A House leader is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to support the Marcos administration’s efforts to bring the country back to normalcy by ditching whatever entry restrictions on inbound travellers they might still have in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. Camarines Sur 2nd district...
The Philippines monitored 1,071 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In the past 14 days, the National Capital Region logged the highest number of new cases with 2,876. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,736 cases, Western Visayas with 1,421, Central...
K-pop group Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea’s new daily cases surged to more than 70,000. On Nov. 14, SM Entertainment announced Taeyeon’s condition. Girls' Generation's Taeyeon (Instagram) “Taeyeon was diagnosed with COVID-19 today (Nov. 14),”...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Covid-19 virus is heading towards the “endemic” phase in the Philippines amid the continuing decline in the number of cases, an infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, Nov. 15. “Yung nakikita naman talaga natin dito sa Covid, mukhang nagiging endemic...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Nov. 14 that it has recorded 9,069 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH/MB) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are at 1,296 which is 43 percent higher than the cases from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. DOH also...
The politics of masking and why masks are not just for Covid-19 CLINICAL MATTERS When we play politics with health, people die. Nowhere has this been truer than during this pandemic. In this era of rampant misinformation, the evolving nature of science has been weaponized to cast doubt on the most...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 14, welcomed the approval of the Senate for its 2023 budget. DepED / MB Visual Content Group Issuing a statement, DepED expressed gratitude to the Senate for approving the budget of the department and its attached agencies for the Fiscal Year (FY)...
Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and select provinces as of Nov. 12, 2022. (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila dropped to 7.5 percent on Nov. 12, from 8.2 percent on Nov. 5, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday,...
Thanks to her efforts during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar has been named as the "Government Hero of the Year" by the prestigious Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Las Piñas City lone district Rep. Camille Villar (Facebook) “It is truly...
DOH A total of 1,858 new Covid-19 cases were detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Sunday, Nov. 13. The tally of active cases across the country has increased to 19,176, as shown in the latest data of the DOH. Metro Manila still had the highest number of new infections in...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia -- G20 health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead of the bloc's leaders gathering for a summit on the Indonesian resort island of Bali but the host's president said it was not enough. US Treasury Secretary Janet...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that people who had Covid-19 face a significant risk of developing diabetes. Based on studies, the Covid-19 virus and diabetes have a "bi-directional relationship," said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire. "Ibig sabihin, may malaking risk ang isang...
