Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) asked various hospitals to increase (coronavirus disease) COVID-19 dedicated beds and oxygen supplies following the detection of local infections of the Delta variant in the country. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire emphasized the...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has so far vaccinated over 37,000 people against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Philippine Red Cross Facebook page) PRC biomolecular laboratories chief Dr. Paulyn Ubial said as of July 18, the country’s premier humanitarian organization has vaccinated a total of...
The highly dreaded and contagious Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has been detected in Taguig, an official said. In a weekly report, Clarence Santos, head of the Taguig Safe City Task Force, said one case of the Delta variant has been...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, said that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines should be given to hotspot areas where the highly transmissible Delta variant has been detected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The United States through the global...
The OCTA Research group on Sunday, July 18, called for the implementation of stricter border control for Metro Manila and nearby provinces amid the growing threat of the feared Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Prof. Guido David said...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, July 18, said the highest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection rates were observed in Laoag City, Mariveles in Bataan, Lapu-Lapu City, and Cebu City during the July 7-17 monitoring period. COVID-19 infections were highest in Laoag City...
People take pictures with the Olympic rings outside the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo on May 17, 2021. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Two athletes have become the first to test positive for the coronavirus in the Tokyo Olympic Village, officials said on Sunday, just days before the pandemic-delayed...
Mayor Richard Gomez of Ormoc City Actor-turned-public servant Richard Gomez recently tested positive for COVID-19. Despite this, the Ormoc City Mayor assured his supporters that he is "okay." “I tested positive for Covid. It could be my exposure from multiple people because of work I do as...
The Philippines and Singapore are committed to strengthen its post-pandemic recovery through economic cooperation such as trade and investment, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Saturday, July 17. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Affairs Neal Imperial and...
An additional 1,606,600 doses of Johnson and Johnson (J&J) vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered in the country on Saturday afternoon, July 17, which came from the donations of the United States government. An additional 1.6 million doses of Johnson & Johnson...
While the new Delta coronavirus variant should not stir up panic, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) urged the public to stay alert and be more vigilant amidst the threat of the said variant, which - according to experts - is highly contagious. Vaccination at the PRC Hemodialysis Center in Port Area,...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Saturday, July 17, noted "very high" coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Mariveles in Bataan, Lapu-Lapu City, and Cebu City during the past week. The rate of infection was highest in Mariveles at 1.85 percent, followed by Lapu-Lapu City at...
