After more than two years of strict pandemic rules, the Hong Kong government announced that all of its mandatory control measures for inbound travelers are lifted starting Thursday, Dec. 29. “The new measures mark a key milestone for tourism revival and the full reopening of the tourism doors of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it will initially purchase a “minimal number” of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines. In a press briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
(File photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no need yet to impose strict travel measures for travelers coming from China amid the increasing number of Covid-19 infections in the east asian country. “First, the DOH doesn't think that it is required or it is needed already that we...
PARIS, France - An explosion of Covid-19 cases in China as the country lifts its zero-Covid measures could create a "potential breeding ground" for new variants to emerge, health experts warn. China announced this week that incoming travelers would no longer have to quarantine from January 8, the...
A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. Noel CELIS / AFP BEIJING, China -- The United States is the latest in a growing number of countries to impose restrictions on visitors from China after Beijing abruptly removed a major impediment to...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States is considering Covid entry restrictions for travelers from China, US officials said Tuesday, after Beijing dramatically loosened hardline containment measures this month. Infections have surged across China as key pillars of its containment policy have...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has urged the Department of Health (DOH) to monitor the COVID-19 situation in China following its government’s decision to lift their border restrictions starting next month. “I urge our health authorities, the Department of Health, as chairman of the Senate...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is providing information to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. about the Covid-19 situation in other countries aside from the Philippines. “We apprised the President and his staff about the situation not just in the Philippines but also in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has requested President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to extend the state of calamity in the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that they made this request after the proposed measure for the creation of...
The creation of a Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control will help improve the government’s response whenever there is a health crisis similar to the COVID-19 pandemic happening again in the country. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the remark as the country observes the...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 26, a total of 5,690 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases is currently at 813, which is 25 percent lower than cases from Dec. 12 to Dec. 18. The agency also recorded...
The local government of Valenzuela City announced on Monday, Dec. 26, the updated schedule of the Covid-19 vaccinations at three of the city’s public parks. The city government will be conducting vaccinations against the disease for kids, teens, adults, and senior citizens at the Valenzuela...
