The Department of Health (DOH) said all regions in the country, except Caraga, already have the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH/MB "As of now based on our specimen sampled, all regions except Caraga," DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press...
League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) National President and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. confirmed on Monday, August 16, six coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) Delta variant cases in two barangays in Santa Cruz town. With the COVID-19 Delta variant cases now in the province,...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) District Surigao del Norte has intensified enforcement of strict security coastal and seaborne patrols to deter illegal entries as the province was placed under stricter protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant cases. PCG Surigao del...
An infectious disease expert on Monday, Aug. 16, said the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Lambda variant is possibly as transmissible as the Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious diseases at the San Lazaro Hospital, said...
Despite the continuous rise of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases which include the threat of the more transmissible Delta and now the Lambda variant, the number of violators being accosted for violation of health safety protocol and quarantine rules remains high. Based on the latest data from...
Are mom and baby safe? Aside from the Delta variant, the Philippines has already confirmed the very first case of the Lambda variant in the country, as reported by the Philippines News Agency . The Department of Health (DOH) also confirmed this Monday morning that the the infected person of this...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to step up its border control operations as the first case of the Lambda variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was detected in the country. PCG Spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said all their units have been placed on full alert since the reported...
Amid the detection of the first case of the Lambda variant in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said strict community quarantine protocols and adherence to public health standards are still the best protection against any variant of the...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday, August 16, that he is holding the Duterte administration responsible for the recent death of a Magdalo member, as well as for the deaths of many others because of COVID-19. (Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV/Facebook) He said in a Facebook post...
As coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) continue to rise, it is "still premature" to consider easing the quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a key government official handling the government's pandemic response has bared. Vaccine czar Carlito...
(Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Sunday, August 15, the presence of the Lambda variant of the coronavirus in the Philippines. The DOH said that the first case of Lambda variant involves a 35-year-old woman and is “currently being validated as to whether she...
More than a year after the pandemic started and the Philippine government is still not doing enough COVID-19 tests with Vice President Leni Robredo calling on the government to test more because the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant pushes the number of daily cases past 14,000. (Vice...
