The government is moving to bolster its "proactive" measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant in the country. A senior citizen receives a J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
In a bid to promote public health and safe economic activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government is pushing for greater public access to outdoor spaces for dining, recreation, among others. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency...
The government has appealed to the public to complete their two-dose vaccination to thwart the threat of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant. A senior citizen receives a single-shot Johnson & Jonhson Janssen coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July...
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta...
President Duterte is prepared to tighten movement curbs in communities if warranted especially in the face of the threat of the more contagious coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque, the President won't hesitate to...
With the new coronavirus variants threatening to derail global recovery from the pandemic, President Duterte has appealed anew to the public to get vaccinated as soon as possible. President Duterte receives his second dose of Sinopharm vaccine on July 12, 2021. (Malacañang) The President said he...
The entry ban on travelers from India and six countries will be enforced until mid-July to prevent the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, Malacañang announced Tuesday. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced the extension of the travel restrictions...
The country must "triple" efforts to prevent the spread of a more transmissible variant of the coronavirus since it cannot afford a "disastrous" second wave of infections, President Duterte declared last Monday. Manila residents line up eager to get Pfizer coronavirus vaccines at a vaccination site...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 11, announced the presence of the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus in the country. DOH/MB DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the variant was detected in two returning overseas Filipinos through the conduct of genome sequencing. "Nais...
Which are more infectious, and which are more resistant to vaccines? Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Here we go again. With the recent increase in cases to over 3,000 new COVID-19 infections daily, we cannot help but feel a sense of déjà vu . This time last year, the unprecedented rise in new...
San Juan City had an increase of 133 COVID-19 cases in a span of 10 days, Mayor Francis Zamora reported on Thursday (March 11). Mayor Francisco Zamora (Photo from Mayor Francisco Zamora Facebook page / MANILA BULLETIN) Zamora, in an interview with ANC, said the increase in the number of active...
The OCTA Research Team sees the new COVID variants as the reason for the spike in cases in Metro Manila and several parts of the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said his group saw a rapid increase in Metro Manila’s reproduction rate (R0) which is...
