OCTA RESEARCH (GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Independent research group OCTA sees the reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila to fall below 1 in the next three weeks. Reproduction number refers to the rate of transmission of infection. It indicates how many people a single...
The Philippines will likely reach about 25,000 daily new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next week, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Tuesday, Aug. 31. After the country hit a record-high 22,366 cases on Monday, Aug. 30, David said that the number of infections may continue to...
A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private hospital with oxygen tanks stationed beside each vehicle on August 1, 2021. Those cars were said to have patients who are experiencing cough and difficulty in breathing and are waiting to be accommodated by the said...
(UNSPLASH) Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in Metro Manila have already breached the April levels as the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to increase in the region, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, Aug. 29. David said that more COVID-19...
(MALACANANG PHOTO) It may be too early to shift purely to granular lockdown in Metro Manila at this time as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, the OCTA Research said on Friday, Aug. 27. "One of the things we struggle in a large city like Manila is we cannot really control mobility in...
If the current trends continue, Metro Manila may begin to see a decreasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the first or second week of September, OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the first indications that the situation is starting to...
Metro Manila will likely continue to record over 3,000 daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases until before the end of September due to a slow decrease in the rate of infections in the region, OCTA Research said on Monday, Aug. 23. "Based on the current patterns that we are seeing, which we hope...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA on Monday, Aug. 23, said Metro Manila may hit 60,000 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the middle of September. "We should be hitting a peak of about 60,000 active cases and it will happen around the middle of September. And even with a slower...
The Philippines may reach 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day within the next two weeks as infections continue to rise in the country, OCTA Research said on Saturday, August 21. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Ang katotohanan kahit ayaw nating sabihin ito, tataas ang numero......
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila, Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), and Central Luzon accounted for 63 percent of the total recorded cases in the Philippines on Monday, Aug. 16, said an OCTA Research expert. Metro...
(PIXABAY) The reproduction number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country continues to rise as it is already at 1.55, as of Monday, Aug. 16, OCTA Research said. "As of yesterday, nasa 1.55 na yung reproduction number sa buong bansa (the country's reproduction number is 1.55). Ibig sabihin...
(PIXABAY) The Philippines may reach 16,000 daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases next week as infections continue to rise in most parts of the country, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Monday, Aug. 16. "Although nakapag-14,000 na tayo in two straight days, 'yung daily average natin...
