Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines recorded 598 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, March 17. The country's running tally of cases jumped to 3,672,661, as shown on the website of the Department...
PARIS, France -- France on Wednesday reported more than 108,000 new Covid-19 cases, according to data from the National Health Agency. It was the second consecutive day that daily cases in the country have topped 100,000 after 116,618 cases were recorded the day before. According to the health...
JERUSALEM, Israel -- Israel will not lift more Covid-19 restrictions amid rising infections "in several locations around the world," the prime minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday. Following a consultation meeting with health officials, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Health...
HANOI, Vietnam -- Foreign visitors entering Vietnam will no longer have to present Covid-19 vaccine certificates or go under mandatory quarantine, according to the latest policy released by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health. The regulations, issued late Tuesday when Vietnam announced its full...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen announced on Thursday that all inbound travelers are no longer required to present a medical certificate for a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours prior to their arrivals to the country....
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea reported a record of more than 600,000 coronavirus cases Thursday, with authorities saying the country was near the peak of an Omicron-fuelled infection wave. According to WHO data, South Korea leads the world in newly reported cases in the last seven days...
HONG KONG, China - Hong Kong's leader said Thursday she was mulling easing some of the city's coronavirus restrictions due to waning public tolerance, but could not provide a roadmap out of the current Omicron-fuelled crisis. Carrie Lam's administration has been pummelled by all sides over its...
Health reform advocate and former National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special adviser Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, on Thursday, March 17, said that the Department of Health (DOH) should be held accountable for the possible Covid-19 surge in the coming weeks. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The Mandaluyong City local government launched on Thursday, March 17, its “Jabs on Jobsite and Resbakunahan sa Klinika” program as the city ramped up its Covid-19 vaccination efforts amid the ongoing pandemic. According to the local government unit (LGU), the Jabs on Site has been set up at the...
WASHINGTON, United States -- Ireland's prime minister Micheal Martin tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, the country's ambassador to the United States said, forcing him to leave a gala event attended by Joe Biden. Martin, who holds the position known as the Taoiseach in Ireland, is in...
WASHINGTON, United States -- The United States has given more than 500 million coronavirus vaccines to other countries since the jabs were developed, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday in a statement obtained by AFP. "The United States has now shared over 500 million safe and effective...
With an average number of 25 new Covid-19 cases per day over the past week, OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David on Thursday, March 17, said that Quezon City is now “very low risk” for Covid-19. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) From March 10 to March 16, Quezon City’s number of new Covid-19 infections has...
