The Department of Health (DOH) recorded only 360 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 13. DOH/MB Monday's report brought the national tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,836,803 since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the data from DOH, 11,083...
A public health advocate said that political rallies may be a "superspreader event" and cause the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. (File Photo / Unsplash) In a DZRH interview, Dr. Anthony "Tony" Leachon, former National Task Force (NTF) special adviser, said that...
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Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) only reported 402 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Dec. 12. Sunday's confirmed cases brought the running tally...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is ensuring to have enough supplies of syringes, particularly the 0.3ml syringes (microsyringes) and 0.5ml auto-disable (AD) syringes, which are...
Senatorial aspirant and Sorsogon governor Francis “Chiz” Escudero said the province is joining the rest of the world in celebrating the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day as declared by the United Nations (UN) to raise awareness on the need for strong, equitable and resilient health systems...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) reported 356 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, Dec. 11. The new cases pushed the Philippines' cumulative total to 2,836,360, of which 11,373 are active cases or those who are still being treated. Of the currently ill patients, 4,328 were experiencing...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently coordinating with the vaccine manufacturers if there is a possibility to extend the shelf-life of their respective vaccines which have already expired or are near expiry. “Ito pong mga bakuna na na-expire at to...
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 that no deaths have been linked yet to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines since the government started its inoculation...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) stressed on Saturday, Dec. 11, urged laboratories in airports, ports of entry, and in various regions of the country to send additional samples for genome sequence given the imminent entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron. (Photo from the...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the release of the meals, accommodation, and transportation (MAT) allowance of more than 400,000 health workers is expected to be released by next week. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said that the source of fund...
Malacañang was careful not to criticize anybody Friday, Dec. 10 over the somewhat routine disregard of minimum public health standards (MPHS) during political caravans and rallies helds by 2022 elections aspirants. A snapshot of attendees at a political caravan-slash-rally in Bacoor City on Dec....
