Even with the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday night, Jan. 17, that admissions remain to be lower in comparison to the surge experienced with the peak of cases involving the Delta variant. Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO)...
The reduced isolation period is not advisable for the Philippines at this moment, said a public health expert on Thursday, Jan. 13. Photo from Tony Leachon’s Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a Facebook post, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora lauded city residents for their cooperation as the local government continues to face the challenge brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Zamora thanked his constituents for observing the proper health and safety protocols...
COVID-19 virus The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Tuesday, Jan. 11, that the Delta variant remains as the dominant coronavirus variant in the Philippines. “Sa ngayon po, ang Delta variant pa rin ang pinakamataas na mayroon lineage sa ating bansa (Delta remains as the lineage with the...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Omicron coronavirus variant is “less deadly” than the Delta variant. However, the public must avoid complacency and should get vaccinated immediately to prevent having severe COVID-19 infection, an infectious disease expert said. “It is less deadly than Delta....
The emergence of new variants of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may mean Filipinos have to bid each other goodbye because they won’t be able to survive the infection, President Duterte warned on Thursday, Jan. 6. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (RTVM...
OCTA Research Fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said on Wednesday, Jan. 5, that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron is the beginning of the end of the pandemic. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until...
The Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to gradually “die out and disappear” as the highly transmissible Omicron variant takes over, a fellow of OCTA Research said. (File Photo / Unsplash) “If what happens here mimics what happened elsewhere in the world, is that in...
Infections brought about by Influenza and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants Omicron and Delta have no distinct symptoms, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from DOH / MANIL BULLETIN) In a statement, DOH cited the World Health Organization (WHO) who said that the...
By Cherrylin Caacbay and Khriscielle Yalao Seven local government-run hospitals in Metro Manila are struggling with the increasing number of patients with COVID-19 with some temporarily halting new admissions. As of Jan. 3, the City of Manila recorded 766 active cases, 91,143 recoveries, and 1,775...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) spokesperson told Filipinos on Monday, Jan. 3 not to make the mistake of "forgetting" about the presence of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) "We're...
To counter the Omicron variant, the National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will adopt an enhanced version of the strategy that was used to beat the Delta variant. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Under the said strategy, NTF chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. said the...
