(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Amid the increasing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, Metro Manila's daily testing positivity rate is now up to 5 percent for the first time since Oct. 24, 2021, the independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday evening, Dec. 28. Positivity rate refers to the...
As the Department of Education (DepEd) endeavors to expand the limited face-to-face classes, Education Secretary Leonor Briones reminded stakeholders that schools will still implement blended learning. Photo taken at Palma Gil Integrated School PGIS in Talaingod, Davao del Norte in June 2021 (DepEd...
BIÑAN, Laguna – The city government recorded zero active cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the first time over the past 21 months. The Biñan City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit announced the development on Monday (Dec. 27). Despite recording zero active cases, the local...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Pharmaceutical firm Faberco Life Sciences Inc. (Faberco) said that the move of the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to allow the emergency use of Molnarz, a brand of the antiviral drug molnupiravir, will help the country in its ongoing fight against...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 421 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections nationwide on Tuesday, Dec. 28. The country's running tally of confirmed cases is now at 2,839,111, of which 0.3 percent or 9,750 remain active. Of the active cases, 489 of them show no symptoms, 3,766...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is recommending that all areas in the country remain under Alert Level 2 in January amid the threat of the Omicron...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has returned to the Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila, its mayor announced on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Pateros enjoyed being coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-free for weeks but Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the municipal government has recorded one new case...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risk of the cities of Manila and San Juan increased over the past week to "moderate risk," independent research group OCTA said on Tuesday, Dec. 28. In its update via Twitter, OCTA research fellow Dr. Guido David said that Metro Manila...
(File photo: PIXABAY) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the number of firecracker-related injuries for this year has now climbed to 23. This is based on the data on the DOH Fireworks-Related Injury Surveillance Report that started last Dec. 21. "As of 6 a.m. of Dec. 28, 2021, a total of 23...
A member of K-pop boy band Verivery has fully recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the US and is set to fly back to South Korea. “Youngseung of Verivery has fully recovered from COVID-19, and after being assessed as being unable to further spread the virus by the CDC , he has come out...
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea reported 3,865 more cases of COVID-19 as of midnight Monday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 615,532. The daily caseload was down from 4,206 in the previous day, falling below 4,000 in 28 days on the back of tougher...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand reported 18 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,670. Among the new infections, 13 were recorded in New Zealand's largest city of...
