When will we start dropping masks? CLINICAL MATTERS One contentious point of discussion throughout the whole pandemic has been the issue of masks. At the start of the pandemic, the prevailing scientific understanding of what was then called nCoV (short for novel coronavirus, now formally named...
President Duterte appealed to the public anew to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it would really make him happy to see that most, if not all, Filipinos are fully vaccinated when the time comes that he has to step down. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang...
The country, as well as the National Capital Region (NCR) and majority of all the other regions, has returned to low-risk case classification for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday night, Feb. 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on...
President Duterte commended the heads of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases for doing a good job in handling the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying Filipinos will not forget about them. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the city government is set to receive 2,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from Mondelez Philippines, Inc. Olivarez said a memorandum of agreement between the city government and representatives from Mondelez Philippines Inc. was signed during the...
Highlighting the importance of vaccination against coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Education (DepEd) expressed full support over pediatric vaccination especially of children aged five to 11. (Photo from DepEd) “We are passionately committed to this program of vaccination,...
A health reform advocate expressed his approval following the country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic task force’s decision to extend the Alert Level 2 status in Metro Manila. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) “Ikinalulugod ko ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) at ng Metro...
More K-pop stars have tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to the Omicron variant surge in South Korea. ON Feb. 14, Yuehua Entertainment announced that all seven members of upcoming K-pop boy band Tempest have been confirmed to have COVID-19. They are Hanbin, Hyungseop, Hyuk,...
With the declining numbers, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion is hopeful that the country will be moving to coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 1 by March. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion (Photo from Go Negosyo Facebook page)...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,730 additional cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as well as 164 deaths due to the virus on Monday, Feb. 14. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop, with the National Capital Region enjoying the benefits of easing of alert levels. (FILE...
The government’s pandemic task force approved the proposal to accept the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine certificates from Malaysia and Ireland, Malacañang announced. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN In an announcement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) Metro Manila, Quezon, and Rizal remained at "low risk" from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while nearby provinces were at "moderate risk," the OCTA Research Group said on Monday, Feb. 14. OCTA fellow Dr. Guido David noted that the risk levels of these areas were...
