DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it will be issuing the guidelines in the coming days on how to use the COVID-19 self-administered antigen test kits. “Meron po tayong policy na ilalabas po natin (We have a policy that we will release) maybe tomorrow or Friday that will state the...
A photo of busy EDSA thoroughfare packed with vehicles and people crossing the overpass days after Metro Manila has been placed under a stricter GCQ ahead of a two-week ECQ from August 6 to 20, 2021. (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines recorded 15,789 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) said it has already recorded five deaths among patients infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant. “As per verification, we have five recorded deaths,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a statement on Wednesday, Jan....
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 17,677 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, Jan. 25. DOH/MB According to the agency, all labs were operational on January 23, 2022. However, 6 labs were not able to submit their data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). "Based on...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, Jan. 25 that the Omicron sub-lineage BA.2 also known as "stealth Omicron" has been detected in the country. Omicron variant of COVID-19 In a press briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire shared that the globally-prevalent BA.1 was also...
After three weeks of being under critical risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the country and the National Capital Region (NCR) has gone down to high-risk case classification, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24 Shoppers flock to bargain stores...
The Department of Health reported on Monday, Jan. 24, a total of 24,938 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (FILE PHOTO) According to the DOH, five labs were not able to submit their data. Monday's case bulletin brings the total number of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24 that the National Capital Region (NCR) is ready in case it will shift to a more relaxed classification of Alert Level 2 by February. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level...
Coronavirus disease cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) have peaked, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Monday, Jan. 24. (FILE PHOTO) "Lumalabas nag-peak na at nakikita natin na ilang araw nang sunod-sunod na bumababa ang kaso ng NCR at lumiliit ang porsiyentong iniaambag nito sa...
DOH The Philippines on Sunday, Jan. 23, announced 29,828 more cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Majority of the fresh cases were still detected in the National Capital Region, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon, the Department of Health (DOH) said in its latest case update. So far, the country...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) said “accidents” may occur during the conduct of vaccination. This was the reminder of DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire...
(Mark Balmores / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) reported 30,552 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Saturday, Jan. 22. Active COVID-19 cases nationwide stood at 280,619, the DOH's latest case bulletin showed. Of the active cases, 8,591 are asymptomatic, 267,236...
