A Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF) who skipped the mandatory health protocol in a Makati City hotel may have infected around 15 people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Thursday night, Dec. 30. In an interview over...
Editorial Explore all possible options to safely mitigate the effects of more transmissible variants of COVID-19. Thus did Health Secretary Francisco Duque III frame the current strategy of the government in the continuing efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Three important measures were...
The Taguig City government has urged people to strictly observe health and safety protocols in welcoming the New Year due to a possible surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. “Minimum health protocols must be strictly observed,” said the Taguig Safe City Task Force in its...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan reported 482 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,294,861 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan's campaign against the...
LOS ANGELES, United States – With Delta and Omicron transmissions surging, Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported 16,510 new COVID-19 cases, one of its highest single-day counts, local public health authorities said. Test positivity rates in the most populous U.S. county have more than...
NEW YORK, United States – Daily COVID-19 cases in New York State shot up and hit a new record once again while more people were tested amid a new wave of infection, according to data issued by the local government on Wednesday. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN New York State reported 67,090 positive...
DENPASAR, Indonesia – Foreign revellers on Indonesia's resort island of Bali have been warned they may be deported if they are caught violating Covid-19 health rules during New Year celebrations, authorities warned on Thursday. "Get ready to be kicked out," Bali immigration office head...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 as the Metro Manila eases to Alert Level 3 for COVID-19. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The country's daily number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases climbed back to over 1,000 on Thursday, Dec. 30. The Department of Health (DOH) said it...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday, Dec. 30, expressed readiness to bring back the implenentation of stringent health and safety protocols in case the national government decides to heighten the Alert Level status amid increasing cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Police General...
Senate Committee on Finance Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday welcomed the signing of the 2022 General Appropriations Act (GAA), which he said is a very timely move given the rising number of COVID-19 cases anew. “The Senate Committee on Finance worked tirelessly to ensure that the 2022 National...
Navotas City Mayor Toby Tiangco urged his constituents to get vaccinated after the city's total COVID-19 active case rose to 68 on Wednesday, Dec. 29, In a Facebook post, Tiangco said the city government recorded a total of 44 postive cases as of Dec. 29 which is much higher than the three active...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday, Dec. 30 tagged persons who skipped COVID-19 quarantine protocols as ‘’stupid, irresponsible individuals.’’ ‘’It has come to our attention that there are individuals who have skipped quarantine protocols coming in from abroad and...
