ADDIS ABABA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- African countries have conducted over 46.9 million COVID-19 tests so far, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Wednesday. SAVF Evanna Tehuis old age home manager Theresa Swart (C) explains to elderly guests of the retirement home...
Scientists called Wednesday for a key 14-day time limit for growing human embryos in the lab to be relaxed as they outlined new ethical guidelines for the fast-changing world of stem cell research. AFP PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN In its first update since 2016, the International Society for Stem Cell...
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday issued a new plea for Russians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus but stressed that the jabs would not become compulsory. Russian President Vladimir Putin Sergei ILYIN / Sputnik / AFP Russia registered the world's first coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) once again flagged the increasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Visayas and Mindanao. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they were closely monitoring the situation in those areas. "Nagpapakita ang Visayas ng pagtaas kung saan Region 6...
The food distribution activity of Quezon City Councilor and Majority Floor Leader Franz Pumaren on Tuesday allegedly violated health protocols in Barangay Old Balara. Videos have circulated online showing social distancing was not followed during the food distribution. Pumaren clarified that when...
The Department of Health (DOH) said half of the two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines that are set to expire next month have already been administered. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said one million AstraZeneca vaccines have been administered as first dose to...
DOH More than 5,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, May 26. The DOH said that the country's caseload increased by 5,310 to 1,193,976. “Six duplicates were removed from the total case count. Of these, four are...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that 85 percent of the country's healthcare workers have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said there were 1,340,337 healthcare workers who got their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine, while...
Total vaccine doses administered (Photo courtesy: Department of Health) More than four million coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, the Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday, May 26. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said the total number of...
Long dismissed as a kooky conspiracy theory favored by the far right, the idea that COVID emerged from a lab leak in Wuhan has been gaining increasing momentum in the United States. AFP FILE/ MANILA BULLETIN The government's position has shifted to agnosticism in recent weeks, with top pandemic...
Brazil's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 450,000 on Tuesday, as delays plague the hard-hit country's vaccine rollout and epidemiologists warned a brutal new surge of the virus could be coming. (FILES) In this file photo taken on February 25, 2021 a worker wearing a protective suit and carrying an...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) announced 3,972 more COVID-19 cases nationwide, while the country’s overall death toll surpassed 20,000. Based on Tuesday's case bulletin, the country's total confirmed number of cases jumped to 1,188,672. The DOH noted that 4.1 percent of the overall figure...
