DOH The Philippines saw 4,600 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Sunday, Jan. 2, based on the latest bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). The last time that the single-day tally was over 4,000 was on Oct. 30, 2021 with 4,008 cases. As of Sunday, the country's cumulative number...
A case of “Florona” infection or the simultaneous infection of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and influenza was detected in a pregnant woman in Petah Tikva, Israel on Saturday, Jan. 1. Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the first Florona patient is unvaccinated for both flu and...
Following the detection of more Omicron variant and the surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases after the holiday break, the National Capital Region (NCR) will implement a stricter Alert Level 3 beginning Monday, Jan. 3, to try and arrest the increasing infections. People flock to Ilaya...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced that the municipal government will go after people who are not wearing face masks outside their residence amid an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. The Pateros municipal government reported that as of Dec. 31, there are 38 active...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for the third time. According to her chief of staff, Peter Pardo, Rubiano is now in isolation in an undisclosed health facility. Pardo did not say what type of variant infected the mayor, but she is...
The Ospital ng Malabon will be closed for outpatient and non-COVID-19 cases starting Jan. 2-4, the Malabon City government announced on Saturday, Jan.1. This is due to disinfection and swab testings that will be conducted in the hospital after 19 medical frontliners tested positive for COVID-19....
The National Task Force (NTF) Against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) may have fallen short of its target in fully vaccinating 54 million Filipinos by the end of 2021 but this does not deter them to set new goals and protect as many lives as possible this 2022. A woman gets her COVID-19 vaccine...
Presidential aspirant Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Sunday said a proactive leadrship, public cooperation and a science-based approach are three main things that are needed to prevent the new wave of COVID-19 infections hitting the country. Lacson said authorities and the public should...
(AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) All hospitals should start to increase their bed allocation for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients in preparation for the possible surge in cases amid growing concerns on the Omicron variant, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Currently, the healthcare...
Retired police general and senatorial aspirant Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged the local chief executives in the provinces to start the necessary preparations to protect their constituents from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the upsurge of cases that has been recorded especially in Metro...
A month before Vice President Leni Robredo embarks on one of the biggest challenges of her political career—the official campaign period for the 2022 presidential race— she looked back at the accomplishments of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in the past five-and-a-half years. Vice...
The City of Manila has recorded over 400 active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on the first day of 2022. As of Jan. 1, a total of 435 COVID-19 cases were recorded in Manila, the highest number seen since the start of November where about 430 cases were recorded on Nov. 2. People flock to...
