K-pop girl group BLACKPINK member Lisa, 24, has tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “BLACKPINK's Lisa was diagnosed with COVID-19 on the afternoon of Nov. 24,” said YG Entertainment, BLACKPINK’s agency, in a statement released to the media. BLACKPINK's Lisa (Instagram) The...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said nearly 600 children aged 12 to 17 experienced adverse reactions after they got inoculated against the coronavirus disease...
The Philippine Red Cross' (PRC) "Bakuna" Bus travelled to different barangays in Aklan to vaccinate more individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a continuous aim to curb the spread of the virus, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. (Photo courtesy of the Philippine Red...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said the hard work of the City Health Office (CHO) and the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU) brought the number of COVID-19 cases down to 66 on Nov. 23. Olivarez said the city suffered a big blow when the cases reached 3,000 during the surge of the...
DOH The Philippines recorded only 890 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Based on the Department of Health's (DOH) case bulletin, the active cases nationwide dropped to 17,864 or only 0.6 percent of the country's overall tally since last yearwhich currently stood at...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its gratitude to the Australian government for donating 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Nov. 24. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccine donation of Australia is...
Booster shots are now available for residents in Bataan through the efforts of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and its "Bakuna" Center, the organization said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. In a statement, PRC said that its Bakuna Center in Bataan provided booster doses to 22 individuals belonging to...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid the declining number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily, the Department of Health (DOH) said it will seek the guidance of the World Health Organization (WHO) with regards to the status of the country's COVID-19 situation. DOH Secretary...
National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 Special Medical Adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa on Wednesday, Nov. 24, backed President Rodrigo Duterte's proposal to limit unvaccinated persons from entering restaurants. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "Yan ay para proteksyon natin sa mga kliyente ng isang...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano is aiming for single-digit COVID-19 cases in the city. The City Health Office recorded 36 active cases on Nov. 23 and nine new cases. Rubiano said the city government can achieve this if residents will continue to follow the local basic health protocols such as...
The national government received an additional 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine on Wednesday, Nov. 24, from the donations of Australia. The Australian government donated 700,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the Philippines on Nov. 24, 2021. The...
(DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Quezon City continues to decline as manifested by the drop in the growth rate and testing positivity rate in the past week, the independent research group OCTA said on Wednesday, Nov. 24. "The seven-day average in new...
