To avoid mass gathering, the Department of Health (DOH) said walk-ins will not be allowed in vaccination sites during the enhanced community quarantine. DOH/MB "Walk-ins will not be allowed. There will be pre-registration. There will be strict scheduling to avoid mass gathering in vaccination...
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, August 2, said half of the provinces and cities in the country already showing increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases and healthcare utilization rate. DOH/MB The health official, however, did not identify said areas. Vergeire said...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 2, said there is still no enough evidence yet that there is already a community transmission of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. DOH/MB "The assumption is there but we cannot still pronounce or declare because we still do not have...
The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring eight regions with increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. DOH/MB Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said these are Regions 2 (Cagayan Valley), 3 (Central Luzon), 4A (Calabarzon), 7 (Central Visayas), 10 (Northern Mindanao), National...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 26, said 24 of the Delta variant cases in the country were not vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB Data from the DOH also showed that of the 119 Delta variant cases, nine were vaccinated, while the vaccination status of the 86...
The Department of Health (DOH) has asked the public to be more cautious especially amid the threat of the highly transmissible coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Delta variant. DOH/MB "Be more cautious and comply with the (health) protocols because this is highly transmissible," Health Undersecretary...
There are now three deaths among the Delta variant cases. DOH/MB Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosette Vergeireâ© revealed this on Monday, July 19. "Yes, three deaths among 35 Delta cases," she said in a statement. Vergeire said they are the following: 63-year-old male...
The Department of Health (DOH) believes it is possible for Metro Manila to achieve population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by November. DOH/MB "Based on the speed and scale on how we do vaccines in NCR, there is that possibility of achieving population protection," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, denied the allegation that it was buying nearly expired medicines, saying that existing laws and policies prohibit this. DOH/MB "We are not buying those kinds of supplies or medicines because we are following the existing policies and laws of the...
The results of the saliva-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests conducted by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are now included in all official laboratory results done in the Philippines. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is the 'only organization' approved by the DOH to...
An official of the Department of Health (DOH) has assured that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines will be equitably allocated. DOH/MB "We are still going to follow the prioritization framework. Rest assured that these vaccines will be equitably allocated," Health Undersecretary Maria...
The Department of Health (DOH) said local government units are on heightened alert to prevent the further entry of the Delta coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant. DOH/MB "We will uphold the directive of the Inter Agency Task Force and the President because we want to prevent further entry of this...
