Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The new coronavirus variant called Omicron could exhibit the same characteristics just like that of the Delta variant, a health expert said on Wednesday, Dec. 1. The Omicron variant has sparked concerns among infectious disease experts, said Dr. Rontgene Solante, chief of...
The country is now beginning to prepare the healthcare system to mitigate the effects of the Omicron variant since officials believe that it is only a “matter of time” before it arrives. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. says the government is already preparing the healthcare system ahead of the...
Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Senator Dick Gordon has directed the PRC executive management to do the necessary preparations in case the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant hits Philippine shores, the organization said on Tuesday. Nov. 30. (Photo from...
The Philippines will stick with its rule in allowing foreign travelers into the country amid the emergence of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sought for reaction on whether or not the country will enforce a Japan-like...
Senator Imee Marcos on Tuesday, Nov. 30 said mass vaccination alone is not enough for pandemic control if new variants like Delta and Omicron keep emerging. Marcos, chairwoman of the Senate Economic Affairs committee, stressed that ‘’we need to get ahead of their spread through early detection...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Nov. 30 that there is no need to revert back to the usage of face shields with the continued dip in coronavirus cases (COVID-19) that the country is experiencing. (JANSEN ROMERO/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) In an interview on ANC, Dr. Althea de Guzman,...
As part of its role to conduct genomic biosurveillance, the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that it will check samples from early November with the threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) "So far we...
President Duterte has left it to the government's pandemic task force to decide whether or not to make the use of face shields mandatory again as a precautionary measure against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) File photo of President Duterte wearing a face shield....
The government's pandemic task force has decided to retain the classification of Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) under alert level 2 amid concerns over the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) "The Inter-Agency Task...
The Department of Health (DOH) assured on Monday, Nov. 29 that the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is capable of detecting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Omicron variant. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical...
The country remains under low-risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized the need to sustain this trend on Monday, Nov. 29. (Keith Bacongco / MANILA BULLETIN) In a media briefing, Dr. Althea de Guzman, medical specialist at the DOH...
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles has advised the public to wear face shields again if they can due to the threat of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). 49626 Nograles made the statement as the country closed its borders to 14 countries due to the highly mutated variant...
