A public health advocate said that political rallies may be a "superspreader event" and cause the spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. (File Photo / Unsplash) In a DZRH interview, Dr. Anthony "Tony" Leachon, former National Task Force (NTF) special adviser, said that...
(MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The Philippines saw another record for the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in a single day as the Department of Health (DOH) reported 19,441 new infections on Saturday, Aug. 28. This latest count beat the previous highest daily count last Aug. 23...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia Sunday recorded 21,342 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, marking the highest daily spike and bringing the total tally to 2,115,304, the Health Ministry said. The COVID-19 related death toll rose by 409 to 57,138, the ministry reported. A total...
The Cannes Film Festival returns in July with a rich official selection competing for the Palme d'Or after the Covid pandemic robbed the world's leading film festival of its 2020 edition. Here are the 24 films competing from July 5 to 17 for the prestigious prize awarded by a jury headed by US...
The government will closely guard provinces with reported surge in coronavirus cases, readying contingency plans to deploy more testing kits, vaccines, and possibly health workers to help slow down the transmission. A resident of Paranaque gets vaccinated at a vaccination site inside a mall in...
The OCTA Research Team sees the new COVID variants as the reason for the spike in cases in Metro Manila and several parts of the country. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said his group saw a rapid increase in Metro Manila’s reproduction rate (R0) which is...
