An infectious disease expert prodded the public to avoid crowded places amid the threat of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron. (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, Dr. Edsel Salvana reiterated that maintaining minimum public health standards and COVID-19...
Senator Richard Gordon on Monday urged the public to take all the necessary precaution against the threat of a possible transmission of Omicron—a new COVID-19 variant—which the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified as a variant of concern. “We should be really concerned about this...
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday called on eligible Filipinos who remain unvaccinated to get a jab during the national COVID-19 vaccination days slated on Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 and on Dec. 15 to 17, to help prevent another pandemic surge as families prepare for the holiday season. Velasco...
The Philippines will not be pushing through with its plan to open the borders to foreign nationals who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on December 1 due to the threat of the highly mutated Omicron variant. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made...
Fourteen countries are now under the country's red list from November 28 to December 15 following reports of cases of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang announced Sunday afternoon. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said...
Have you already disposed your face shields? The national government hopes not as it is already eyeing this equipment to help fight the spread of new variants of the coronavirus. The re-implementation of a policy which requires the mandatory use of face shields in public places is now being...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has started preparing for any changes in the implementation of the quarantine protocols amid the threat of the new variant which the World Health Organization (WHO) now calls Omicron. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said that strict implementation of quarantine...
Two House leaders on Sunday have urged the government to prepare for the possible entry of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) variant in the country. House Deputy Speakers Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy and Rep. Eric Martinez said the government should tighten its guard against Omicron, the new COVID-19...
Senator Imee Marcos on Sunday urged the government to ramp up COVID-19 testing as she expressed alarm that the new Omicron variant, first detected in South Africa, could spread worldwide and spur another series of hard lockdowns and travel restrictions in the Philippines. Marcos said the governemnt...
Everything is set for the launch of the first round of the “National Vaccination Days” on Monday, Nov. 29, which aims to inoculate nine million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. holds a virtual press briefing on Nov. 28, 2021 ahead of the...
The National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Sunday, Nov. 28, withdrew its comment about the government’s temporary suspension of inbound flights from Hong Kong due to the new Omicron (B1.1.529) variant. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN “The NTF wishes to clarify that the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it recommended imposing a travel restriction on travelers from Hong Kong amid growing concerns over a new coronavirus variant first found in South Africa. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they already wrote to Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea...
