Additional K-pop stars have tested positive while others have recovered from Covid-19 as South Korea continues to battle the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant although daily numbers have gone down in the last few days. Girl group Red Velvet member Wendy tested positive for Covid-19 on...
A health expert, on Sunday, April 3, said that he is in favor of mandating booster Covid-19 shots, especially for on-site workers that will “carry” the country’s economy. Health reform advocate and former special adviser of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 Dr. Anthony “Tony”...
All the seven members of K-pop superstars BTS will attend the 64th Grammy Awards, which will be held on April 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This after Jungkook had fully recovered from Covid-19 after he tested positive in Las Vegas on March 28 and the Grammy Awards organizer cleared him...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin M. Drilon on Sunday called out the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Covid-19 over the 27 million doses of nearly-expired vaccines at their disposal. Drilon said he is strongly disappointed and, at the same time, alarmed over what...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged the different Covid-19 vaccination sites in the country to continue their operations during the Holy Week in order to provide protection to more people against the disease. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in...
The Valenzuela City government announced on Saturday, April 2, that its barangay-based Covid-19 vaccination program will start on Monday, April 4. Residents and non-residents of the city, ages 18 and above, may coordinate to any barangay health stations to get a schedule for their first and second...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion urged the public anew to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as 27 million doses of the vaccines intended to fight the virus will expire in July this year. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion (Screenshot from PTV) In a...
K-pop idol J-Hope left South Korea for the US on April 2 to join other BTS members for the 64th Grammy Awards, which will be held on April 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. J-Hope boarded his flight for Los Angeles at Incheon International Airport where he was greeted by fans and the media....
Muntinlupa City’s total number of active Covid-19 is now down to three, its lowest tally since the pandemic started in 2020. As of April 2, the City Health Office (CHO) reported that Muntinlupa has 39,907 confirmed cases, 39,290 recoveries and 614 deaths to bring the total active cases to only...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported that 67 million individuals were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19. “As of April 1, meron na tayong (we have) 67 million fully vaccinated,” said DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje during a public briefing on Saturday, April 2. Pateros Mayor Miguel...
The Taguig City government tallied 1,188 new Covid-19 cases in March with 56 active cases by the end of last month. Data from the city government showed that the confirmed cases in Taguig City rose from 64,593 on March 1 to 65,781 on March 31 or 1,188 new cases for the month, or an average of 38...
Another Covid-19 surge is feared to happen as health protocols are disregarded by the supporters of political bets in the May 2022 national and local elections. Even some concerned citizens said Covid surge is not farfetched, such as criminology student Paul Francisco who observed that some people...
