Following reports that the Philippines has wasted 31.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said it was becoming more evident that pre-registering vaccinees will be the best method to avoid wastage in future vaccination efforts. (Pixabay) Concepcion said this after...
BEIJING, China -- China reported its first death from Covid-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite stringent measures to eliminate infections. The last major economy still welded to stamping out Covid flare-ups, China has enforced lockdowns, mass testing and...
The Philippines confirmed another 1,122 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, Nov. 19. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) latest data, the active cases nationwide slightly went down to 18,864 as compared to 19,267 active infections the previous day. The Health department reported that Metro...
Three members of K-pop boy band Stray Kids have tested positive for Covid-19 again with South Korea recording more than 50,000 new cases in one day. In an announcement, JYP Entertainment, Stray Kids’ agency, said that members Lee Know, Han and Seungmin got Covid-19. Stray Kids (Twitter)...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Services Office (CHSO) reported a dramatic increase in Covid-19 positivity rate despite the city’s being at a low risk (level 1) status. City health officer Dr. Rowena Galpo reported that the city’s Covid-19 positivity rate leapfrogged from 18.57 to 26.24 percent...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Nov. 18, detected 1,774 new Covid-19 infections. Latest data from the DOH showed that active cases nationwide were at 19,267. Metro Manila had the most cases in the past 14 days with 3,351, followed by Calabarzon with 1,984, Western Visayas with 1,512,...
A total of 15,249 doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered by the Philippine Red Cross in Marawi City since 2021. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross The vaccination effort was spearheaded by PRC Mobile Bakuna Team who has fully vaccinated 7,657 individuals from the city. PRC Chairman and...
They go to work when people are advised to stay home; brave the storm to lead people out of harm’s way; enter damaged structures to rescue trapped residents; and do what heroes do — save lives. After work is done, they are just like any worker — they go home to their families, have a meal, and...
COVID-19 virus An additional 1,153 new Covid-19 infections were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Nov. 17. Active cases or patients still undergoing treatment or isolation stood at 18,467, based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. The regions with the highest number of infections...
LUCENA CITY – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Region 4-A announced Thursday, Nov. 17, that 15 towns and two cities in the province of Quezon are under Covid-19 Alert Level 1 from Nov. 16 to 30. These are Alabat, Atimonan, Candelaria, City of Tayabas, Lucena City,...
A total of 164 newly-elected mayors and local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officers (LDRRMOs) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) participated in the first Newly Elected Officials Plus (NEO+) Training Program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in the...
Metro Manila’s Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The seven-day positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila dropped slightly to 7.8 percent on Nov. 15, from 7.4 percent on Nov. 8, according to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David. “The slower rate of...
