DOH/MB The Philippines recorded 6,216 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, July 24. Based on the latest Department of Health's (DOH) case bulletin, the country's cumulative tally of cases is now at 1,543,281. Of these cases, 54,401 were active. Of the active infections, 93.4...
Senator Joel Villanueva on Saturday, July 24, asked authorities to come up with a mass transportation plan in light of the rainy season and the threat of the Delta variant of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Commuters in Philcoa, Quezon City are forced to wait in line after public utility...
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded medical frontliners and local government unit (LGU) officials on Saturday, July 24, for continuing the inoculation program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even with the incessant rains caused by southwest monsoon (habagat) and enhanced by typhoon...
A public health advocate has scored the government for being “sloppy” in imposing travel bans on countries where the dreaded Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been detected. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Anthony Leachon lamented the “acute” surge in infections seen in...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano announced that the scheduled vaccination on July 24 was cancelled because of heavy rains that caused flooding in many parts of Metro Manila. Rubiano made the announcement in the city government’s official Facebook page, stressing that the move was to ensure...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) advised the public on Saturday, July 24, that stricter health and safety restrictions will be implemented following the confirmation of not only cases and death but also local transmission of the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease...
The city government of Caloocan City has postponed the vaccination against COVID-19 on Saturday, July 24 due to heavy rain. In a Facebook post, Mayor Oca Malapitan announced that the vaccination sites will no longer accept individuals. “Dahil sa patuloy na masamang panahon at posibilidad na...
Now that he's fully vaccinated, social media influencer and online content creator Erwan Heussaff has shared his two cents about the "brand conscious." "Finally fully vaccinated with my 2nd dose of Sinovac today. Apparently, if I would have gotten vaccinated with any of the other Big 4, it’s not...
More than 1.1 million vaccines have been deployed in Manila since the city government launched its vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last March. (Ali vicoy / MANILA BULLETIN) Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso confirmed in a Facebook post that the city...
The Philippine General Hospital (PGH) is bracing for another round of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surge amid looming threat from the more transmissible Delta variant. Philippine General Hospital (Photo from UP) "We are bracing and anticipating for a possible surge so we are trying to cover all...
As more and more Filipinos are being inoculated to protect them from COVID-19, especially its emerging strains, it is timely to acknowledge the benefactor-countries that have extended their assistance: the United States, Japan, and China. On July 16 and 17, the United States delivered a total of...
More than 1,300 fully vaccinated Filipinos have so far been enrolled in the country’s 12-month “immunosurveillance” program, which seeks to determine the effectiveness of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines that were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) in the country. (Photo by ALI...
