The number of daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections may increase once the country reopens the economy but it is not expected to overwhelm the healthcare capacity, especially in Metro Manila, an OCTA Research fellow said on Thursday, Feb. 24. “There is a concern that the daily COVID-19...
As the country continues to address a surge of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the government's pandemic task force has ordered for the urgent increase of COVID-19 dedicated beds and manpower and to decongest hospitals of mild and asymptomatic cases. (FILE PHOTO) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Malacañang explained that despite the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, Metro Manila will be staying under Alert Level 3 until the end of the month because the region did not meet the required bed utilization rate. File Photo by Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin Cabinet Secretary Karlo...
Amid the challenges brought by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) implemented 96 percent of its total funds. Education Undersecretary for Finance Annalyn Sevilla (Photo from DepEd) DepEd, in a statement issued Tuesday, Jan. 11, said that it was...
A further uptick in total bed utilization rate would lead to an escalation of the National Capital Region (NCR) to an Alert Level 4. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles had this to say Tuesday, Jan. 11, noting that it's the...
The occupancy rates of hospitals and isolation facilities in Metro Manila have been improving following the continued decline in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region. One Hospital Command Center This was according to Dr. Marylaine Padlan of the government’s One Hospital...
Amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the country’s intensive care unit (ICU) utilization rate is currently at a “high risk” level, a health official said Monday, Aug. 30. The Chinese General Hospital in Manila has declared full capacity as COVID-19 cases continue to...
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAPI) on Saturday, July 24, has noted an increase in healthcare utilization rate in Ilocos Region, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, and Davao Region. (Unsplash) "Ang problema kasi doon sa outlying regions na yan konti po ang facilities nila,...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Pasay and Las Piñas cities are posting high COVID-19 vaccine utilization rates. City of Las Piñas PIO As of July 15, the DOH recorded Pasay with 98.20 percent in vaccine utilization rate followed by Las Piñas City with 95.74 percent. Las Piñas...
The National Capital Region (NCR) Plus might shift to an "ordinary" general community quarantine (GCQ) by mid-June amid the improving health situation, Malacañang declared Thursday. A health worker gives a coronavirus shot to an essential worker while Las Piñas Vice Mayor April Aguilar...
Is Metro Manila's critical hospital care capacity out of the danger level? Health Secretary Francisco Duque inspects a temporary health facility at Eva Macapagal Terminal in Manila on April 26, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Based on the latest computation of Malacañang, the critical care...
As the country's cases of infections continued to soar, the government is aiming to increase the number of hospital beds to provide care to patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Public Works Secretary Mark Villar and National Policy Against COVID-19 Chief Implementer and...