Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the government will be able to speed up, even more, the distribution of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as a measure against the dreaded Delta variant. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) Robredo made the statement after the Department...
DOH/MB The country recorded more than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, July 16. The DOH said 5,676 more cases were detected nationwide. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now at 1,496,328 with 48,480 or 3.2 percent are still...
The country is "well prepared" against the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. declared Friday, July 16. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. assures the public on July 16, 2021 that the country is well prepared against the more...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of 16 new cases of the Delta variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Of which, 11 were considered as local cases. Five of the sixteen cases are returning overseas Filipinos...
Malacañang said it was closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Malaysia as the Southeast Asian nation continued to grapple with a surge in infections due to the more contagious Delta variant. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Quezon City government has formed a task group in preparation for a possible surge of new COVID-19 infections that may come following the rise of the new Delta variant. The local government made the move even if its positivity rate has already declined to five percent, which is a rate set by...
In this file photo, a health care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a Los Angeles County mobile vaccination clinic on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN An official of the Department of Health (DOH) said that two doses...
President Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Indonesia from July 16 to 31, 2021 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country. File photo (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) On Wednesday, July 14, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
Malacañang said the government will implement more strictly basic health protocols and response efforts in case the dreaded Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) arrived in the country. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential...
Malacañang announced on Wednesday, July 14, that it has approved the extension of travel restrictions on India and six other countries until July 31 over fears that the Delta variant of the coronavirus will cause a spike in the country’s COVID-19 cases. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of...
The Department of Health (DOH) has noted a decrease in the case fatality rate in Metro Manila. DOH/MB In a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, July 12, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III revealed that the case fatality rate fell to 26 percent from 5.78 to 4.6 percent. He said nationwide,...
With the new coronavirus variants threatening to derail global recovery from the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed anew to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang) The President said he...
