The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Friday, May 19 announced the resumption of its Covid-19 testing services. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) RITM, a facility tasked to undertake research activities in the diagnosis, control and prevention of infectious and...
Filipinos were warned against the quiet but consistent increase of Covid-19 infections across the archipelago. (Unsplash) Health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said health experts who are warning of the slow but persistent increase in the country’s Covid-19 cases only want to...
There has been a consistent increase in the Philippine General Hospital’s (PGH) Covid-19 admissions, the institution’s spokesperson confirmed on Thursday, May 18. University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital PGH Spokesperson Dr. Jonas Del Rosario, in an interview over DZMM...
Metro Manila Council (MMC) President and San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday, May 17, that the council is not yet considering the mandatory wearing of face masks in the National Capital Region (NCR) despite the rising number of active Covid-19 cases. During the latest MMC meeting,...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 16, confirmed the local transmission of XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant in Western Visayas. (Department of Health) Latest genome sequencing revealed that there are three additional cases of immune-evasive and transmissible XBB.1.16 or “Arcturus”...
Around 391,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines next week, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 16. Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines (AFP / Manila Bulletin) DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, in a media forum on...
The seven-day positivity rate for Covid-19 in Metro Manila has slightly increased, while several other areas in Luzon have registered “high” rates over the past week, OCTA Research said on Sunday, May 14. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate in Metro Manila rose...
A medical expert reminded Filipinos to continue practicing the different layers of protection as the Philippines is once again experiencing an upward trend in Covid-19 infections. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante said that the pandemic is not yet over. In a recent statement, the...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has logged three new cases of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 Covid-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH)-6 recorded these fresh cases from April 26 to May 6, according to a biosurveillance report. The first case of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 variant, also known as...
CABATUAN, Isabela – The Cabatuan National High School here has implemented modular distance learning from May 11 to 17 after 11 students and two teachers tested positive for Covid-19. The local government has issued Executive Order 7 suspending face-to-face classes in the school to prevent...
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Philippine government should now focus on the recovery of the education sector which is one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In this regard,...
As the World Health Organization ended Covid-19 as a global emergency, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon reiterated that the virus is still present and that the government should still vaccinate senior citizens and people with comorbidities. Courtesy of...
