An increase in the positive growth rate of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases was observed in the National Capital Region (NCR) in the recent week, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Crowd at flea market. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a DOH press...
Muntinlupa’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases slightly increased, prompting the city government to urge the public to take extra caution. From five active cases on Dec. 20, the figures rose to 11 each on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, and 20 on Dec. 26, with two new cases per day in the last two...
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from...
Ten months since it started accepting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, more than 200 million doses of procured and donated jabs have already been delivered to the country as it is poised to sustain the national vaccination program in 2022. Assistant Secretary Wilben Mayor (Courtesy of NTF...
(SCREENGRAB FROM PTV FACEBOOK PAGE) Despite an uptick in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in Metro Manila, independent research group OCTA said that it has not observed a "solid" upward trend yet. "In early December, it (reproduction number) was at 0.33. That's the lowest reproduction rate...
KIGALI -- Rwanda has achieved the World Health Organization (WHO) target of vaccinating 40 percent of the entire population by December 2021, the Rwandan Ministry of Health said in a statement on Saturday. According to the ministry, as of Dec. 24, a total of 7,556,466 of the targeted Rwandan...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano urged city residents to strictly observe basic health protocols after five active cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the city after Christmas. Rubiano said the city was down to one active case on Dec. 20 but four new cases were added after the Christmas...
YANGON, Myanmar -- The number of COVID-19 cases has increased to 529,613 in Myanmar after 110 new COVID-19 cases were reported in the past 24 hours, according to a release from the Ministry of Health on Sunday. With three new deaths, the death toll rose to 19,254 on Sunday, the release said. A...
Makati City Mayor Abby Binay urged Makatizens on Monday, Dec. 27, to get themselves boosted amid the threat of COVID-19 and its Delta and Omicorn variants. Binay said that after the Department of Health (DOH) amended the protocols in administering booster shots, the local government unit (LGU)...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III urged the remaining unvaccinated minors aged 12 to 17 years old to get their vaccinated against COVID-19 amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Ponce made the announcement as the government approved the vaccination of children 5 to 11...
The Philippines purchased more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines developed by western countries as compared to Chinese-made doses, said National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 Special Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Sunday, Dec. 26. (UNSPLASH/MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over...
A total of 91 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded in Manila as of Sunday, Dec. 26. A majority of the 91 cases are concentrated in Tondo 1, with 29 cases of COVID-19. This is an increase of about 13 cases since the last tally by the Manila Public Information Office on Friday,...
