A health reform advocate urged the national government to “protect the people” amid the ongoing Covid-19 health crisis. Former Special Adviser to the National Task Force against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon warned of a “gloomy Christmas," stressing that the country’s Covid-19...
DOH ​​Children aged five to 11 are not yet eligible to receive a booster shot of Covid-19 vaccine, the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Until now, booster shots are still not recommended by the Philippine government to our children five to 11 ," said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria...
DOH The country's daily tally of Covid-19 cases increased to over 1,000 again on Saturday, Nov. 5, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. The DOH’s Covid-19 tracker showed 1,229 new cases on Saturday. This was higher than the 776 infections recorded on Friday, Nov. 4. In the past two weeks, the...
A member of K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (TXT) has tested positive for Covid-19, their agency announced. Big Hit Music said that Tomorrow X Together Taehyun, 20, was confirmed to have Covid-19 on Nov. 5. K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together (Twitter) K-pop boy band Tomorrow X Together's Taehyun...
A member of rookie K-pop girl group Le Sserafim has tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea averaged 42,476 new daily cases in the past seven days. “We would like to provide you with some information on LE SSERAFIM member Huh Yunjin’s Covid-19 confirmation and her activities,” said agency...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwen Garcia issued Executive Order No. 43 on Friday, Nov. 4, eliminating the Covid-19 test requirement for inbound travelers to Cebu. EO NO 43 Garcia said fully vaccinated travelers to the province will no longer be required to present any form of Covid-19 test. But unvaccinated...
DOH Newly-recorded Covid-19 cases in the country on Friday, Nov. 4, still remain under 1,000, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH recorded 776 additional cases of Covid-19. This is the fourth day in a row that daily cases were below 1,000. The regions with the most cases in the last two...
Students line up outside to enter Batasan Hills National Highschool in Quezon City on Nov. 2, 2022, the start of full face-to-face classes in public schools nationwide. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is coordinating with the Education department to...
The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila could further go down to less than 100 per day by the end of November if indicators continue to improve, an OCTA Research fellow said on Friday, Nov. 4. (Unsplash) Recent data shared by Dr. Guido David showed that Metro Manila’s seven day positivity...
The government should consider converting all Covid-19 isolation facilities into evacuation centers for families affected by disasters and calamities. Senator Sonny Angara made the push as he called for an assessment on the need to maintain the quarantine and isolation facilities put up during the...
PARIS, France -- British researchers announced Friday they have cured a man who was continually infected with Covid for 411 days by analysing the genetic code of his particular virus to find the right treatment. Persistent Covid infection -- which is different to long Covid or repeated bouts of the...
DOH The Philippines still logged less than 1,000 cases of Covid-19 on Thursday, Nov. 3. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) data, a total of 782 new Covid-19 infections were recorded. This was the third straight day that the country recorded fewer than 1,000 cases. The tally of active cases...
