An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, July 21, said the Delta variant is 97 percent transmissible than the original lineage. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a virtual Palace briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, who heads the adult infectious diseases unit at San Lazaro hospital in Manila, said the...
A public health expert appealed to the national government to focus on contact tracing, amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Delta COVID-19 variant is reported to be around 40 to 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first...
(PIXABAY) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number in Metro Manila has increased to 1.08, based on OCTA Research's latest monitoring report released on Wednesday, July 21. The reproduction number provides the average number of secondary infections by each infected individual. The...
More than 5 million Filipinos have received two-dose vaccination against the coronavirus disease so far as the government continued to ramp up its inoculation efforts. A senior citizen receives a single-shot Johnson & Jonhson Janssen coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in...
"Better be safe than sorry," Manila Mayor Isko Moreno agrees. In Manila City Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso's Facebook live update last July 20, he shared that the Metro Manila mayors had a meeting with the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) In that meeting, they voted for children...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said he supports the unanimous decisiion of Metro Manila mayors for the temporary suspension of the government’s policy allowing minors from five to 17 years old to go to outdoor areas due to the emerging threat of the highly contagious Delta variant....
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Wednesday, July 21, again called on Filipinos to remain vigilant and strictly comply with health and safety protocols in the wake of the Delta variant of COVID-19. In this file photo taken on April 21, 2020, a member of the Philippine National Police...
The vaccination in the city of Manila will continue despite heavy rains and flooding. Residents line up even in floodwaters at the San Andres gym in Manila to get their 1st dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Ali Vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) "Rain and flooding will not stop us dahil hindi din...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is tightening its belt in efforts to extend the tenure of its hired contact tracers amid the current threat posed by the highly-contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, July 21, expressed optimism that Cagayan de Oro would be able to beat the surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the city. House deputy speaker and Cayagan de Oro Representative Rufus Rodriguez The Cagayan De Oro City Representative welcomed the...
Senator Grace Poe has called on banks, money transfer companies and regulators to increase their efforts in protecting the remittances of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). (Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “The remittances are crucial to the survival of families of OFWs and play an...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Wednesday, July 21, that it is ready to help in the contact-tracing amid the confirmation of cases and deaths relating to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said a number of police personnel...
