The Philippines is bracing itself for the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), amid the feared possibility of another surge of infections due to the highly transmissible coronavirus variant. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the...
There are now three deaths among the Delta variant cases. DOH/MB Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosette Vergeireâ© revealed this on Monday, July 19. "Yes, three deaths among 35 Delta cases," she said in a statement. Vergeire said they are the following: 63-year-old male...
DOH/MB The Philippines recorded more than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Sunday, July 18. The DOH said it found 5,411 more people who contracted the viral disease. This brought the country's running tally of confirmed cases, since the...
Hospital nurse (FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) asked various hospitals to increase (coronavirus disease) COVID-19 dedicated beds and oxygen supplies following the detection of local infections of the Delta variant in the country. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire emphasized the...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 18, said that the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines should be given to hotspot areas where the highly transmissible Delta variant has been detected. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) The United States through the global...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 17, said another 6,040 people were found positive with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was the first time that the country once again logged at least 6,000 cases in two weeks. The last time that the DOH announced more than 6,000 cases...
KIDS swim at the famous beach front in Boracay Island when the country’s most famous beach destination reopened to local tourists last October. (Tara Yap) The Department of Health (DOH) said a review should be conducted with regards to the government's policy on allowing children outdoors in...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) recorded two deaths among the 35 people who tested positive for the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus. "Dito sa Pilipinas, we have a total of 35 individuals detected with the Delta variant. Dalawa sa kanila ay namatay. Yung isa...
A vial of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir. The Department of Health says it has received complaints from patients that some hospitals are overpricing the drug. (AFP/Ulrich Perrey) The Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) said that it is not right to accuse various hospitals in the country of...
DOH/MB The country recorded more than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, July 16. The DOH said 5,676 more cases were detected nationwide. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now at 1,496,328 with 48,480 or 3.2 percent are still...
A maskless Christmas may be unlikely this year as the country still does not have enough supply of coronavirus vaccine to achieve the target “population protection” by end of the year. “Mukhang made-delay ‘yun (It seems that it will be delayed),” Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of 16 new cases of the Delta variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Of which, 11 were considered as local cases. Five of the sixteen cases are returning overseas Filipinos...
