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 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) of conducting pre-registration of...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
DOH LOGO The country recorded more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Sept. 10. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 17,964 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease. This figure brought the country's total case tally to 2,179,770. It said...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) logged 22,820 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, Sept. 9, the biggest single-day tally since the pandemic hit the Philippines last year. The previous record-high was last Monday, Sept. 6, when there were 22,415 fresh...
DOH LOGO The Department of Health (DOH) clarified that more than 17,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were logged on Wednesday, Sept. 8. In a statement on Thursday, Sept, 9, the DOH said that 5,000 more cases were added on Wednesday’s COVID-19 tally. Originally, the DOH reported 12,751 new...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) urged the Department of Health (DOH) to hasten its review of its policies for the possible expansion of the Special Risk Allowance (SRA) coverage to include all health workers who served in hospitals and other health facilities during the coronavirus disease...
MARK BALMORES/MANILA BULLETIN The Philippines recorded 12,751 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, Sept. 8-the lowest single-day tally in two weeks. The new infections pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the country to 2,134,005, with active cases still at 151,135, the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said that there were no "double payments" to the procurement service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) for the purchase of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers. "In response to the allegations that the Department of Health paid...
file photo: Ali Vicoy The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is supporting the implementation of granular lockdowns but it should be coupled with “accurate” and “up-to-date” data to make it work. “For us to do effective granular lockdowns- that needs to be based on very good...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque points to individual components of the PPEs during his virtual press briefing on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 (Screenshot from Facebook live) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Sept. 7, that the personal protective equipment (PPE) procured by the...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 18,012 more individuals who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The country's total case count reached 2,121,308, of which 158,637 are active cases as of Tuesday, Sept. 7. Ninety-two percent of the active cases have mild symptoms, 3.4...
DILG Pateros and contact tracers assist the Pateros Rescue in transporting COVID-19 patients to isolation centers (DILG Pateros) Fourteen out of the 32 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) referral hospitals in the country are now under the "critical" classification in terms of their healthcare...
