(PIXABAY) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said the National Capital Region (NCR) will likely see about 2,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases per day next week due to the continuous increase in cases in the region. "We are seeing possibly 2,000 cases per day in NCR by next week or so. This...
(PNA PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Friday, July 30, lauded the national government for its decision to re-implement the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Aug. 6 to Aug. 20. "OCTA supports the government's decision to impose stricter measures...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippines should take note of the warnings from other countries with surge in infections due to the Delta variant, the OCTA Research said Thursday, July 29. OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said that the National Capital Region (NCR) is “at its early stages” of a...
Former vice president Jejomar “Jojo” Binay on Thursday (July 29) slammed the Department of Health (DOH) for “contradicting” the proposal of an independent research group to impose circuit-breaker lockdown amid the threat of the highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant. Former Vice President...
If there is an emerging consensus among scientists and health experts on going into a pre-emptive lockdown, the Duterte government should listen and act decisively, senators said on Wednesday. "First, government should listen to scientists, the ones who matter. Join them in making the prescription....
(Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP / FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Fr. Nicanor Austriaco said that hospitals in Metro Manila may reach their full capacity by the middle of August if the government does not implement stricter quarantine measures amid the detection of the Delta variant of...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
Cagayan de Oro and Mariveles, Bataan are still considered as “critical risk” areas for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, according to independent research group OCTA. Table from OCTA Research In its latest monitoring report issued Monday, July 26, OCTA said that the average number...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Independent research group OCTA on Sunday, July 25, flagged Cagayan de Oro and Mariveles, Bataan as "critical risk" areas for new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. In its July 18-24 monitoring report, OCTA said that Cagayan de Oro had a "very high" increase in...
(PIXABAY) The average number of daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila has increased to 851 cases during the July 16-22 period, OCTA Research said in its latest monitoring report released on Friday, July 23. This is a 39 percent increase from the 613 cases per day during the...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, July 23, said an Indonesia-like coronavirus cases (COVID-19) surge driven by the more transmissible Delta variant in the country is "not out of the realm of possibility." "Pwede tayong matulad diyan . Hindi yan out of the...
The OCTA Research group underscored the need to prepare for a possible surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, as it observed a significant increase in the number of daily infections in Metro Manila. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, the independent research group...
