DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that Metro Manila's Covid-19 cases could reach more than 1,200 to 5,000 per day by next month if the uptake of booster shots remains “slow.” The projection was made by the Australian Tuberculosis Modeling Network (AuTuMN) last Sept. 2, said DOH...
Amid the recommendation to make mask wearing optional outdoors, the Department of Health (DOH) bared that its position is to retain the mandatory use of face masks. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this was their stance during the recent meeting of the members of the...
(Pixabay) The government’s goal of inoculating 50 percent of the target population with Covid-19 vaccine first booster shots by the first 100 days of the Marcos administration is now deemed impossible, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “Right now our booster doses is really at that 23...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still awaiting the final report of...
DOH The Philippines on Wednesday, Sept. 7, recorded 1,750 new cases of Covid-19. Based on the Department of Health’s (DOH) Covid-19 tracker, the number of people who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide was at 22,899. Metro Manila still recorded the highest number of new cases in the last two...
A police officer checks the vaccination cards of passengers at a jeepney stop in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 14, 2022 in line with the implementation of the Department of Transportation’s “No Vaccination, No Ride” policy in the capital region while under the more stringent Alert Level 3. (Ali...
DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire speaks to members of the media during the first face-to-face press briefing after two years at the DOH Central Office in Manila on Wednesday, July 20. (MB Photo: Noel Pabalate) The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious...
DOH The country recorded 1,326 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Sept. 6, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH). Active cases stood at 23,272, the DOH Covid-19 tracker showed. The regions with the most cases in the recent 14 days were Metro Manila with 9,025, followed by...
Health workers from public and private hospitals in Metro Manila stage a picket rally on Tuesday, Sept.6, 2022 at the Department of Health (DOH) Central Office in Sta. Cruz, Manila to denounce DOH "callousness" in promptly releasing their Covid-19 benefits (MANNY LLANES) The Alliance of Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday that there is "no truth" that they are distributing Covid-19 booster shot doses that are already expired. A health worker showing Covid-19 vaccines (Ali Vicoy / Manila Bulletin) In a media briefing, DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Sept. 5 a total of 17,145 new Covid-19 cases recorded during the past week. (DOH/MB) In DOH's weekly bulletin, it mentioned that daily average cases are currently at 2,449 which is 10 percent lower than cases from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28. The agency...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Sept. 5, a total of 1,467 cases of leptospirosis in the country from January 1 to Aug. 20. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) According to DOH, the cases this year were 15 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same period in 2021 at...
