The Department of Health (DOH) urged all eligible Filipinos to receive their COVID-19 vaccine as it offers protection against the variants of coronavirus, particularly the Delta variant. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN) DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said most people who developed the severe...
DOH/MB The Philippines recorded 6,216 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, July 24. Based on the latest Department of Health's (DOH) case bulletin, the country's cumulative tally of cases is now at 1,543,281. Of these cases, 54,401 were active. Of the active infections, 93.4...
The Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) has launched a social media campaign that will help boost interaction between parents and their adolescent children as part of efforts to address teenage pregnancies in the country. (Screengrab from POPCOM's Facebook Page) Dubbed "Konektado...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO Seventeen additional cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus have been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Saturday, July 24. The DOH said that of the 17 new Delta variant cases, 12 are local cases, one is...
Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City, Malabon City, and Quezon City to help the government in its intensified COVID-19 vaccine rollout. (MB/ FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said three of the local Delta variant cases that were recently detected have addresses in the cities of Pasig and Taguig. Two cases were found in Pasig, while one was detected in Taguig, said DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire. These cases were among the...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warns the public vs leptospirosis this typhoon season. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) recorded nearly 600 leptospirosis cases from January to June of this year. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that a total of 589 leptospirosis...
COVID-19 VIRUS ILLUSTRATION/FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) said that the Lambda variant of coronavirus has not yet been detected in the country. “Until now, with all of these sequences that we have done, we have not detected the Lambda variant yet,” said DOH Undersecretary Maria...
DOH/MB No new fatality related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, July 23. Based on its latest case bulletin, the DOH said that the COVID-19 death toll in the country remains at 26,891. However, the DOH clarified that this was due to...
Responders from different units queing for registration and vital signs monitoring prior to vaccination at the Dream Zone, Provincial Capitol compound in Batangas City, July 16. (Joenald M. Rayos/MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines recorded its highest daily vaccination rate last Thursday, July 22,...
People form a line leading to a community pantry in Sta. Mesa, Manila on April 30, 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin/File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the country’s Delta variant situation will not progress to “community transmission.” DOH Undersecretary Maria...
Manila Bulletin File Photo The Philippines remains under the "low-risk" classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but some areas are starting to see a rise in new cases amid the threat of the Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Nationally, risk classification remains to...
