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...
Nearly 20,000 minors aged 12 to 17 have been vaccinated in Muntinlupa in almost one month, according to the city government. As of Nov. 23, according to the Muntinlupa COVID-19 Vaccination Program (MunCoVac), a total of 19,836 minors have been vaccinated with the first dose. Vaccination of a minor...
The Taguig City government started administering COVID-19 booster shots and third doses to fully vaccinated senior citizens (classified under A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3) on Nov. 23. During the first day of administration held at SM Aura Mega Vaccination Hub in Bonifacio...
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...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the declining number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily, the Department of Health (DOH) said it will seek the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) with regards to the status of the country's COVID-19 situation. DOH Secretary...
The Muntinlupa City government has administered more than 800 booster shots mostly to fully vaccinated frontline health workers. According to the City Health Office, as of Nov. 23, 869 doses of booster shots have been given. Of the total, 801, or 92 percent, are healthcare workers belonging to the...
Vaccination remains to be the key component in continually reducing deaths due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) emphasized. Hospital staff take out a body from an ambulance at a mortuary in New Delhi on May 24, 2021 (AFP/ FILE) In a media briefing on Tuesday,...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 1,153 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Nov. 23. DOH The update on the newly-reported COVID-19 cases brings the country's tally since the onset of the pandemic to 2,827,820. Active infections stood at 18,721 which accounts for 0.7 percent...
The Pateros municipal government said it will start administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccine to fully vaccinated senior citizens (A2 priority group) and persons with comorbidities (A3). It said the scheduling will be based on the date of the vaccine recipient's second dose. Based on the...
