(FILE PHOTO) Amid the presence of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Department of Health (DOH) reported 237 new COVID-19 cases nationwide on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Based on the latest case bulletin, there are 10,193 cases that remain active or those who are still sick out of 2,836,915 confirmed...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the detection of the Philippines' first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant, involving two travelers who recently arrived in the country. "The Department of Health, the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There is a possibility that the country may see a higher number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases if the Omicron variant reaches the Philippines, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “That’s one possibility,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director...
Medical personal prepares a syringe with the vaccine BioNTech against COVID-19 at a mobile vaccination center near the Mercedes-Benz arena in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on July 31, 2021 ahead of the football test match VfB Stuttgart v FC Barcelona. THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP The Department of Health...
Makati CBD skyline The Department of Health (DOH) said that all regions in the country are now under the minimal risk case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Philippines' COVID-19 situation continues to improve as it recorded only 235 new infections on Tuesday, Dec. 14. This was...
The conduct of the second leg of the national vaccination drive in some regions in the country will be postponed due to a weather disturbance that is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III along with other officials have agreed to recommend on Monday, Dec. 13 the postponement of the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas that might be affected by the tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) which is...
From vaccines now to syringes. No ball was dropped according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, as he expressed dismay anew on Monday, Dec. 13, over the recent "dropped the ball" remark made by Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded only 360 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 13. DOH/MB Monday's report brought the national tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,836,803 since the beginning of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. According to the data from DOH, 11,083...
Buildings stand illuminated at night in the Makati district of Manila, the Philippines. Photographer: Hannah Reyes Morales/Bloomberg FILE) The Department of Health (DOH) only reported 402 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Dec. 12. Sunday's confirmed cases brought the running tally...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines is ensuring to have enough supplies of syringes, particularly the 0.3ml syringes (microsyringes) and 0.5ml auto-disable (AD) syringes, which are...
MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) reported 356 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, Dec. 11. The new cases pushed the Philippines' cumulative total to 2,836,360, of which 11,373 are active cases or those who are still being treated. Of the currently ill patients, 4,328 were experiencing...
