Nothing is certain, according to an official of the Department of Health (DOH), as the possibility of having another spike in Covid-19 cases is always present. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) In a press...
Curious on what an endemic situation looks like? (Jansen Romero / Manila Bulletin File Photo) According to a pediatric infectious disease expert, how the country currently responds to Covid-19 infections and case spikes all over the world is something that would be expected in an endemic situation....
The country’s Covid-19 vaccine administration has slowed down following the onset of the election season, National Task Force against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa said on Tuesday, March 29. (AFP / Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Bumagal ang ating vaccine administration...
The Makati City local government resumed on Monday, March 28, face-to-face classes in 12 public schools after a two-year hiatus amid the Covid-19 pandemic. "After nearly two years, our students are excited to go back to school and use their new uniform, school bags, rubber shoes, and other school...
After two years of distance learning, the University of the Philippines (UP) is gradually opening its doors for face-to-face classes anew. University of the Philippines (Photo from UP Diliman Facebook page) UP is requiring its students who will participate in face-to-face classes to have medical...
K-pop superstars BTS member Jungkook has tested positive for Covid-19 in Las Vegas ahead of the 64th Grammy Awards on April 3. “We would like to provide you with some information on BTS member Jung Kook being diagnosed with Covid-19. Jungkook was tested negative on a PCR test in Korea, and he...
The Pasig City local government held on Monday, March 28, its first quarter local health board meeting as the city continues to develop projects to further improve city health response to residents. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto said that despite delays brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic, the...
Twenty-five scholars have finished training in Barangay Infectious Disease Management Services (BIDMS) Level II under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Photo from TESDA The scholars, mostly from various areas of Parañaque City, have already received their training...
JERUSALEM, Undefined -- Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said Monday, after he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Bennett, who met Blinken in Jerusalem on Sunday on the sidelines of a "historic summit" of Israeli and Arab diplomats, "is...
YANGON, Myanmar -- Detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has skipped three days of her trial in a junta court after Covid-19 was detected among her staff and she was placed in quarantine, a source with knowledge of the case said Monday. The 76-year-old's civilian government was ousted in...
A total of 1,431 Covid-19 booster shots have been administered to adult residents of Pasig City through a house-to-house vaccination (H2H) program as of Sunday, March 27. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook Page / MANILA BULLETIN) The H2H program is primarily led by a medical team from...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said not a single case of Covid-19 has been detected in the city over the past four days, which is a major feat considering that it was once a coronavirus hotspot. In a report to Rubiano, the Ciy Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) said no Covid-19 cases...
