The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 26, a total of 5,690 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. DOH/MB In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases is currently at 813, which is 25 percent lower than cases from Dec. 12 to Dec. 18. The agency also recorded...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Dec. 26 additional 15 fireworks-related injuries bringing the current tally to 20. DOH According to DOH, this is the same number of injuries recorded by the agency during the same period in 2021. Case reports were lifted from 61 sentinel hospitals...
DOH Five people were injured due to firecrackers from Dec. 21 to 25, the Department of Health (DOH) said. The DOH said that the number is lower compared to the 10 injuries recorded during the same period last year. "Sa kasalukuyan, ang kabuuang bilang ng mga kaso ng pinsala dulot ng paputok ay lima...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded four cases of firecracker-related injuries since it started its surveillance last Dec. 21. One case happened last Dec. 21 while three cases were logged on Dec. 23, based on the DOH’s report on Saturday, Dec. 24. “All cases were males. Age ranged from...
DOH The recorded cases of anthrax in Cagayan province is a health issue and not related to any acts of terrorism, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We would also like to reiterate that the health event that happened in Cagayan is due to exposure to infected animals and NOT connected to any...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease expert said that bivalent vaccines are effective against the Omicron subvariant BF.7. This is because the bivalent vaccines target the Omicron...
COVID-19 virus The Omicron subvariant BF.7, which is currently driving the rise in China's Covid-19 cases, is already detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Dec. 23. The DOH said that four cases of BF.7 were found in the country based on the latest genome...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 22, registered 1,031 more cases of Covid-19. Active infections or patients still battling with Covid-19 across the country were at 16,900, latest data from the DOH showed. Among the regions with the most cases in the past two weeks were the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged health workers to receive their second Covid-19 booster shot. “Among those healthcare workers na hindi pa ho nakakapag second booster shot, tayo po still encouraging them,” said DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire in a press briefing on...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) and the Malacañang Palace are currently discussing the possibility of extending the Covid-19 state of calamity. “Ngayon, tayo ay nakikipag-usap sa Office of the President kung ano yung best option natin since magi-expire na ang state of calamity by the end of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) logged 626 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Based on the DOH Covid-19 tracker, the new infections brought the nationwide tally of active cases to 17,263. The regions with the most recorded cases in the past two weeks were the National Capital Region with...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the current stock of monovalent Covid-19 vaccines will still be used even once the bivalent vaccines arrive in the country. “Let me reiterate, ang (the) monovalent vaccine, ito yung mga nasa stocks natin ngayon, hindi po natin titigilan ang...
