The country's total number of active Covid-19 cases increased to 19,873 after another more than 2,000 new infections were recorded on Sunday, July 17. A total of 2,560 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease, based on the latest data shown at the Department of Health's (DOH)...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER The Covid-19 positivity rates in five provinces in the country have increased to over 20 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, July 17. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were tested for...
NEW DELHI, India -- India recorded over 20,000 new cases of Covid-19 for the fourth straight day on Sunday, officials said. The health ministry's data showed that 20,528 cases of Covid-19 were reported during the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 43,750,599 in the country. India's active...
Taguig City’s total active Covid-19 cases increased to more than 600, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Data from the DOH’s Covid-19 Tracker showed that Taguig added 84 new Covid-19 cases on July 16 to bring the total active cases to 646, up from 542 active cases recorded on July...
HONG KONG, China -- Macau is set to begin another working week of partial lockdown, after the city extended the closure of its casinos and non-essential businesses to try and eradicate its worst coronavirus outbreak yet. Authorities had announced a week of "static management" starting June 11...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he is confident that the creation of the Philippine’s own Virology Science and Technology Institute would help the country prepare and be one-step ahead of future public health emergencies. Go has refiled the bill proposing the establishment of the Virology...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed his gratitude to the people who flooded his social media accounts with well-wishes as he recovered from his second bout with Covid-19. Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos YouTube channel In his recent vlog, Marcos said that he is now feeling...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to Covid-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature. The study found the variant is four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines...
After being reported as having agreed to such a recommendation, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said there was no need for the country to have a law requiring Filipinos to get a Covid-19 booster shot as they still have liberty over their well-being. File photos Marcos said this after...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is now close to 19,000, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 16. Based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker, the total number of patients who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide is at 18,990. There were...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte remained firm that there should be “no segregation, no discrimination” among the vaccinated and unvaccinated students who will start attending face-to-face classes in November this year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Ali Vicoy /...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Gov. Manuel Mamba has directed the Provincial Health Office and the 12 district hospitals to intensify the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the province. Mamba issued the order after this city logged 13 new Covid-19 cases Friday, July 15. There are now 19...
