Metro Manila’s weekly positivity rate (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID/ TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group has seen a significant increase in the weekly positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who yielded positive results from among...
Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and select provinces as of Nov. 19, 2022 (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The OCTA Research Group on Monday, Nov. 21 said seven provinces have registered “very high” or above 20 percent Covid-19 positivity rates over the past week....
Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and select provinces as of Nov. 12, 2022. (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila dropped to 7.5 percent on Nov. 12, from 8.2 percent on Nov. 5, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday,...
• Mangrove, giant bamboo and bitaog trees play an important role in recuding flooding. • Wind and swell waves lose energy and height when they pass through mangrove forests because the aerial tangled roots and branches act as physical barriers • The roots of a giant bamboo absorb excess water...
A consolidated House bill (HB) that seeks to establish a Virology Science and Technology Institute of the Philippines has hurdled not one, but two House panels. Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The approved substitute measure is a consolidation of 31 different bills. It received the approval of...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) launched on Wednesday, Nov. 9, the first day of the Handa Pilipinas: Innovations in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Expo 2022 to showcase the latest innovative technologies and products and research and development (R&D) project-related...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said that if the current trends continue, the number of daily Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may drop to 100 by the end of November. Metro Manila reported 164 new Covid-19 cases on Nov. 8, based on the Department...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Monday, Aug. 22, said that 10 Luzon provinces continued to register “very high” or above 20 percent Covid-19 positivity rates over the past week. Positivity rate refers to the number of individuals who...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Key Covid-19 indicators in Metro Manila continued a downward trend, as shown in the latest monitoring of the OCTA Research Group. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the “decrease in cases and positivity rate in the NCR (National Capital Region)...
(OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila may be back to “low risk” from “moderate risk” classification for Covid-19 by mid-September after seeing the peak of the Covid-19 wave driven by Omicron subvariants in early August, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David said. David on...
Cardinal Santos Medical Center (CSMC), together with the OCTA Research Group and GO Negosyo, recently facilitated a relevant and pressing discussion on the country’s progress through the COVID-19 pandemic in its latest webicon entitled, “COVID-19: From Pandemic to Endemic". The webicon was held...
The number of Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila may further decline to less than 500 by the end of August or the first week of September, said independent OCTA Research group on Thursday, Aug. 18. (Unsplash) With a growth rate of -9 percent and a positivity rate of 15.7 percent, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido...
