WASHINGTON, United States -- US COVID-19 new cases, hospitalizations, deaths continue to climb due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed. Pedestrians walk in the rain caused by tropical storm Henri, in Times...
Department of Health A six-week modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) with “improved” interventions may result to a lower number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila by the end of September, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Based on the projection...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported 35 new community cases of Delta variant of COVID-19 on Monday, in which 33 are from Auckland and two are from Wellington, bringing the total number of cases in New Zealand's community outbreak to 107. New Zealand's Director-General of Health Ashley...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported an additional 16,044 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, Aug. 22. The latest figure pushed the country’s running case tally to 1,839,635, of which, 6.8 percent or 125,900 are active cases, according to the DOH’s case bulletin. Of the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Tuesday, August 17, that it will reconsider its circular which removed the benefit package for probable COVID-19 cases. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (MANILA BULLETIN) During a hearing of the House of Representatives'...
Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN At least 200 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients have received help from the specialized ambulance fleet of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) as of Monday, Aug. 16. Composed of six Negative Pressure Ambulance (NPA) units, PRC said that its fleet is manned by...
PRC emergency medical tent in Cebu (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Aug. 16 said that it will provide Bataan a 50-bed emergency tent as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases due to the Delta variant continues to increase in the province....
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, Aug. 16, reminded the public to “take extra precautions” to keep themselves and their families safe amidst the ongoing public health situation in the country. “Always wear a mask,” said PRC Chairman and Chief...
Almost 80,000 personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been fully vaccinated while more than 92,000 more are still waiting for the second dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This developed as another policeman, a 50-year old police official assigned to the...
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 Civil Service Commission (CSC) said Saturday, Aug. 14, that it has decided to tap videoconferencing platform for hearings and pre-hearing conferences to ensure the immediate disposition of administrative cases amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has filed several complaints against suspected tax evaders before the Department of Justice (DOJ) involving billions of pesos in estimated tax liabilities in the first half of the year. BIR In a report submitted to the Department of Finance (DOF), BIR Deputy...
