Despite the blackouts and intermittent power supply for days, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20, that many local governments have been successful in protecting their vaccine storage facilities, mobilizing their vaccines to facilities with backup generators. Vials of COVID-19...
President Duterte gave direct instructions to his Cabinet officials to respond to the key needs of residents of Cebu and Bohol, which were ravaged by typhoon "Odette" over the weekend. (Malacañang photo) This was confirmed in a statement Monday afternoon, Dec. 20 by Cabinet Secretary and Acting...
The Muntinlupa City government has recorded only six active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. As of Dec. 19, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) registered two patients who have recovered from COVID-19, zero new cases, and zero...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20 that it detected the country's third case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron from a returning overseas Filipino (ROF). Omicron variant of COVID-19 In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
Kevin Durant (AFP) Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant and returning teammate Kyrie Irving have entered the NBA's COVID-19 protocols, the team said on Saturday, as the league battles a surge in cases. The Nets said both Durant and Irving had been placed on the COVID list, meaning nine Brooklyn players...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora delivered his third State of the City Address (SOCA) on Friday, Dec. 17, reporting on the various achievements and programs of the city on COVID-19 response and public service. Zamora enumerated the city’s pandemic response and interventions to curb the cases of...
The whole world is looking for the COVID-19 cure, and one of the most probable ones is virgin coconut oil. It has been found effective in reducing and preventing the progression of symptoms as well as providing relief. Manila City Vice Mayor Dra. Honey Lacuna with Marketing Director for Emerging...
Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon on Dec. 1, 2021 (Courtesy of OSDS - DepEd Sorsogon Province Official) Across the world, school closures due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic brought significant disruptions to education. In the Philippines, the pandemic...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. The country reported 63 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 55 community cases and eight...
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia confirmed two more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of such cases in the southeast Asian nation to four, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement Saturday midnight. One patient is a 47-year-old Cambodian woman arriving in the kingdom on...
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia reported 27,967 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking its total caseload to 10,214,790, the official monitoring and response center said Sunday. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Meanwhile, the national death toll increased by a two-month low of 1,023 to 297,203,...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 9,143,184 cases as of late Saturday evening, according to the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). The specialized healthcare agency of the African Union (AU) said the death toll...
