Masking has been the keen deterrent since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic two years ago to prevent the disease from further spreading but since cases have not been rising in the past months, some may have been complacent and now the country's health department is looking at a six-digit jump in...
The Department of Health (DOH) is seeing a gradual increase of Covid-19 cases in 14 areas under Alert Level 1. (Jansen Romero / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the statement at the summary of his report during the President's pre-recorded public address on...
President Duterte said he is happy that the Philippines has been seeing a low number of Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks but said the country is not out of danger yet because of the other looming variants of the virus. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement after the...
Malacañang on Monday said that the administration of the fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine on the immunocompromised and the elderly "has nothing to do" with the possible uptick of new Covid-19 cases next month. In a statement, presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said the second booster shot,...
The government continues to implement all precautionary measures to prevent any Covid-19 surge in the future. PNA photo Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año emphasized this on Black Saturday, April 16, as he stressed that it is the "personal responsibility"...
The camp of senatorial candidate Salvador "Sal" Panelo has highlighted the former chief presidential legal counsel's enormous jump in voter preference based on Pulse Asia’s survey covering March 17 to 21, 2022. Senatorial candidate Sal Panelo Panelo sings his version of "Sana'y wala nang wakas"...
There is a possibility that the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) may experience a "mini surge" of Covid-19 cases given its current vaccination rate, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH "Yes, there’s always that possibility of a mini-surge kasi alam naman...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) directed all local government units (LGUs) on Monday, April 11, to strictly implement the minimum public health standards (MPHS) as mass gatherings are expected to happen during the Holy Week break. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said public...
Due to high risk and superspreaders events, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa warned of a possible Covid-19 surge in the next two months. (AFP / Manila Bulletin) Herbosa, in the “Laging Handa” public briefing, on Saturday, April 9, said...
NEW YORK, United States -- There will be an uptick in cases of Covid-19 over the next few weeks in the United States and it is likely there could be a surge in the fall, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, has said. People wait in line at a COVID-19...
AFP FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines could once again experience a "surge" in Covid-19 cases in the coming months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned. "With the unsafe gatherings and social mixing expected in the next two months, a surge in Covid-19 cases is quite likely," the...
The sacred observance of the holy month of Ramadan this April is hampered by the low vaccination rate against Covid-19 in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and health experts are worried it might cause a “mini surge” of cases. Vaccine czar Carlitos Galvez Jr. speaks...
