People stroll near a mall in Pasay City on Nov. 7, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Metro Manila is back in its track after its one-week growth rate for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases improved anew, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 18. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the average daily...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the Philippines continued to improve, based on the latest data of the independent research group OCTA. In a tweet on Wednesday, Nov. 17, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said the country's seven-day average number of...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA observed a higher coronavirus disease (COVID-19) growth rate and reproduction number in Metro Manila compared to the previous week. OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, Nov. 15, said the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded an...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Negros Oriental is still under "high risk" classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), even amid a continuous decline in infections across the country, independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Nov. 13. "Although the downtrend is happening all over the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, Nov. 12, said it has observed a slight uptick in the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila in the past few days. "The seven-day average in the NCR increased slightly over the past two days to 423...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in Metro Manila steadily improves, independent research group OCTA projected that the average number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region could further decrease to less than 200 by the end of November....
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Nearly all the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) indicators in Metro Manila are looking "better now" than it was at this time last year, said OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David. In a Twitter post on Monday, Nov. 8, David compared Metro Manila's COVID-19 numbers during the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the Philippines may be less than 1,000 cases by the end of November, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Friday, Nov. 5. In an update via Twitter, David noted that the seven-day average of new cases...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / MANILA BULLETIN) The seven-day average of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is down to less than 500 for the first time since February 18, independent research group OCTA said on Friday, Nov. 5. In an update via Twitter, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David...
The OCTA Research group on Thursday, Nov. 4, expressed concern over the waning efficacy of vaccines against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), which may result to a resurgence of infections. Teenagers accompanied by their parents get inoculated against COVID-19 at the Lakeshore in Taguig City on Nov....
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila has returned to the level before the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases driven by the highly infectious Delta variant, the OCTA Research group said Thursday, Nov. 4. In a virtual forum, OCTA fellow Professor Guido David said the number of cases...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA has expressed its support for the non-requirement of face shields inside cinemas for a better watching experience. "We were in a GoNegosyo forum and they were discussing removing the requirement for face shields in...