An expert from OCTA Research on Wednesday, July 7, said Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in a few months with the ongoing vaccination rollout. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said each local...
FILE PHOTO The Beta variant is the most "common" variant among the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive samples that were subjected to genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “ na po ang pinaka karaniwan ngayon na nakikita sa biosurveillance, umaabot po ng 21.1 percent...
The government is inclined to keep enforcing stricter border control measures to stem the spread of more contagious coronavirus variants in the country. MORANDANTE_07062021-3 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases...
An infectious disease expert reminded the public that minimum public health standards would work against all coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants amid concerns surrounding the emergence of the Lambda variant. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Lambda variant, also known as the C.37 variant, was first...
DOH/MB The Philippines has yet to detect a case of the Lambda or C.37 variant of coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 6. “Sa ngayon, batay sa submission ng ating Philippine Genome Center, wala pa tayong natukoy o nadiskubre na C.37 variant (Based on the submission of...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, July 6, that the Philippines is monitoring the development of the fast-spreading Lambda variant, which was first detected in Peru and is raising concerns due to it being highly transmissible. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO...
The new Lambda COVID-19 strain has already been detected in more than 30 countries, the Health Ministry of Malaysia said on Monday, July 5. “The Lambda strain was reported to have originated from Peru, the country with the highest mortality rate in the world,” the ministry said in a tweet on...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), urged on Tuesday, July 6, the public to continue observing the minimum public health safety protocol amid the detection of another variant of the coronavirus disease which is described as fast-spreading and riskier for...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, reported the detection of additional cases of two Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases. DOH/MB Together with the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines - National Institutes of Health...
Individuals who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) do not only risk their own health but are potential "variant factories," experts said. (AFP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Unvaccinated people are potential variant factories. The more unvaccinated people there...
It was a flight filled with pregnant women, one for the Guinness. The repatriation of distressed overseas Filipinos reached another milestone following the arrival of a chartered flight from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a total of 108 expectant mothers on board on Thursday, July 1. Some of...
The government will enforce a common set of health protocols for incoming international travelers in all ports of entry in the country. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN According to Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, President Duterte has made a "final decision" about the unified arrival protocols,...
