DOH The Department of Health (DOH) logged more than 4,000 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 8. Based on the latest data of DOH, a total of 4,328 more people were found positive with Covid-19. These infections brought the number of active cases nationwide to 37,344. The top regions with the most...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will welcome any investigation with regards to the implementation of the Covid-19 vaccination program. Senator Risa Hontiveros recently filed a resolution that seeks to "investigate reports of unused and expired Covid-19 vaccines." “Ang Kagawaran ng...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has set another daily vaccination target under the “PinasLakas” campaign to increase the Covid-19 vaccine booster uptake. The...
FACE MASK (Unsplash) The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) are now under the moderate-risk classification for Covid-19 transmission. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that all areas in the Philippines are still...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 104 additional cases of Omicron subvariants in the Philippines. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said there were 95 new BA.5 cases detected. Of these cases, 67 were from Davao Region, 25 from Soccsksargen, and one case each from...
WASHINGTON, United States -- US President Joe Biden's government on Thursday declared monkeypox a public health emergency, a move that should free up new funds, assist in data gathering and allow the deployment of additional personnel in the fight against the disease. In this file photo taken on...
A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP The country's Covid-19 cases could peak by next month, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. This is based on the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 364,000 booster doses of Covid-19 vaccines were already administered through the "PinasLakas" vaccination drive. "A...
THE Aedes Aegypti mosquito that transmits dengue. Hospitals have sufficient bed capacity to manage dengue patients amid the rising number of cases in the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. "Sa ngayon, wala kaming nakukuhang report na ang ating mga kama sa hospital ay...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The City Health Office (CHO) has suspended some services until August 8 after two employees tested positive for Covid-19. The City Information Office (CIO) said that the issuance of health certificates and health cards, including dental services, and issuance of PWD...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that monkeypox is not considered as a sexually transmitted disease (STD). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire debunked this misconception during a recent press briefing. "Monkeypox has not been classified as a sexually transmitted disease," said...
