WASHINGTON, United States -- A recent study by Johns Hopkins University warned that Omicron should not be underestimated as hospitalized patients with the Omicron variant required similar levels of respiratory support and intensive care to those carrying Delta. For hospitalized patients with...
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan recorded more than 10,000 new infections for the first time on Thursday following the government's decision to move away from its zero-Covid strategy and begin living with the coronavirus. The shift leaves China -- and its financial hub Hong Kong -- as the only major...
BEIJING, China -- The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou on Thursday cancelled hundreds of flights and began testing 5.6 million people over one suspected Covid case, part of an escalating battle across the country to extinguish the virus. China is facing its worst outbreak since the peak of the first...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its stance that individuals who are positive for Covid-19 on election day must stay in isolation. In a statement, the DOH said it "does not and will not stop any Filipino from exercising their constitutional right to vote for our country's leaders this...
Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Thursday, April 28, urged the government to enhance its Covid-19 vaccination and booster programs following the detection of the Omicron subvariant called BA.2.12...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose 'Joey' Concepcion III has reiterated his call to redefine the "fully vaccinated" status to mean having received a booster shot against Covid-19 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case of the new Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 in the...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 30, 2021 a doctor vaccinates a patient against Covid-19 at a vaccination center in Sonthofen, southern Germany, amid the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Germany's parliament on April 7, 2022 rejected a government-backed proposal for mandatory...
Senator Francis Tolentino strongly suggested Thursday, April 28 to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) that they hold the May 9 elections and Covid-19 vaccinations at the same time. This would afford millions of voters the chance to be vaccinated before or...
The Valenzuela City government will start administering second Covid-19 booster dose to immunocompromised individuals on Friday, April 29. Immunocompromised individuals aged 18 and above may be vaccinated as long as their first booster dose was given three months before the second booster shot. The...
The Muntinlupa City government has started giving second booster shots on April 26 to immunocompromised people. Data from the City Health Office showed that 14 people were vaccinated with the second booster shot on the first day. Of the 14, four were in Barangay Alabang, three each in Cupang,...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año called on barangays, community leaders, election campaign organizers, business establishments and other concerned parties to help enforce minimum public health standards (MPHS) to prevent Covid-19 surge. In a briefing...
A medical worker prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, the United States, June 18, 2021. (Xinhua/ FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN) Health experts urged policymakers to continue the fight against misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines as this can...
