Treatment czar Leopoldo Vega said Monday, July 19, that the Department of Health (DOH) is eyeing to increase hospital capacities amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (UNSPLASH) Vega said the Health department is looking to increase the capacity of Level 3 hospitals to make sure...
Malacañang did not think that there will be big changes made to President Duterte's schedule due to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying his movements were already limited since the start of the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang)...
The Philippines is bracing itself for the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the feared possibility of another surge of infections due to the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the...
There are now three deaths among the Delta variant cases. DOH/MB Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosette Vergeireâ© revealed this on Monday, July 19. "Yes, three deaths among 35 Delta cases," she said in a statement. Vergeire said they are the following: 63-year-old male...
The Taguig City government said the first Delta variant case recorded by its health unit was a Taguig-bound returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW). The Delta variant is a highly contagious strain of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Taguig’s COVID-19 variant...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called for stricter border control in the National Capital Region and four neighboring provinces, also called the NCR Plus bubble, to fight against the entry of the Delta variant in the country’s center of commerce and economic activities. Vice President Leni...
A number of people are not following the minimum public health safety protocol amid the confirmation of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. The Delta variant, described as more transmissible and more deadly, was tagged as the culprit behind the sudden upsurge of...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) asked various hospitals to increase (coronavirus disease) COVID-19 dedicated beds and oxygen supplies following the detection of local infections of the Delta variant in the country. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire emphasized the...
The highly dreaded and contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been detected in Taguig, an official said. In a weekly report, Clarence Santos, head of the Taguig Safe City Task Force, said one case of the Delta variant has been...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, said that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines should be given to hotspot areas where the highly transmissible Delta variant has been detected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The United States through the global...
The OCTA Research group on Sunday, July 18, called for the implementation of stricter border control for Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the growing threat of the feared Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said...
While the new Delta coronavirus variant should not stir up panic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to stay alert and be more vigilant amidst the threat of the said variant, which - according to experts - is highly contagious. Vaccination at the PRC Hemodialysis Center in Port Area,...
