President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Friday that the government is monitoring "very closely" the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, adding the Covid-19 situation in the country seems to be being handled well. "So, we're watching it. Of course, very closely. But so far, mukha naman maayos, mukha...
(File photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said 89 individuals were identified as close contacts of the eight Covid-19 positive Filipinos who recently arrived in the Philippines from China. “All close contacts are undergoing monitoring. They will be monitored everyday until they are able to...
DOH The number of fireworks-related injuries (FWRIs) has already increased to 307, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The figure includes the 16 new cases that were recorded. The total tally is "62 percent higher compared to 2021 (189 cases) but three percent lower compared to the five-year...
DOH The Department of Health allayed fears of the public amid growing concerns about the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. However, Filipinos should not let their guards down at this point in time. Currently, the Philippines is still free of this more transmissible subvariant of the Omicron variant of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health logged a total of eight firecracker-related injuries in Eastern Visayas at the end of their monitoring for the holiday season on Friday, Jan. 6. No fatality was recorded but the number of cases was 60 percent higher compared to 2021 with only five....
DOH Fourteen more fireworks-related injuries were recorded, raising the total tally to 291, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Jan. 5. "These were 55 percent higher compared to 2021 (186 cases) but eight percent lower compared to the five-year average (313 cases) during the same time...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The swab samples of eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for Covid-19 will be subjected to whole genome sequencing in order to check what variant of Covid-19 virus they have contracted. "All of the samples were already sent for sequencing...
Facemasks (stock photo) As the threat of the Covid-19 virus still remains, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) urged devotees to strictly follow the health and safety protocols to prevent the activities related to the Feast of the Black Nazarene from becoming a coronavirus superspreader...
(File photo) Eight unvaccinated Filipinos who recently arrived in the Philippines from China have tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The eight individuals are currently undergoing isolation, the DOH said. The DOH reported that these individuals...
DOH The total number of fireworks-related injuries during the recent holiday season increased to 277 after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 15 more cases. The total figure was 49 percent higher than the number of cases recorded during the same period in 2021 with only 186 cases, based on the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) disowned a circulating message on the alleged "upper respiratory disease" that supposedly "affects" China. "The DOH warns the public against an alleged circulating DOH Bulletin Message about an Upper Respiratory Infection in China, which maliciously uses the...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There remains no cases of the more contagious Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 3. "To date, there are currently no cases of XBB.1.5 detected in the country," the DOH said in a statement. The DOH...
