Entry of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron is not completely preventable and that the efforts being conducted are to buy time to prepare in case of its detection in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 6. DOH/MB During a media briefing, Health...
Pateros, the smallest local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila, has seven Delta variant cases among its rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tally. This was according to a report presented by Dr. Alethea de Guzman, director of the Department of Health (DOH) Epidemiology Bureau, during an online...
President Duterte has advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) According to the President, the unvaccinated...
Another province will shift to the most restrictive lockdown this month as the country's coronavirus cases continued to climb. Police conduct checkpoint operations ahead of the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine on August 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) Malacañang announced...
The country's borders will remain shut to travelers from Indonesia, India, and eight other countries until mid-August as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus fueled by the Delta variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN The travel restrictions on the 10 countries has been extended based on a...
The government is keeping the strict quarantine restrictions in several parts of the country next month to stem the surging cases of the Delta coronavirus variant. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a taped public address on July 29, 2021. (RTVM screenshot) President Duterte has approved to retain...
A proposed two-week lockdown may be needed to ensure public health before the cases of Delta coronavirus variant escalate further. Manila residents line up to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located inside a shopping mall on July 13, 2021. (Malacañang) The proposed...
The government has yet to consider reimposing a "hard lockdown" in response to the rising cases of Delta coronavirus variant in the country. Manila residents line up to get a second dose of coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site located inside a shopping mall on July 13, 2021. (Malacañang)...
The government is moving to bolster its "proactive" measures to prevent the spread of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant in the country. A senior citizen receives a J&J Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July 21, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila...
In a bid to promote public health and safe economic activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government is pushing for greater public access to outdoor spaces for dining, recreation, among others. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency...
The government has appealed to the public to complete their two-dose vaccination to thwart the threat of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant. A senior citizen receives a single-shot Johnson & Jonhson Janssen coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July...
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta...
