The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 5,434 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY /...
"Due to extraordinary demand." The start of 2022 proves to be a stressful one, with people lining up at drugstores to buy medicine for flu, cold, cough, and other possible COVID-19 symptoms. With so many unconfirmed photos circulating, showing stores filled with people lining up to purchase...
Parents of children ages five to 11 years old in Malabon City may pre-register their kids to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the local government announced on Monday, Jan 3. The online registration form is posted on the city's Facebook page:...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the influx of disturbing news can increase distress and anxiety. It can even escalate panic when shared through social media. Though it is important to stay updated with the current affairs, the continuous surge of COVID-19 cases, among other...
An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Jan. 4, asked patients experiencing flu-like symptoms to avail of telemedicine consultations to avoid hospital crowding amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Dr. Edsel Salvana...
The Muntinlupa City government said it will require vaccination cards or negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results from people who want to visit city government offices. Muntinlupa Administrator Engr. Allan Cachuela issued a memorandum ordering security...
Amid the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, the OCTA Research group on Tuesday, Jan. 4, said that Metro Manila’s hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19 has increased to 29 percent. (File Photo / AFP / Manila Bulletin) “In seven days, hospital bed occupancy for COVID-19...
Infections brought about by Influenza and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants Omicron and Delta have no distinct symptoms, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from DOH / MANIL BULLETIN) In a statement, DOH cited the World Health Organization (WHO) who said that the...
The Pasay City government recorded 152 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, Jan. 3, bringing the city’s total number of confirmed cases to 365. Miko Llorca, head of the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU), said Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano ordered the intensified contact...
It was a reunion of some sort for Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters as they posed for their first family photo to celebrate the new year after they were placed under quarantine. COVID-FREE—Vice President Leni Robredo and her three daughters have reunited after completing their...
Life will be hard for individuals who continuously refused to be vaccinated following the decision of Metro Manila mayors to restrict their movement under Alert Level 3, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, Jan. 4. DILG Undersecretary and...
