The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 16, confirmed the local transmission of XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant in Western Visayas. (Department of Health) Latest genome sequencing revealed that there are three additional cases of immune-evasive and transmissible XBB.1.16 or “Arcturus”...
Around 391,000 doses of bivalent Covid-19 vaccines are expected to arrive in the Philippines next week, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Tuesday, May 16. Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines (AFP / Manila Bulletin) DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, in a media forum on...
The seven-day positivity rate for Covid-19 in Metro Manila has slightly increased, while several other areas in Luzon have registered “high” rates over the past week, OCTA Research said on Sunday, May 14. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the positivity rate in Metro Manila rose...
A medical expert reminded Filipinos to continue practicing the different layers of protection as the Philippines is once again experiencing an upward trend in Covid-19 infections. Infectious disease specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante said that the pandemic is not yet over. In a recent statement, the...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has logged three new cases of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 Covid-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH)-6 recorded these fresh cases from April 26 to May 6, according to a biosurveillance report. The first case of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 variant, also known as...
CABATUAN, Isabela – The Cabatuan National High School here has implemented modular distance learning from May 11 to 17 after 11 students and two teachers tested positive for Covid-19. The local government has issued Executive Order 7 suspending face-to-face classes in the school to prevent...
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said the Philippine government should now focus on the recovery of the education sector which is one of the hardest hit during the pandemic. In this regard,...
As the World Health Organization ended Covid-19 as a global emergency, Philippine Red Cross (PRC) chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Gordon reiterated that the virus is still present and that the government should still vaccinate senior citizens and people with comorbidities. Courtesy of...
The Department of Health (DOH) urged jail officials in the country to ensure that inmates as well as jail employees are vaccinated against Covid-19. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement following the reported spike in Covid-19 cases at the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa,...
The public should remain vigilant as the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over despite the lifting of its global health emergency status, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Covid-19 no longer represents a public health emergency of...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, May 8, a total of 9,465 new Covid-19 cases that were recorded in the past week. In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that daily average cases went up to 1,352 which is 112 percent higher than the case from April 24 to April 30. DOH recorded 50 more...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization's (WHO) lifting of the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) declaration in connection with Covid-19 should prod Philippine authorities to do away with the eTravel requirement for...
