Hotels and other leisure facilities used as quarantine sites will now be subjected to inspection following the reported breach of quarantine procedures in a posh Makati City establishment, the National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) said Friday, Dec. 31. A medical...
COVID-19 virus Charges are being readied against a returning overseas individual who allegedly skipped the mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) said on Friday, Dec. 31. “Itong recently case na nangyari nakaready na ang complaint natin, kami ang...
The country’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases may escalate to over 2,500 ahead of New Year, said the OCTA Research group. People flock for last minute buying at Bankerohan Market in Davao City on Friday morning, Dec. 31, 2021. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN ) “New COVID-19 cases in the...
Draymond Green (left) hi-fives Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors during the game against the Sacramento Kings on December 20, 2021 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) The NBA's cancellation of Thursday's marquee matchup between Golden State and Denver because of the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look at the possible syndicate operating where people required to undergo the mandatory quarantine are able to skip it through means of bribery. Go made the call as he...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Friday called on national government agencies to utilize their funds wisely and properly so as to help spur the country’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery. Go said President Duterte’s signing of the P5-trillion General...
A Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF) who skipped the mandatory health protocol in a Makati City hotel may have infected around 15 people with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) confirmed on Thursday night, Dec. 30. In an interview over...
Editorial Explore all possible options to safely mitigate the effects of more transmissible variants of COVID-19. Thus did Health Secretary Francisco Duque III frame the current strategy of the government in the continuing efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Three important measures were...
The Taguig City government has urged people to strictly observe health and safety protocols in welcoming the New Year due to a possible surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the Omicron variant. “Minimum health protocols must be strictly observed,” said the Taguig Safe City Task Force in its...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan reported 482 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Thursday. The overall tally of the infected people climbed to 1,294,861 across the country, said the NCOC, the department leading Pakistan's campaign against the...
LOS ANGELES, United States – With Delta and Omicron transmissions surging, Los Angeles County on Wednesday reported 16,510 new COVID-19 cases, one of its highest single-day counts, local public health authorities said. Test positivity rates in the most populous U.S. county have more than...
NEW YORK, United States – Daily COVID-19 cases in New York State shot up and hit a new record once again while more people were tested amid a new wave of infection, according to data issued by the local government on Wednesday. AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN New York State reported 67,090 positive...
