The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in Bulacan on Thursday, Dec. 9, reported that COVID-19 active cases in Bulacan continue to decline. The PHO said that of the recorded 138 COVID-19 active cases, 13 are admitted in the hospitals, 28 are in a Temporary Treatment and Monitoring Facility, while 97 are...
LAGUNA – The provincial government was recognized for achieving the highest cumulative jab rate during the National Vaccination Days. The recognition was given by the Department of Health (DOH), the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), and the National Task Force (NTF) against...
More than 1.8 million students and over 239,000 personnel in higher education have been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), data released by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Thursday, Dec. 9, showed. (Photo from CHED) Citing data as of Dec. 3, CHED said that based on...
Leading by example, Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Thursday, Dec. 9, received her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shot and urged employees of the Department of Education (DepEd) as well as parents and other members of the community to get vaccinated as soon as possible. (Photo from...
A teachers’ group on Thursday, Dec. 9, urged the leadership of the Department of Education (DepEd) to call the attention or even “take legal actions” against field officials who allegedly violate the agency’s policy on teachers’ work arrangements. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Citing the importance of foresight, Go Negosyo has moved to facilitate the procurement of AstraZeneca vaccines to be used as booster shots for private sector workers against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in 2022. (Ali Vicoy/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Adviser for...
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan has confirmed the first case of Omicron variant of COVID-19 virus in its southern Sindh province, said an official on Thursday. Media Coordinator of the Sindh Health Department Mehar Khursheed told Xinhua that the first case was detected on Wednesday after conducting genomic...
Men and those in the older age group are more likely to develop severe and critical cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), based on the initial results of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s (RITM) study on the clinical characteristics and transmission patterns of COVID-19....
DOH The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 daily new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases for 16 consecutive days already with 562 new cases detected on Thursday, Dec. 9. The new cases brought the total number of active infections nationwide to 12,169. Since the start of the pandemic last...
TEHRAN, Iran -- The Iranian Health Ministry reported on Wednesday 3,309 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 6,144,644. According to the ministry's latest daily briefing, the pandemic has claimed 130,446 lives in the country so far, after 90 new deaths were registered in the...
Using convalescent plasma transfusion as adjunctive therapy may not help prevent disease progression among hospitalized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Thursday, Dec. 9. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) Results of the...
Vaccination of higher education personnel (Photo from CHED) The Philippines is aiming to fully vaccinate at least 99 million individuals before the term of President Duterte ends next year. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III expressed optimism that the government will reach its goal of fully...
