A public health expert said on Saturday, June 5, that wearing of face shields must remain until 80 percent of Filipinos have been vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Benito Atienza, president of the Philippine Medical Association (PMA), said the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) storage facilities and vaccination centers are prepared in case disasters strike. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that facilities related to COVID-19 vaccination have been instructed to take...
DOH/MB The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines grew to 1,255,337 after 7,450 new infections were recorded on Friday, June 4. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 4.8 percent of the overall caseload or 60,794 are patients who are still being treated. Of the active cases, 93.9...
The survey result showing that majority of adult Filipinos are still worried about catching COVID-19 is an opportunity for the government to further encourage the public to get vaccinated against the viral illness, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Based on the recent Social Weather Stations...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) once again reminded individuals who are planning to organize community pantries to coordinate first with their local government units (LGUs)...
The government's pandemic task force has issued a provisional approval to the professional licensure examinations scheduled this July to September 2021. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members...
SURVIVOR’S TALE (Ms. de Vera, 26, is the Manila Bulletin reporter covering the health beat.) I thought I was invincible but the virus got me. Since January 2020, I covered the developments related to the current pandemic — from the time it first appeared and was being called a “mysterious...
The Department of Health (DOH) clarified on Thursday, June 3, that only nine percent of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in the country missed their second dose. “According to the National COVID-19 Vaccination Operations Center, actual numbers show that nine percent of people have deferred their...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday recorded 7,217 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the country's total to 1,247,899. The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines increased to 55,790, which is equivalent to 4.5 percent of the country’s caseload, the DOH...
For TMC South Luzon, the hospital wins two awards at the Healthcare Asia Awards 2021 The Medical City 2020 was the year of the frontliners. The world witnessed how hospitals grappled with dwindling resources, increasing morbidity and mortality, and a decimated healthcare workforce as the virus...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is not in favor of the proposal to lift the policy that requires people to wear face shields when stepping out...
JERUSALEM - Israel inched closer to lifting COVID restrictions Tuesday as its caseload remains tiny following a sweeping nationwide vaccination campaign. People buy supplies at a market in Jerusalem on June 1, 2021, as Israel eases coronavirus restrictions following a sweeping nationwide...
