(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has increased to 16 percent, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Friday, July 22. The region’s positivity rate—the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among those who were...
The local government of Marikina City presented on Friday, July 22, to officials of the Department of Health (DOH) the city's facilities, resources and services for Covid-19 response in line with the upcoming launch of "PinasLakas," the agency's new Covid-19 vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country's Covid-19 first booster shot coverage remains low as it only reached 20 percent so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that a total...
DOH COVID-19 TRACKER/ JULY 22, 2022 More than 3,000 new Covid-19 cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, July 22. A total of 3,389 new patients with Covid-19 have been recorded, based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker. With this, active cases nationwide rose to 24,478. In the...
BEIJING, China -- Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to his United States counterpart Joe Biden on Friday, state broadcaster CCTV reported, a day after the 79-year-old US leader tested positive for Covid-19. Biden on Thursday insisted he was "doing great", and said he would...
The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed confidence Friday, July 22, that the capability of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to respond to calamities will not be affected by the transfer of additional task to lead the Covid-19 pandemic response....
(OCTA FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, July 22, noted that Metro Manila’s daily Covid-19 positivity rate is “increasing again,” just three days after the central region registered lower daily positivity rates. Positivity rate refers to the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden said Thursday he was "doing great" after testing positive for Covid at the age of 79, vowing to continue to work while isolating at the White House with only mild symptoms. In this photo illustration taken on July 21, 2022 in Washington, DC, a video...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Countries meeting to negotiate a new international accord on how to handle future pandemics agreed Thursday that it should be legally binding, the World Health Organization said. The economic turmoil and millions of lives lost during the coronavirus crisis triggered calls for...
WASHINGTON, United States -- President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, his administration announced, saying the 79-year-old leader was experiencing "mild symptoms" and would carry out his full duties while isolating at the White House. Biden had been due to travel to...
DOH The country saw 2,828 more people infected with Covid-19 on Thursday, July 21, data from the Department of Health (DOH) showed. The number of active cases or those who are still battling with Covid-19 nationwide is at 22,207. Metro Manila remains with the most number of new Covid-19 cases in...
The public was strongly warned against entertaining calls from individuals posing to be employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development and claiming to be distributing “unclaimed” Covid-19 aid. (Unsplash) “A report from a concerned citizen was received by the Department that...
