The problems concerning the country’s healthcare sector that were exposed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic will remain high up on the list of priorities of Partido Reporma standard-bearer Senator Panfilo ‘"Ping" Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente Sotto III even as the...
K-pop boy band Seventeen’s S.Coups has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the fourth member of the group to get the disease in three weeks after Hoshi, Vernon and Wonwoo. “S.Coups was tested positive on the self-test kit he took on Friday, March 4. He promptly took a PCR test and was...
Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the use of antiviral drug molnupiravir for the treatment of Covid-19 patients who are at risk of hospitalization. “WHO has updated its living guidelines on Covid-19 therapeutics to include a conditional...
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,209,273 as of Thursday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The death toll from the pandemic across the continent stands at 249,347, said the specialized healthcare...
NEW DELHI, India -- India's Covid-19 tally rose to 42,951,556 on Friday, as 6,396 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry's latest data. Besides, 201 deaths from the pandemic since Thursday morning took the total death toll to...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) There were 853 new people that were found positive for the said disease, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Friday, March 4. This was also the lowest tally of new cases in a single-day since the start of year 2022. For three consecutive days,...
The “most common manifestations” of patients who have had long Covid-19 include headache, fatigue, attention disorder, hair loss, and dyspnea, a health expert said on Friday, March 4. (Unsplash) Long Covid-19 is the persistence of signs and symptoms experienced by 10 percent to 20 percent of...
The expert panel of the National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 has recommended administering a fourth dose of the vaccine or second booster shot to senior citizens and people with comorbidities. NTF against Covid-19 Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa on Friday, March 4, said the...
As the country seeks to fully vaccinate 90 million individuals by the end of June, National Task Force (NTF) against Covid-19 special Adviser Dr. Teodoro “Ted” J. Herbosa disclosed they are now in talks with the Philippine Medical Association (PMA) for the possibility of making Covid-19...
The city of San Juan launched on Friday, March 4, its drive-thru Covid-19 booster shot vaccination sites, as well as other sattelite vaccination areas to further boost the number of people being vaccinated against Covid-19. (Photo from Patrick Garcia) San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said the...
Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) appealed to educational institutions not to impose an added burden to parents by requiring their kids to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they are allowed to go back to school. Manila Zoo pediatric vaccination (PHOTO COURTESY OF MPIO/ MANILA BULLETIN) ARTA...
The Provincial Government of Bulacan, through the Provincial Health Office- Public Health, will conduct an accelerated vaccination program in public schools in the province to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and staff who will go back to school for limited face-to-face classes. In Gov....
