ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has confirmed the first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus in its southern Sindh province, said an official on Thursday. Media Coordinator of the Sindh Health Department Mehar Khursheed told Xinhua that the first case was detected on Wednesday after conducting genomic...
Men and those in the older age group are more likely to develop severe and critical cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the initial results of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s (RITM) study on the clinical characteristics and transmission patterns of COVID-19....
DOH The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for 16 consecutive days already with 562 new cases detected on Thursday, Dec. 9. The new cases brought the total number of active infections nationwide to 12,169. Since the start of the pandemic last...
TEHRAN, Iran -- The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 3,309 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,144,644. According to the ministry's latest daily briefing, the pandemic has claimed 130,446 lives in the country so far, after 90 new deaths were registered in the...
Using convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy may not help prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Dec. 9. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Results of the...
Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED) The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate at least 99 million individuals before the term of President Duterte ends next year. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed optimism that the government will reach its goal of fully...
The recently-concluded national vaccination drive againt the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) showed what Filipinos can do if they work together. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Thus, said President Duterte in a message delivered by Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson...
Muntinlupa City’s total active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to decrease. Data from the Muntinlupa City government showed that as of Dec. 8, there are only 27 active COVID-19 cases in the city including one new case recorded for the day. A minor getting vaccinated in Muntinlupa....
Former Vice President and senatorial aspirant Jejomar Binay on Thursday (Dec. 9) said the national government must focus on further boosting the financial confidence of the people for the economy to effectively jump back to its pre-pandemic level even as the world continues to battle COVID-19....
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 9, said there is still no Omicron coronavirus variant case detected in the Philippines. “The Department of Health, the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines -...
Despite the dwindling number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases being recorded by the Department of Health (DOH), the Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded civil servants on Thursday, Dec. 9 to still keep holiday revelries simple to ensure safety. (Unsplash) CSC Chairperson Alicia dela...
The Department of Education (DepEd) is targeting to finish the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes in basic education by the end of this month. Limited pilot face-to-face classes started in Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School located in Manila on Dec. 6, 2021 (ALI VICOY / MANILA...
