TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan has recorded 15,033 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases and three new deaths from the disease, the island's disease monitoring agency announced Saturday. The three deaths involved three elderly patients suffering from chronic diseases, the agency noted, adding that they...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Health has thanked President Duterte for enacting the "Public Health Emergency Benefits and Allowances for Healthcare Workers Act", which she deemed vital to the welfare of healthcare workers. (Ali Vicoy/ MANILA BULLETIN) A statement from the office of...
People scan a code to show a negative Covid-19 test result done within 48 hours before entering Nanluoguxiang, a commercial street in Beijing on April 30, 2022. Beijing residents will need clear Covid tests to enter public spaces, officials said on April 30, announcing fresh virus controls at the...
OTTAWA, Canada -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Covid-19 vaccine developer Moderna will build a manufacturing facility in the country's Quebec to deliver up to 100 million mRNA vaccine doses annually. Construction is set to start this year and the facility is expected...
WARSAW, Poland -- Poland will downgrade its classification of the Covid-19 pandemic in mid-May, recognizing an epidemic threat instead, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski has announced. Niedzielski told the Polish Press Agency that the decision had been discussed at various government levels, and was...
YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment for Covid-19 on Friday further extended the Covid-19 preventive measures until May 31 in efforts to contain the pandemic. The extension is applied to all orders, announcements and directives issued by related union...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Health authorities of Australia's state of Victoria confirmed that the Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1 has been traced in wastewater in Melbourne. The Victorian Health Department confirmed the finding on Friday and said authorities would now prioritize the sequencing of PCR...
Immunocompromised Pasig City residents line up to take their 2nd booster shot in a vaccination site in the city. (Photo courtesy of the Pasig PIO) The City Health Office of Pasig logged zero active Covid-19 cases in 20 out of 30 barangays in the city on Friday, April 29. These barangays include...
Former Department of National Defense (DND) secretary and senatorial candidate Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro said the government should boost support for tourism-related enterprises even as the sector has started its recovery. Boracay, arguably the crown jewel of Philippine tourism (Laurentiu Morariu/...
Metro Manila’s Covid-19 reproduction number “slightly increased” to 0.71, an OCTA Research fellow said on Saturday, April 30. “Ang ating reproduction number ay nasa 0.71. Medyo bahagyang umakyat pero hindi pa naman ganon ka-alarming. Yung ating daily new case ay below 200 pa lamang (Our...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) has denied rumors that it is set to report an "artificial" rise in Covid-19 cases a few days before the conduct of the national and local elections. "The Department of Health categorically denies unfounded rumors that it will report an artificial increase in...
Muntinlupa City’s active Covid-19 cases totaled five as of April 29, with one new case added, according to the City Health Office (CHO). Tally from the CHO showed that one new Covid-19 case was added on April 29, bringing the total number of active cases to five from four on April 28. Vaccination...
