A Filipino in Myanmar has succumbed to the coronavirus disease as the COVID-19 situation there is “nearing catastrophic proportion,” the country's envoy to Myanmar said on Tuesday, July 20. Philippine Ambassador to Myanmar Eduardo Kapunan Jr. also noted there are eight more Filipinos who have...
An additional supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were deployed in places that are considered as "areas of concern" amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., vaccine czar and chief implementer of the National...
The Manila Health Department (MHD) has traced one person exposed to the two cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila and who turned out positive for the disease. After the city government traced all those who were exposed, they were immediately subjected to the Reverse Transcription Polymerase...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still monitoring eight “active” Delta variant cases, out of the 35 cases that were detected in the Philippines, after they turned positive when they were re-tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “I like to clarify na walo na po ang nakitaan na...
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) on Monday night, July 19, to immediately prepare strategic plans to counter the possible local transmission of the far more dangerous Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a briefing...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III believes the Philippines situation is much better compared to other ASEAN countries experiencing a surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the Delta variant. DOH/MB "Kumpara sa ibang bansa sa ASEAN na nakakaranas malubhang pagtaas sa kaso dahil sa Delta...
President Duterte stressed anew the importance of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying those "fools" who refused to get the shot should just stay at home so they cannot infect others. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement as he raised...
Saying that it is a “cause of serious alarm and concern,” President Duterte on Monday, July 19, warned the public that the government might impose “stricter restrictions” anew if the more transmissible Delta variant spreads further in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his...
With local transmission of the Delta variant now present, do we have a fighting chance? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Just as many countries were starting to relax their pandemic restrictions, COVID-19 threw more curve balls. Rapid vaccination success stories like Israel, the UK, and the US have had...
After detecting two cases of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant in Manila, the city government ordered Monday night the barangay units to immediately transfer all COVID-19 positive patients undergoing home quarantine to the city's quarantine facilities. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso...
Caloocan City Mayor Oca Malapitan has tapped the city's police district to keep an eye on events that might lead to mass gathering in a bid to prevent the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19. During the flag raising ceremony on Monday, Malapitan warned his constituents against the threat of...
