The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Wednesday, Nov. 16, said that 325,066 Covid-19 vaccines were already administered in the Mindanao region through its 'bakuna' buses and centers. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross PRC added that 76, 876 individuals were fully vaccinated while 51,238 persons received...
DOH There remains a possibility that the Department of Health (DOH) will recommend extending the Covid-19 State of Calamity in the country if the Public Health Emergency bill is not signed by December. “Kapag hindi naipasa iyan by December, yun pong options natin is first (If that is not passed...
BEIJING, China -- Multiple Chinese cities have cancelled routine mass Covid tests this week, days after Beijing announced limited relaxations of its strict zero-Covid policy which raised hopes of China's eventual reopening. COVID TESTING -- A health worker takes a swab sample from a man in Chengdu....
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon and former Senator Panfilo Lacson pressed the Commission on Audit (COA) to audit all the Covid-19 supply purchases worth billions of pesos during the Duterte administration. "The new administration should pursue and resolve this matter to its logical...
A House leader is encouraging local government units (LGUs) to support the Marcos administration’s efforts to bring the country back to normalcy by ditching whatever entry restrictions on inbound travellers they might still have in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. Camarines Sur 2nd district...
The Philippines monitored 1,071 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Department of Health (DOH) said. In the past 14 days, the National Capital Region logged the highest number of new cases with 2,876. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1,736 cases, Western Visayas with 1,421, Central...
K-pop group Girls’ Generation member Taeyeon tested positive for Covid-19 as South Korea’s new daily cases surged to more than 70,000. On Nov. 14, SM Entertainment announced Taeyeon’s condition. Girls' Generation's Taeyeon (Instagram) “Taeyeon was diagnosed with COVID-19 today (Nov. 14),”...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The Covid-19 virus is heading towards the “endemic” phase in the Philippines amid the continuing decline in the number of cases, an infectious disease expert said on Tuesday, Nov. 15. “Yung nakikita naman talaga natin dito sa Covid, mukhang nagiging endemic...
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday, Nov. 14 that it has recorded 9,069 new Covid-19 cases during the past week. (DOH/MB) In its weekly case bulletin, DOH said that the daily average cases are at 1,296 which is 43 percent higher than the cases from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. DOH also...
The politics of masking and why masks are not just for Covid-19 CLINICAL MATTERS When we play politics with health, people die. Nowhere has this been truer than during this pandemic. In this era of rampant misinformation, the evolving nature of science has been weaponized to cast doubt on the most...
The Department of Education (DepED) on Monday, Nov. 14, welcomed the approval of the Senate for its 2023 budget. DepED / MB Visual Content Group Issuing a statement, DepED expressed gratitude to the Senate for approving the budget of the department and its attached agencies for the Fiscal Year (FY)...
Covid-19 positivity rates in Metro Manila and select provinces as of Nov. 12, 2022. (OCTA RESEARCH FELLOW DR. GUIDO DAVID / TWITTER) The positivity rate of Covid-19 in Metro Manila dropped to 7.5 percent on Nov. 12, from 8.2 percent on Nov. 5, OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David said on Monday,...
