(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has gone down by 9 percent, as it average 667 new cases during the June 21-27 period from 731 cases per day on June 14-20, OCTA Research said in its report on Monday, June 28. This corresponds...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Independent research group OCTA has expressed its support to maintain a general community quarantine (GCQ) status in Metro Manila in July. OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said retaining GCQ in Metro Manila is "appropriate for now" but may be...
The target to reach herd immunity by Christmas, particularly in Metro Manila and eight other high-risk areas, is "reasonable" but it could change if the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in communities, a research fellow of OCTA Research group said on Sunday, June 27....
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Independent research group OCTA urged the different hospitals to increase their capacities dedicated for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. OCTA Research Group member Ranjit Rye said that this...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) must take on greater urgency as the more transmissible Delta variant has put a slight complication on the country's target for herd immunity and population protection, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to decrease with an average of 700 cases per day, close to the 500 cases per day average before the surge in March, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Wednesday, June...
(PIXABAY) Independent research group OCTA still flagged Davao City, Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Cagayan de Oro City, and Tacloban City as "areas of concern" outside Metro Manila due to the high number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in these areas during the June 15-21 period. In its...
(ARIEL FERNANDEZ / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David called for the strict enforcement of international travel protocols to prevent the transmission of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. He noted that the more transmissible Delta...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Davao City continued to increase as it averaged 252 cases per day during the June 13-19 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Sunday, June 20. OCTA said that Davao City still leads the list of local government units outside...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to go down as it averaged 758 cases per day during the June 11-17 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Friday, June 18. OCTA said that Metro Manila's latest average is 18 percent lower than the 942...
OCTA RESEARCH MONITORING REPORT Davao City has recorded 482 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Thursday, June 17, which is the city's highest single-day record since the start of the pandemic in 2020, said the OCTA Research. "This is the highest number reported in the city since the start...
(PIXABAY) The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila continued to decrease as it averaged 829 cases per day during the June 9-15 period, OCTA Research said in its report on Wednesday, June 16. OCTA pointed out that Metro Manila's seven-day average is down 13 percent from...
