President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has expressed his gratitude to the people who flooded his social media accounts with well-wishes as he recovered from his second bout with Covid-19. Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos YouTube channel In his recent vlog, Marcos said that he is now feeling...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- The BA.5 Omicron subvariant, now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, is four times more resistant to Covid-19 vaccines, according to a new study published in Nature. The study found the variant is four times more resistant to messenger RNA vaccines...
After being reported as having agreed to such a recommendation, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said there was no need for the country to have a law requiring Filipinos to get a Covid-19 booster shot as they still have liberty over their well-being. File photos Marcos said this after...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is now close to 19,000, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 16. Based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker, the total number of patients who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide is at 18,990. There were...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte remained firm that there should be “no segregation, no discrimination” among the vaccinated and unvaccinated students who will start attending face-to-face classes in November this year. Vice President Sara Duterte (Photo by Ali Vicoy /...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Gov. Manuel Mamba has directed the Provincial Health Office and the 12 district hospitals to intensify the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine throughout the province. Mamba issued the order after this city logged 13 new Covid-19 cases Friday, July 15. There are now 19...
BEIJING, China -- China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy. People walk in a subway station in Beijing on July 15, 2022. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP) Using snap lockdowns,...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion hopes that Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge (OIC) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire will reform the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) to accelerate Covid-19 booster vaccinations in the country. Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion and...
Malacañang said that the existing alert level classifications for different areas in the country had been extended after the government's pandemic task force failed to declare the new status on July 15. File photo Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said this after the previous alert level...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may peak within seven days, as manifested by the slower pace of increase in infections in the past week, said OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David on Saturday, July 16. “New Covid-19 cases in the NCR (National Capital Region) continued to...
The Philippines recorded 2,588 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, July 15. The total number of active cases nationwide is at 18,090, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker. Metro Manila has the most number of cases in the past 14 days with 8,971. It was followed by Calabarzon with...
Paranaque Mayor Eric Olivarez said the city has not observed any significant increase in Covid-19 cases. Olivarez attributed the manageable Covid-19 status in the city to the health centers’ continuous conduct of RT-PCR swab tests in compliance with the PDITR (prevention, detection, isolation,...
