on Sunday, Jan. 30. (Image courtesy of Dr. Guido David) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post, disclosed the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA's monitoring showed that the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases "may have already peaked and maybe on a downward trajectory" in Cebu City. In a tweet on Saturday, Jan. 29, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said Cebu City's...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila's coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number, or the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual, dropped further to 0.50, the independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 29. In a tweet, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David...
A Palace official has thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for its decision to ease international travel restrictions. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal are on a "downward trend," the OCTA Research Group said on Friday, Jan. 28. In an update via Twitter, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David noted that Rizal has improved to...
The government's pandemic task force is being urged to take initial steps in taking the Philippines out of a pandemic mindset, like easing coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions for the entry of international travelers to the country. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder...
Amid the increasing number of infections in the country, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine hesitancy in the Philippines went down from 22 percent in September 2021 to 5 percent, an OCTA Research fellow confirmed on Thursday, Jan. 27. (Unsplash) Results of the nationwide survey conducted...
