There is no need to make changes in the current health protocols as these are still effective despite rising numbers of Covid-19 cases in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The current health protocols are based on scientific evidence, said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire...
More than two thousand new Covid-19 cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) in the past week. The DOH, in its latest bulletin issued on Monday, April 17, disclosed that 2,386 new Covid-19 cases were recorded nationwide from April 10 until April 16, with an average number of 341 cases...
Public health expert Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said Covid-19 is not yet endemic, reminding Filipinos that the threat of the disease lingers. Leachon on Sunday, April 16, said the World Health Organization (WHO) views Covid-19 at a “transition point” but the organization never claimed that...
DAVAO CITY – Local government units in Region 11 have been given the discretion to create their own policies to stem the spread of Covid-19, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Davao said. DILG-Davao Director Alex Roldan said the government would no longer reimpose the strict...
There is no recommendation yet from the Department of Health (DOH) to bring back the mandatory wearing of face masks amid the rise in Covid-19 infections in the country. “Currently, there is no recommendation from the Department of Health on the amendment of the Executive Order No. 7 regarding the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) emergency committee is set to meet again next month to discuss whether or not Covid-19 is still a public health emergency of international concern. WHO Western Pacific Region Emergency Director Dr. Babatunde Olowokure said that the emergency panel will then give...
Health reform advocate Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon noted an uptick in the country’s Covid-19 positivity rate, attributing this rise to the increased mobility of people during Holy Week. Leachon on Thursday, April 13, said the current nationwide positivity rate has climbed to seven percent,...
DAVAO CITY – The number of Covid-19 cases slightly increased in the Davao region from 454 in February to 803 in March. In a press briefing on Wednesday, April 12, Dr. Gerna Manatad, Department of Health-Davao assistant regional director, said that the situation is manageable and assured the public...
ILOILO CITY – The city government has reinstated the no face mask, no entry policy at the Iloilo City Hall due to the rising number of Covid-19 cases. A UTILITY worker wearing a face mask walks across Plaza Libertad overlooking the Iloilo City Hall. (Tara Yap) "We have once again required the...
The United States Embassy in Manila announced on Thursday, April 13, that it has increased its visa application fees, with visitor (B1/B2) visas up to US$185. (Photo from US Embassy in the Philippines via Twitter) In a Twitter post, the embassy said that the new visa fees would be applicable...
The Philippines could see over 600 Covid-19 cases per day by the middle of May, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, April 12. This latest projection is based on Feasibility Analysis of Syndromic Surveillance using Spatio-temporal Epidemiological Modeler for Early Detection of Diseases...
The general population will soon be allowed to receive their second booster shot against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, April 12. The agency is currently readying the guidelines for this, said DOH Officer-in-Charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire during a...
