Medicines (File Photo) An administrative order will soon be released by the Department of Health (DOH) in order to allow hospitals to procure investigational drugs for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that it will only cover investigational drugs for...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Oct. 29, said that 4,043 new cases of COVID-19 were detected across the country. Based on it's latest case bulletin, the new cases pushed the nationwide running tally to 2,779,943, of which, 1.8 percent or 50,630 are active cases or those who are still...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it never lost its focus in responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
People visit their departed loved ones at the Manila North Cemetery on Oct. 26, 2021 before cemeteries are closed from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it already advised the different local government...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Twenty-five children with comorbidities aged 12 to 17 experienced adverse reactions after receiving a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine, the Department of...
DOH The Philippines recorded 3,694 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday Oct. 28, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The new cases brought the number of active infections nationwide to 49,835. Majority or 73.4 percent have mild symptoms, 10.97 percent are in moderate condition,...
Kids swim at the famous beach front of Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists in October 2020. (Tara Yap/File/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still recommending that provincial local government units still strictly...
A senior citizen in Muntinluap poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that more senior citizens will be encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after the...
A health worker preparing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (NTF Against COVID-19) The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate about 80 percent of its pediatric population aged 12 to 17 against COVID-19 by the end of this year, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Oct. 28. DOH Undersecretary...
By Faith Argosino A close encounter with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 can be inevitable, especially for people who need to work or run errands outside their homes. That’s why the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Disease (IATF) requires people to use face mask,...
DOH Another 3,218 people contracted the coronavirus disease (COVID) nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Based on the latest case bulletin, the number of active cases across the country was at 50,152 or 1.8 percent of the running case tally which stood at...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP An infectious disease expert welcomed the move of the government to provide COVID-19 vaccine booster doses to healthcare workers to further...
