ALFONSO, CAVITE - The Municipal Health Office will be closed down until further notice after a frontline worker tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a Facebook post on Sunday (May 10), Mayor Randy Salamat said all the MHO staff members have undergone a swab test and are currently...
The United States, which has reported the world's worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has "no doubt" been undercounting fatal cases, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. White House Chief Medical Adviser on COVID-19 Dr. Anthony Fauci (SAUL LOEB / AFP) The country has officially lost over...
BATANG MAYNILA Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Slowly but surely, it is becoming apparent that vaccine hesitancy in the city of Manila is now being eased out and in its place, the public is beginning to place their trust and confidence in getting the jab, owing to the desire to get protected from the...
The Parañaque City Police said that it continues to be strict in implementing safety protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) such as the proper wearing of face masks. This was after Pres. Duterte warned that anyone caught not properly wearing their face mask in public...
More than 43,000 individuals have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in Pasig City, Mayor Vico Sotto announced Sunday (May 9). He said over 20,000 senior citizens in the city have been given the first dose of the vaccine. “Pasig LGU has now vaccinated over 43K people (1st dose). Sa seniors mahigit...
At least two senators on Sunday, May 9, urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to provide masks to health protocol violators, saying they should instill discipline but must show compassion to these people. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the PNP should be ready to provide violators of...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has so far conducted 2.8 million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests nationwide. (Photo from Philippine Red Cross) PRC biomolecular laboratories chief Dr. Paulyn Ubial said as of Sunday, May 9, 2.5 million tests - both reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, May 9, logged 7,174 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. doh The newly confirmed coronavirus patients pushed the country's total number of active cases to 61,294. Majority of them or 93.8 percent were mild, 2.1 percent were showing no symptoms,...
The government's efforts to vaccine as many Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) appeared to be on the right track as more vaccines continue to arrive, the latest was the first batch of donated Pfizer vaccines from the Covax facility which will be delivered on Monday night, May 10....
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo does not agree with President Duterte’s order to arrest people who are not wearing their face masks. “I don’t understand why our default is to arrest people,” Robredo said in Filipino during her Sunday radio show. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
The Philippine Embassy in Washington D.C. has distanced itself from a planned rally to be staged near the White House by a group of Filipino-Americans pressing for US President Joe Biden to facilitate the delivery of American-made COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to the Philippines....
Due to the continuous decline in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the past few weeks, the National Capital Region (NCR) is seen to average less than 1,900 cases per day by May 14, based on the latest monitoring report of the OCTA Research Group. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO...
