The country’s new number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases could reach up to 6,000 on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said the OCTA Research group. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David, in a Twitter post on Monday evening, Jan. 3, said that "even with lower testing, there is a...
It is still difficult to conclude if coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron does have less severe symptoms than other variants of concern such as Delta, according to an infectious disease expert. (Fusion Medical Animation/ Unsplash) Dr. Edsel Salvana made the statement during a press...
The country is once again under high-risk classification after being under low-risk for more than a month since Nov. 2021, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan....
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may peak at 40,000 in the middle of January if massive interventions will not be made, according to a professor. People flock to Ilaya street in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be placed under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan....
As coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases double day by day, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Jan. 3 that it is presuming that the wave of the COVID-19 variant Omicron has started to grow in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "We are all presuming that the Omicron is here with us...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced that the municipal government will go after people who are not wearing face masks outside their residence amid an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Pateros municipal government reported that as of Dec. 31, there are 38 active...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) All hospitals should start to increase their bed allocation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in preparation for the possible surge in cases amid growing concerns on the Omicron variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Currently, the healthcare...
The Muntinlupa City government will intensify efforts as the number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city reached more than 100. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 1, the active COVID-19 cases in the city rose to 131, an increase of 59...
Independent research group OCTA said on Saturday, Jan. 1, that the National Capital Region's (NCR) reproduction number has increased to 4.05. Crowd at flea market. OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said in a tweet that this is the highest since April 2020 which was the onset of the coronavirus...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3,617 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on New Year's Day on Saturday, Jan. 1. Crowd at flea market. Saturday's tally already surpassed Friday, Dec. 31, 2021's numbers of 2,961 COVID-19 cases. The last time the country recorded more than 3,000 cases...
Independent research group OCTA said that new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country may swell to 4,000 on Saturday, Jan. 1. People watch fireworks display that light up the night sky over Quezon Memorial Circle on New Year's celebration, Jan. 1, 2022. Unlike last year where the city's...
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) announced on Saturday, Jan. 1, that there were no untoward incidents and zero COVID-19 cases in its jail facilities as the agency welcomes the New Year. “We do not have any untoward incident in any of our district, city and municipal jails across...
