A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The World Health Organization (WHO) encouraged the Philippines to fully hit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination target in every priority group until...
The closure of the emergency room at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will likely to last for a week, its spokesperson said Wednesday, Aug. 25. (PGH FACEBOOK PAGE / MANILA BULLETIN) "Hopefully po sa loob ng mga isang linggo. Meron po diyan mga pa recover nadin. (Hopefully in about a week....
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, Aug. 25, has recommended vaccinating 80 percent of Metro Manila's population amid the threat of the more contagious Delta variant. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of adult infectious diseases at the...
Over 1,000 individuals, organizations, doctors, and personalities have aired support to the call of medical and health-allied students to postpone the September 2021 Physician Licensure Exam amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Photo from Pixabay) On Tuesday, Aug. 24, the...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, Aug. 25, said the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City has slowed down over the past week, as marked by the decrease in reproduction number from 1.38 to 1.15. "If the trends continue, Cagayan de Oro should...
Almost 90 percent of the essential workers of the Vista Mall and Starmall stores nationwide have been vaccinated as part of the Villar Group’s effort to protect its workforce and its valued customers from the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). The figure represents members of the sales team, cashiers,...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, August 25, announced that she will cancel some of her activities because she has to go into a 14-day quarantine after she came in “very close contact” with an Office of the Vice President (OVP) staff who tested positive for COVID-19. Vice President Leni...
To help aid pandemic-hit schools in the Philippines, multi-awarded youth volunteer organization I am M.A.D (Making A Difference) once again launched a bayanihan initiative. First BIDA Eskwela. Delivering brand new printer, printing materials for the Aeta community at Biaan Aeta Intergrated School...
The public should also practice "good information hygiene" as false information now spreads faster than the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a health expert appealed on Wednesday, Aug. 25. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN "'Yung virus ng COVID ay mas mabagal pa po ang takbo kaysa sa virus ng mis- and...
With blended learning set in place when the new school year opens in public schools next month , UNICEF expressed concern that millions of Filipino children will continue to miss education opportunities in another year of school closure. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “The Philippines is one of...
The implementation of a two-week enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in some parts of the country resulted to a better equipped healthcare system and apprehension of over 600,000 individuals who violated the minimum public health standards (MPHS) on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). National Task...
A total of 262,800 doses of Pfizer vaccine are expected to arrive Wednesday evening, August 25, another round of supply that is expected to boost the government's goal of attaining herd immunity from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The arriving Pfizer doses are government-procured. The plane...
