(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines has already administered more than 81 million vaccine shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) since the government’s vaccination program started last March. Based on the National COVID-19 vaccination dashboard, a total of 81,017,994 vaccine...
The mandatory use of barriers in motorcycles, public utility jeepneys (PUJ), and other public utility vehicles is now being eased in Davao City following the improved COVID-19 situation. (Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines recorded less than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus disease for...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it recommended imposing a travel restriction on travelers from Hong Kong amid growing concerns over a new coronavirus variant first found in South Africa. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they already wrote to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) detected 863 new people who contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Active cases nationwide totalled to 17,853 as of Friday, Nov. 26. These cases represent 0.6 percent of the country's running tally which stood at 2,830,387. Of the still sick patients, 51.5...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still waiting for the official pronouncement of the World Health Organization (WHO) with regards to the characteristics of the new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa. "Nagpapa-meeting ang WHO ngayong araw. Kakalabas lang ng kanilang...
Vaccination of a minor in Taguig (Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all eligible Filipinos to participate in the government's national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. “The massive vaccination drive aims to increase...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is looking at vaccinating about 13.5 million children aged five to 11 once the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program covers that specific age group. “We have about 13.5 million targeted five to 11 years old individuals,” said Department of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported close to 1,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Nov. 25. There were 975 more people who got infected with SARS-CoV-2 or the virus that causes COVID-19, the DOH said. These cases were added to the country's running tally of cases...
(File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said that further evaluation is still needed before it can declare that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is already under control in the Philippines. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire believes that it is too early to...
A healthcare workers receives a COVID-19 vaccine during the launching of booster vaccination for medical frontliners at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2021. (Photo: NTF Against COVID-19) The Department of Health (DOH) said more than 100,000 Filipinos...
DOH The Philippines recorded only 890 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) case bulletin, the active cases nationwide dropped to 17,864 or only 0.6 percent of the country's overall tally since last yearwhich currently stood at...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its gratitude to the Australian government for donating 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Nov. 24. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccine donation of Australia is...
