Malacañang assured the public that the government is actively monitoring developments surrounding the newly discovered "most heavily mutated" variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first discovered in South Africa. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PNA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday, Nov. 26, that initial results of the clinical study on tawa-tawa (Euphorbia hirta) as adjunctive treatment for coronavirus disease showed that tawa-tawa capsules are safe for patients who are experiencing mild COVID-19 symptoms. Tawa-tawa...
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has fully authorized public and private establishments to refuse individuals who don't follow minimum public health standards (MPHS), particularly the wearing of face masks. (MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary and...
Malacañang has appealed to parents to not bring their children to any of the areas considered as close, crowded, and close-contact settings (3Cs) to prevent them from catching coronavirus (COVID-19). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement following...
The City of Muntinlupa active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have dropped below 50 with the daily average falling under 100 in the last 15 days. As of Nov. 25, according to the City Health Office, Muntinlupa’s active cases stood at 48 including only one new case recorded for the day. The...
Vaccine hesitancy remains to be a pain in the neck for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and local government units (LGUs) which ultimately hinders the country from achieving herd immunity against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a provincial governor said Friday, Nov....
The government will be allowing the entry of fully vaccinated foreign individuals from non-visa-required territories to the Philippines from December 1 to 15, 2021, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles announced. Nograles made the statement after the government's pandemic task force eased quarantine...
(PIXABAY) Amid the discovery of a new heavily mutated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in South Africa, an OCTA research fellow on Friday, Nov. 26, said that this "could definitely be a potential for serious concern." The variant, called B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa in small...
Vaccination of a minor in Taguig (Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all eligible Filipinos to participate in the government's national vaccination drive against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Nov. 29 to Dec.1. “The massive vaccination drive aims to increase...
The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila has fallen to only eight. In a post by the municipal government based on data from the Pateros Health Department, the active cases in Pateros stood at eight including seven new cases as of Nov....
The Makati City local government announced that active COVID-19 cases in the city have dropped dramatically. According to the Makati Health Department (MHD), there are now only 70 active cases in the city as of Thursday, Nov. 25, a drastic decrease from the 322 active cases last Nov. 1. It added...
The Manila City government received 6,600 tablets of the anti-COVID drug Baricitinib on Friday, Nov. 26. The drug will be prescribed to patients experiencing moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms. Manila Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna and Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso (SCREENSHOT FROM ISKO MORENO DOMAGOSO...
