K-pop boy band ENHYPEN’s Sunoo has recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while more Korean stars have tested positive. South Korea is experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant. On Feb. 16, Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that...
Some 840 children were inoculated in the first school-based pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination for children aged five to 11 at St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina (SSAM) in Barangay Marikina Heights, Marikina City from Monday, Feb. 14, to Tuesday, Feb. 15. (Photo courtesy of...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday said the government should consider giving COVID-19 vaccines to inbound foreign visitors to further boost the Philippine’s local tourism industry that is badly hit by the pandemic. Tolentino noted that many tourist hotspots across the globe have already...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Aside from Metro Manila, Quezon, and Rizal, the provinces of Cavite and Laguna are also now classified as "low risk" for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) transmission, the OCTA Research Group said on Wednesday, Feb. 16. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the group...
K-pop idol group and Grammy nominee BTS’ V tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). According to Big Hit Music, BTS’ agency, V has been diagnosed with COVID-19 on the night of Feb. 15. BTS' V (Big Hit Music) “V visited the hospital Tuesday afternoon on the 15th after experiencing a...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day may drop to as low as 83 per day in the middle of March this year, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the...
Muntinlupa City continues to record a decreasing trend in the number of weekly new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases Based on data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), the city recorded 75 new COVID-19 cases in one week from Feb. 8 to 14, or 11 new cases per day, with confirmed cases...
The Department of Health reported 2,010 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Feb. 15, the lowest daily count for the year so far. Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) This was the lowest daily...
The head of the country's Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) is weighing in if a fourth coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine dose is still needed. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) During the Laging Handa briefing on Tuesday, Feb. 15, Dr. Nina Gloriani, Chairperson of VEP, said immunocompromised...
The Philippines is now back to low risk classification for COVID-19 infection after battling the Omicron-fueled surge last month, Malacañang said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In his virtual presser, acting Presidential spokesman Karlo...
Establishments in areas with high vaccination rates for senior citizens and persons with comorbidities will be allowed to operate with an additional 20 percent capacity, acting Presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said on Tuesday, Feb. 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (The Cabinet Secretariat...
K-pop group TWICE are in the US for their 4th World Tour III but decided to cancel promotional activities and meet-and-greets due to the coronavirus disease (COVDI-19) situation. JYP Entertainment, the group’s agency, issued the announcement, saying the health of TWICE members is priority. TWICE...
