After some deliberation, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow the voluntary wearing of face masks outdoors amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang...
The Philippines ranks "among the lowest 10" in the world when it comes to immunizing children against infectious diseases, with over one million kids unvaccinated, according to Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. (Charlein Gracia/ Unsplash) Vergeire...
The Department of Health (DOH) expects to begin purchase of new generation Covid-19 vaccines early next year. (Mark Balmores/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This was confirmed by DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during the House Committee on Appropriations' deliberation on...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The province of Rizal recorded a spike in Covid-19 cases, as shown by its higher growth rate from -15 percent to 47 percent over the past week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday, Sept. 12. “Rizal reported 228 new Covid-19 cases on...
DOH The Philippines reported 2,230 more cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, Sept. 11. The Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker showed that there were 25,684 active infections nationwide. The regions with the most infections in the last two weeks were Metro Manila with 9,182 followed by Calabarzon...
Recognizing how the environment becomes more complex and rapidly changing for learners, a child rights group underscored the need to demonstrate different approaches to address their difficulties. During this year’s celebration of International Literacy Day, Save the Children Philippines gathered...
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed another 3,165 new Covid-19 cases nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 10. The new cases brought the number of active infections across the country to 26,074. Metro Manila recorded the largest number of cases in the past 14 days with 8,335 infections, followed...
Depression, anxiety, worries about the pandemic and other sources of distress prior to getting Covid-19 may increase the chance of developing persistent “long-haul” symptoms, a Harvard University study found. Preinfection psychological distress was associated with a higher risk of post-Covid...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will study the recommendation of the government's Covid-19 pandemic task force to make wearing face masks outdoors optional. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets Health and Interior officials to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country....
DOH The Philippines saw 2,313 new Covid-19 cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, Sept. 9. According to the DOH Covid-19 tracker, a total of 24,300 individuals are still battling with the viral disease nationwide. Most of the new Covid-19 infections in the last two weeks were...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila's Covid-19 cases could reach more than 1,200 to 5,000 per day by next month if the uptake of booster shots remains “slow.” The projection was made by the Australian Tuberculosis Modeling Network (AuTuMN) last Sept. 2, said DOH...
Should we be concerned about long Covid-19? An expert said yes. The Covid-19 pandemic has completely altered the world in the past two years. As we continue to battle against the emerging variants of the infectious disease, another threat appeared – the long Covid-19. (Unsplash) Long Covid-19,...
