Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There remains no cases of the more contagious Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 3. "To date, there are currently no cases of XBB.1.5 detected in the country," the DOH said in a statement. The DOH...
COVID-19 virus Covid-19 subvariant Omicron BN.1 has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Dec. 29. The DOH said that two cases have been found, based on the latest genome sequencing conducted by the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease expert said that bivalent vaccines are effective against the Omicron subvariant BF.7. This is because the bivalent vaccines target the Omicron...
Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Thursday, Dec. 22, urged the government to allow private hospitals to procure and administer bivalent vaccines for the success of its vaccination efforts. (File photo/MANILA BULLETIN) The former economic adviser of the Duterte administration believes that...
Covid-19 Positivity Rates in Metro Manila and Luzon Provinces as of December 3, 2022 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research on Monday, Dec. 5 observed a continuous increase in the Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila over the past week. In an update shared on social...
Metro Manila Weekly Positivity Rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila rose again from the seven-day average of 264 cases on Nov. 24, to 411 cases as of Dec. 1, which means a weekly growth rate of 56 percent, according to the latest...
Private hospitals across the Philippines are all geared up for the highly transmissible and immune evasive Omicron subvariant BQ.1 according to a health expert. Following the detection of the new Omicron BQ.1 in the Philippines, Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI)...
pixabay Following the detection of Omicron subvariant BQ.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines’ healthcare utilization rate remains at low-risk category. “The DOH assured that the country’s healthcare utilization rate remains at low risk.” the state health agency said...
COVID-19 virus Cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 of the Covid-19 virus have been detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday, Nov. 25. Based on the latest genome sequencing result, 14 cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 were found. The DOH said that 13 of which are local...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The number of new Covid-19 cases in the country is on a decline, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We're seeing that our cases are plateauing in Mindanao. Our cases in the Visayas are slowly decreasing already although nagka-uptick tayo (there is an uptick)...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The wave of Covid-19 infections driven by Omicron subvariants BA.5 and BA.4 is now over in Metro Manila as cases in the capital region continue to decrease, an infectious disease expert said. This is one of the factors behind the reported decrease in Metro...
BAGUIO CITY – The City Health Service Office has reported that Omicron is the continuing dominant variant of Covid-19, accounting for 65 percent of the cases here as of Monday, Sept. 12. Mayor Benjamin Magalong here urged residents not to be complacent as long as the threat of Covid continues....
