(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that children are not yet eligible to participate in the government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program as local health experts are still studying the safety of vaccines for this particular group of the population....
DOH/MB The country has once again witnessed more than 10,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a single day after almost four months. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 10,623 more people contracted COVID-19, pushing the country's active cases to 74,297 on Friday, August 6. The last...
People wait in line for their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at SM Manila on Aug. 5, 2021. (ALI VICOY/MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said another 119 cases of Delta coronavirus variant were detected in the country. Of the new 119 Delta variant cases, 93 are local cases, 20 are...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the presence of the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant has been found in all cities of Metro Manila. DOH/MB "All National Capital Region (NCR) areas now have a local Delta case," said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in an online press...
DOH/MB The Philippines has once again saw more than 8,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, August 5. Based on the latest case bulletin, there were 8,127 additional COVID-19 cases, pushing the nationwide running total to 1,627,816. The last time that the country recorded over...
(MB FILE PHOTO/ ALI VICOY) The Department of Health (DOH) reported Thursday, Aug. 5, 116 new people infected with the Delta variant of the coronavirus. Of the new Delta infections, 95 are local cases, one is a returning overseas Filipino (ROF), and 20 cases are currently being verified if these are...
People wait in line for first dose vaccination at SM Manila on Thursday, Aug. 5. (ALI VICOY) The Department of Health (DOH) has appealed to the different local government units (LGUs) to ensure the safe conduct of their respective coronavirus disease (COVID-19) immunization activities. DOH...
Covid surge The country's four regions are now under the "high-risk" level in terms of the utilization of their intensive care unit (ICU) beds dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. These regions are Central Visayas with 70 percent occupancy rate, Ilocos with 71 percent, Cagayan...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) There were 7,342 new people who were found positive with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, August 4. The tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country since last year is now at 1,619,824, of which, 63,171...
A senior citizen in Muntinlupa poses with the sign "we got fully vaccinated" after getting the single shot johnson & Johnson's Janssen vaccine (MunCoVac) Family members of senior citizens play a huge part in convincing them to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The presence of the Delta coronavirus variant has already been seen in nine out of the 17 regions of the country, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have detected local cases of Delta in nine regions,” said DOH Epidemiology Bureau...
DOH/MB The country recorded 6,879 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, August 3. The new cases brought the Philippines' cumulative tally to 1,612,541, of which, 63,137 are active, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Nine laboratories were not able to submit their data to the...
