Research fellows from the OCTA Research on Monday, September 6, explained that the decision for implementing lockdowns in different parts of the country is the responsibility of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the local government units (LGUs) and not with the group. OCTA RESEARCH OCTA...
House Deputy Speaker Lito Atienza on Monday called for the filing of a resolution that would eventually stop the OCTA Research Group from making pronouncements related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the May 2022 national elections. Rep. Lito ATienza Atienza said he doubts that the OCTA Research Group...
Pilot testing for the implementation of the granular lockdown in Metro Manila will start on Sept. 8, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said. In a GMA News report, Año noted that the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) fr the...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David warned that the peak of the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge in the Philippines might happen "five weeks from now." David pointed out that the COVID-19 infection rate in the country has been decreasing but at...
(MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David expressed concern that the implementation of granular lockdowns in Metro Manila may not be effective to curb the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge in the region. "Based on historical evidence, granular...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA urged the government to extend the implementation of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in Metro Manila for two more weeks to see a decrease in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region. In a...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) If the current trends continue, the number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila may not surpass 6,000 to 7,000 cases by the end of September, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said Friday, Sept. 3. "The highest number reported...
The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila decreased to 1.39 which is below the “critical” level, the OCTA Research said Thursday, Sept. 2. OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report, OCTA said the National Capital Region (NCR) averaged 4,637 new cases per day...
OCTA RESEARCH (GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA sees the reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila to fall below 1 in the next three weeks. Reproduction number refers to the rate of transmission of infection. It indicates how many people a single...
The Philippines will likely reach about 25,000 daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Aug. 31. After the country hit a record-high 22,366 cases on Monday, Aug. 30, David said that the number of infections may continue to...
The hospital utilization rates in Metro Manila will likely remain high next month as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen to rise further, the OCTA Research said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said Monday, Aug. 30, that the number of occupied beds in...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide may not reach the 30,000 mark, the OCTA Research said. But OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David...
