DOH The Philippines added another 603 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to its running tally of infections since last year. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country stood at 2,834,775, of which, 0.5 percent or 13,853 patients are still...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the country's health system remains prepared in the event that COVID-19 cases rise anew amid the threat of the Omicron coronavirus variant. “Handa tayo... Alam natin paano gagawin kung magkakaroon man ng high transmissible...
The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) conferred the Eye Health Heroes Award to two researchers of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-PCHRD). (Photo by Soroush Karimi on Unsplash) As the premier eye...
(AFP/MANILA BULLETIN) A man who received two doses of different brands of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in just one day in Zamboanga City last November did not experience an "untoward effect" so far, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, Dec. 4. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement restrictions in Metro Manila in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines has recorded another less than 1,000 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Dec. 4, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The country...
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 more than nine million individuals were vaccinated after the national vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The potentially more transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant has not been detected in the country yet, health authorities said on Saturday, Dec. 4. “So far, wala pa tayong na detect na Omicron sa 18,000 na nai-sequence natin (So far, we have not detected Omicron in the...
AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN An official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the Western Pacific region has already improved but people should remain vigilant to avoid a surge in cases anew. "While a few countries are still facing surges, in many...
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine (AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the shelf life of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech can be extended from six months to nine months. “Itong extension ng shelf life ng Pfizer (This extension of Pfizer),...
Thousands of Zamboanga residents troop to a barangay multipurpose hall for the first day of Bayanihan Bakunahan on November 29, 2021. (Zambo LGU photo/Manila Bulletin) Over eight million individuals were vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during the national vaccination campaign...
MB/ FILE PHOTO Three travelers who came from South Africa, Egypt, and Burkina Faso were found to be positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, Dec. 3. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a total of 253 travelers from South Africa, three...
media The Philippines confirmed 544 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Dec. 3 --the tenth day in a row that daily infections remain fewer than 1,000. The country's cumulative tally stood at 2,833,878 — with 0.5 percent or 14,977 active cases or people still receiving treatment....