Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines further increased after 26,458 new infections were logged on Saturday, Jan. 8—the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 8, clarified its guidelines for quarantine and isolation amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. " would like to clarify that isolation and quarantine period for the general population has not changed," the...
Omicron variant of COVID-19 Could the Omicron coronavirus variant act as a "natural vaccine" and be the "beginning of an end" of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Department of Health (DOH) and some local medical experts disapproved of this notion. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire pointed out...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The government’s pandemic task force has approved the shortened quarantine days for healthcare workers who were already fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Acting Presidential Spokesman Karlo Nograles made the announcement on...
ft.com The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the first supply of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine— for children aged five to 11— will arrive in the Philippines by the end of this month or first week of February. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases swelled up to 21,819, the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Around 21,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses were wasted because of the onslaught of typhoon Odette, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have initially about 21,000 doses that have been officially reported as wastage,” DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
Editorial Conserve water. Earlier this week, the National Water Resources Board (NWRB) directed public attention to this vital imperative just as Metro Manilans braced themselves for possibly tougher restrictions arising from an apparent Omicron-driven upsurge. The NWRB reported that as of midnight...
(Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections soared to 17,220 on Thursday, Jan. 6, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. This new figure was the highest single-day tally since Sept. 27, 2021 with 18,449 cases at that time. Based on the...
Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Department of Health (DOH) reported the detection of 29 additional cases of Omicron variant in the Philippines. The DOH reported that these new Omicron variant cases were detected from the 48 positive samples that underwent whole genome sequencing last Jan. 2. Of the...
Student-participants were generally “satisfied” with their overall experience during the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes, the Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, Jan. 5, said. Photo taken at Cawayan Elementary School in Irosin, Sorsogon last December. (Courtesy of OSDS -...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is currently in talks with the representatives of US Pharmaceutical company Pfizer for possible procurement of the oral antiviral drug Paxlovid for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). "Ang team ng DOH nakipagpulong, nakipag-ugnayan kay...
