Makati CBD skyline A total of 870 fresh Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Sunday, March 6, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Sunday marked the 5th day in a row that the country's daily number of Covid-19 cases remained less than 1,000. It was noted that the National Capital Region, Calabarzon,...
A total of 7,083 participants of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trials Vaccines (STV) in the country have already received their first dose jabs of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) reported. (JUAN CARLO DE VELA / MANILA BULLETIN) In a...
The Rizal Mega Testing Facility at the Ynares Event Center will temporarily cease operations starting on Monday, March 7. In a post on it’s official Facebook page, the provincial government said the decision was made to enable the medical frontliners and health workers to return to their original...
By next month, the iconic Binondo–Intramuros Bridge in Manila will be passable to all as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is almost done with the project. DPWH Secretary Roger G. Mercado said he has given Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, the chief implementer of the...
Vaccination of five to 11 years old in Pateros (Pateros municipal government) Local government units (LGUs) were encouraged by the Department of Health (DOH) to further boost their Covid-19 vaccination activities before the local election campaign period starts on March 25. “Sana bago po yung...
Despite the decreasing number of Covid-19 infections in the country, an OCTA Research fellow on Sunday, March 6, urged the public to continue adhering to the minimum public health standards, reiterating that the threat of the virus remains. (Manila Bulletin File Photo) “Nandiyan pa ‘yung...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysia reported 33,406 new Covid-19 infections as of midnight Saturday, the highest daily spike since the outbreak, bringing the national total to 3,595,172, according to the health ministry. There are 342 new imported cases and 33,064 local transmissions, data released...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand reported 15,161 new community cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the 15,161 new community infections, 7,226 were in the largest city Auckland. Four new cases of Covid-19 were detected at the New Zealand border, said...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday the lifting of most precautionary measures against Covid-19, citing the improved pandemic situation in the country. The Interior Ministry decided that social distancing would be cancelled but people still have to wear masks indoors, the...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said the city government will change its format in reporting the Covid-19 situation in the city to the public and focus on the disposition of cases and hospitalization rate in decision-making under Alert Level 1. “We will change the format of reporting. This is...
K-pop boy band Seventeen members DK and Seungkwan have been diagnosed with Covid-19 on March 5, hours after fellow member S.Coups was announced to have the disease. DK and Seungkwan became the fifth and sixth members of Seventeen to get Covid-19 in three weeks after S.Coups, Hoshi, Vernon and...
Muntinlupa City continued to record low numbers for new Covid-19 cases in the last seven days as its active cases hovered in the 30s. Based on data released by the City Health Office (CHO), Muntinlupa added 50 new cases from Feb. 26 to March 4 or an average of 7 cases per day. Pediatric...