WELLINGTON -- New Zealand reported 31 new cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,985. Among the new infections, 14 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, one in nearby...
A group of teachers on Tuesday, Jan. 4, urged the Department of Education (DepEd) to retain the work-from-home set-up (WFH) among public school teachers amid the rising cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), especially in Metro Manila. Photo taken at Latian Elementary School in Alabel Sarangani...
Amid another surge of daily coronavirus cases, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Jan. 4, announced the roll out of her Swab Cab initiative, which aims to help the testing capabilities of hotspot areas. The Office of the Vice President’s mobile COVID-19 testing laboratory visits Marikina...
A total of 990 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded in Manila as of Tuesday, Jan. 4. Majority of infections are concentrated in two of the 16 Manila districts: Tondo with 464 active cases and Sampaloc with 121. A sign posted outside a drugstore along Taft Avenue in Manila...
The Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is expected to gradually “die out and disappear” as the highly transmissible Omicron variant takes over, a fellow of OCTA Research said. (File Photo / Unsplash) “If what happens here mimics what happened elsewhere in the world, is that in...
At least 85 percent of patients in the Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) are unvaccinated, a physician from the hospital said Tuesday, Jan. 4. (Photo from Lung Center of the Philippines) In an interview with TeleRadyo, Dr. Norberto Francisco, a pulmonary medicine specialist, said a steady rise...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 5,434 additional coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY /...
"Due to extraordinary demand." The start of 2022 proves to be a stressful one, with people lining up at drugstores to buy medicine for flu, cold, cough, and other possible COVID-19 symptoms. With so many unconfirmed photos circulating, showing stores filled with people lining up to purchase...
Parents of children ages five to 11 years old in Malabon City may pre-register their kids to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the local government announced on Monday, Jan 3. The online registration form is posted on the city's Facebook page:...
The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) said Tuesday, Jan. 4, that it will temporarily close its outpatient services (OPS) amid the rise in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in Metro Manila. (MB FILE PHOTO) In an advisory, NKTI said it will be closing its OPS on...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the influx of disturbing news can increase distress and anxiety. It can even escalate panic when shared through social media. Though it is important to stay updated with the current affairs, the continuous surge of COVID-19 cases, among other...
An infectious disease expert on Tuesday, Jan. 4, asked patients experiencing flu-like symptoms to avail of telemedicine consultations to avoid hospital crowding amid rising coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (NOEL B. PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview over TeleRadyo, Dr. Edsel Salvana...
