The hospital utilization rates in Metro Manila will likely remain high next month as the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is seen to rise further, the OCTA Research said. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said Monday, Aug. 30, that the number of occupied beds in...
People flock outside Las Piñas Medical Hospital on Aug. 5, 2021 for a scheduled coronavirus vaccination. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases nationwide may not reach the 30,000 mark, the OCTA Research said. But OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David...
The number of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily in the country may exceed more than 20,000 by early September, independent research group OCTA said Sunday, Aug. 29. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) "Hindi pa naman siguro natin masasabi na aabot ng 25,000. Pero it’s very...
A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private hospital with oxygen tanks stationed beside each vehicle on August 1, 2021. Those cars were said to have patients who are experiencing cough and difficulty in breathing and are waiting to be accommodated by the said...
(UNSPLASH) Intensive care unit (ICU) occupancy rates in Metro Manila have already breached the April levels as the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue to increase in the region, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Sunday, Aug. 29. David said that more COVID-19...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Eighty-nine percent of Filipinos wear face masks to avoid getting coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a survey conducted by independent research group OCTA showed. The Tugon ng Masa survey found that using face masks and regular cleaning of hands using...
(MALACANANG PHOTO) It may be too early to shift purely to granular lockdown in Metro Manila at this time as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases remain high, the OCTA Research said on Friday, Aug. 27. "One of the things we struggle in a large city like Manila is we cannot really control mobility in...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The protection brought by vaccines is starting to be seen in the reduced hospitalization and serious illness among patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Metro Manila, based on the initial findings of independent research group OCTA. "My computation of...
LOCKDOWN. Barangay tanods in Pasay City barricade a street in an area placed under a 'special concerned lockdown' after some residents got infected with COVID-19. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila had the most number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported on Wednesday, Aug...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Independent research group OCTA on Wednesday, Aug. 25, said the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cagayan de Oro City has slowed down over the past week, as marked by the decrease in reproduction number from 1.38 to 1.15. "If the trends continue, Cagayan de Oro should...
(OCTA RESEARCH) Metro Manila's average daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were only up by 13 percent to 4,019 cases this week from 3,556 cases in the previous week, OCTA Research said in its latest report released on Wednesday, Aug. 25. The group noted that the previous weekly growth rates...
If the current trends continue, Metro Manila may begin to see a decreasing number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by the first or second week of September, OCTA Research said on Tuesday, Aug. 24. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said the first indications that the situation is starting to...
