Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has instructed the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help in the transportation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines in remote and far-flung areas. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) Lorenzana,...
ALLAHABAD, India – Partly hidden between long reeds of grass, bodies shrouded in saffron cloth float silently down the holy Ganges river, a reminder of how India's ferocious coronavirus wave overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. Families in India's north and east gave up the bodies of...
The entry ban on travelers from India and six countries will be enforced until mid-July to prevent the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant, Malacañang announced Tuesday. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque announced the extension of the travel restrictions...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australian doctors have called for an urgent national advertising campaign to address coronavirus vaccine misinformation. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) recently said it was critical for the government to give Australians up-to-date information...
A day before the law's expiry, House Deputy Speaker and Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez has still urged President Duterte to call Congress to a special session to extend the validity of the Bayanihan 2. House of Representatives (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) “We...
Two alleged fixers will be sued by the local government of Pasig City for selling vaccination slots to residents, Mayor Vico Sotto said on Tuesday (June 29). Sotto said one of the two individuals they identified was a profiler in one of the city's vaccination teams. "Definitely, charges will be...
The government has kept the community quarantine regulations across the country at varying levels this July to stem the coronavirus outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (file photo/Malacañang) President Duterte has approved the new community quarantine status in the country recommended by the...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Eight hospitals in Indonesia are set to conduct clinical trials on Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic medicine that has appeared to be a potential COVID-19 medication, following a permit issued by the national agency of drug and food control (BPOM). BPOM's head Penny K. Lukito said...
The country has so far received a total of 12 million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China, representing 68.75 percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine supply in the country. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. gives updates on the immunization program during President Duterte's public...
The threat of the Delta coronavirus variant is the "monkey wrench" that prevents the government from allowing the resumption of face-to-face classes in the country, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) And given such virus threat, the President has...
The Delta variant is the most transmissible yet CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana With the accelerating rollout of vaccination programs worldwide, things were looking up for a pandemic-weary world in March 2021. After a year of living in fear of COVID-19, the end was in sight. It looked...
President Duterte reminded local government units (LGUs) to prepare their cold storage facilities while waiting for the arrival of additional coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine supply. President Rodrigo Duterte deliver a speech during the ceremonial signing of several laws in Malacañang on June 24,...
