Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said all residents positive for COVID-19 and undergoing home quarantine will receive home care kits. Olivarez said relatives of positive COVID-19 patients must show proof by sending the result of their RT-PCR and antigen test. He said the RT-PCR and antigen test...
The Mandaluyong City local government inspected on Wednesday its newest Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory as it ramped up its COVID-19 detection and response efforts as the city continues to grapple with the new surge in COVID-19 cases brought about by the more infectious Omicron and Delta variants....
OMJ hosts from left: Bea, Arnell and Tuesday A hot topic these days is the surge of COVID-19 cases that greatly affect our workforce. Employers and workers are divided over the pandemic isolation requirement period and quarantine leave of employees in the private sector. DOLE Undersecretary Benjo...
Clinical trials show that lagundi, a native shrub traditionally used as herbal medicine, and virgin coconut oil (VCO) are effective in treating mild coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said on Thursday, Jan. 20. (MANILA BULLETIN /...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Jan. 20, clarified that the policy requiring teachers to be vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before they are allowed to handle face-to-face classes was not meant to “unjustly discriminate” those who refuse to get the jab. (ALI...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Jan. 20, assailed new government policies that discriminated against unvaccinated individuals instead of making vaccines more accessible for the people. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo lamented that workers who were not...
The number of fully vaccinated individuals in Muntinlupa City has exceeded the target population, according to latest data. According to the Muntinlupa City government, as of Jan. 15, there are 403,902 fully vaccinated individuals, or 105 percent of the target population of 383,021. People waiting...
The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Bulacan reported more recoveries from COVID-19 and a decline in the number of new cases. The PHO said that as of Wednesday, Jan. 19, active COVID-19 cases in the province declined to 10,098 from 10,342 on Tuesday, January 18. Governor Daniel R. Fernando....
The Pasig City government has hired 227 new healthcare workers to sustain the operations of the city’s hospitals amid the spike in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto announced the hiring in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Jan. 19, after several hospital staff were placed...
The Navotas City Hospital has resumed more services after health workers recovered from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the city government announced on Wednesday, Jan.19. The following services will be available in the hospital: - Admission for non-COVID-19 cases will be open according to its...
Amid reports of counterfeit coronavirus disease (COVID-19) medicines such as Molnupiravir, the Department of Health (DOH) released an advisory on Wednesday, Jan. 19 Molnupiravir (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Molnupiravir, according to DOH, is a drug for mild cases of COVID-19 currently provided with an...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila is on a "downward trajectory" as cases fall below 10,000 for the first time in two weeks, the independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Jan. 19. " NCR (National Capital Region's) new cases on a...
