(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, Aug. 8, said that 19 provinces across the country have seen “very high” or above 20 percent Covid-19 positivity rates over the past week. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) logged 4,621 fresh Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, taking the country's number of active infections to over 37,000. A total of 37,805 patients are still battling with Covid-19 nationwide, as shown in the latest data of the DOH on Sunday, Aug. 7. The regions...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the US government recently donated different health equipment and logistic kits to the Philippines in order to boost the country's response against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement on Sunday, Aug. 7, the DOH said the US government donated 18,000...
BEIJING, China -- China on Sunday shortened its suspension period for inbound international flights carrying Covid-positive passengers, signalling that Beijing could soon ease its strict border controls. general view of Hongqiao International Airport during the sunset, in Shanghai, on August 2,...
BEIJING, China -- Over 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii" after a Covid flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions. This photo taken on August 1, 2022 shows people using umbrellas as sun shade on a beach amid hot weather in Qingdao,...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Covid-19 cases in this province are approaching 500 as 63 new cases were recorded by the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) Saturday, July 6. Cagayan has logged 493 Covid-19 cases in 26 municipalities and one city – Abulug, Alcala,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 8. Based on the latest data of DOH, a total of 4,328 more people were found positive with Covid-19. These infections brought the number of active cases nationwide to 37,344. The top regions with the most...
The long-desired “normalcy” and economic breakthrough may only be achieved through a concrete Covid-19 pandemic response, a health reform advocate said on Saturday, Aug. 6. (Tara Yap / Manila Bulletin) “The sooner we achieve our vaccination and booster goals, the faster that we get back on...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
United States (US) Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Aug. 6, assured President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. of Washington’s commitment to the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), which will provide foreign support to each other in the Pacific in case of external armed attack....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will welcome any investigation with regards to the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program. Senator Risa Hontiveros recently filed a resolution that seeks to "investigate reports of unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines." “Ang Kagawaran ng...
The successful rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the country, which included children, should be reason enough for the Philippine government to take another look at the controversial dengue fever vaccine, Dengvaxia. (MANILA BULLETIN, PNA) Thus, said Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo, who recently...
