A public health expert expressed his concern over Philippine areas with low coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination rate and weak healthcare system amid the ongoing surge of infections. (Mark Felix/ AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) “The positivity rate is 43 percent today, then the cases soared from...
The national government should “shift” plans and “adapt” amid the continuous spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon said on Tuesday, Jan. 18....
A health reform advocate urged parents and children to maximize the ongoing “academic break” in selected educational institutions to equip themselves about the symptoms and prevention of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). File Photo / Unsplash “During...
A public health expert compared the Omicron surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines to chickenpox spread, saying that it exhibits a “centripetal distribution.” MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO Centripetal distribution means that any damage or abnormal change is more concentrated in...
A health reform advocate urged the national government to revisit its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) guidelines and alert level system amid the surge of infections among health care workers. FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN Former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony...
The reduced isolation period is not advisable for the Philippines at this moment, said a public health expert on Thursday, Jan. 13. Photo from Tony Leachon’s Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN In a Facebook post, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
In order to prevent another surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon pushed the government to implement an Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila. MANILA BULLETIN /...
The country’s weakest links amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic are testing and tracing, said a public health expert on Tuesday, Jan. 11. MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO Public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
A public health expert urged the public to consider upgrading to medical-grade masks and to ‘mask up’ in public indoor spaces amid the increase of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country. File Photo / Unsplash In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Jan. 11, public health expert and...
Omicron is a “serious matter” and it poses a great threat to the public, reiterated a public health expert on Sunday, Jan. 9. File Photo / Unsplash In an interview over DZRH, public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
Amid the recent spike of infections, a public health expert has expressed support for the implementation of Alert Level 4 status in Metro Manila to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (File Photo/ Unsplash) Public health expert and former National Task Force (NTF) against...
In order to prevent the further spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections in the country, a public health advocate urged the national government to make “home testing and home treatment” accessible for all by providing free COVID-19 test kits to the public. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE...