There is no need to bring back the face mask mandate. This was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President based on the agreement from their discussions with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID). In a...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15, 2022 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Covid-19 cases per day in the country may increase to close to 2,300 by the end of December, based...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda wants to get to the bottom of allegations that DITO Telecommunity Corporation is bypassing its interconnect agreements with other telecommunications companies, causing foregone interconnection payments of around P2.5 million daily, or from around 1,000...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, April 18, said the projection of at least 300,000 active cases of Covid-19 by mid-May is possible should the public continue to neglect minimum health and safety protocols. This statement has sent ripples of concern especially in view of the fact that...
60715 The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the public to wear two masks to better protect themselves against the threat of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “To further prevent virus transmission and mutation, choose the right mask for additional protection. Double masking is encouraged to...
WASHINGTON, United States -- As COVID-19 infections continued to rise, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its position on masking, urging vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in COVID-19 hot spots across the country....
First, to be effective, a mask must sit over your nose and under your chin, and against your cheeks without any gaps . Second, a mask should be made of ‘densely woven cotton fabrics,’ or ‘tight-weave 100 percent cotton.’ To test the fabric, hold it up to a light source. If light passes...
