Vice President Leni Robredo has lauded the national government’s vaccination efforts but stressed the need to administer one million COVID-19 vaccine doses per day amid the new mutations of the coronavirus. Vice President Leni Robredo (FEDERICO CRUZ / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's big. Several months,...
As new mutations of the coronavirus spread, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, August 10, said government strategies should evolve to cope with evolving COVID-19 variants. Vice President Leni Robredo (Jansen Romero/Manila Bulletin) In an interview on CNN’s The Source, Robredo noted the surge...
Acknowledging the need to stock up more medical oxygen supplies in hospitals, President Duterte said he will talk to Congress about giving tax relief to manufacturers. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular address to the nation on August 9, 2021. (Malacañang) During his prerecorded public...
How Delta precipitated a pre-emptive ECQ of Metro Manila CLINICAL MATTERS Dr. Edsel Maurice T. Salvana Last June 21, 2021 ( https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/22/delta-covid-19-variant-very-dangerous-tag-member/ ), the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) of the Department of Health was asked to brief the...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the Philippines still has enough supply of medical oxygen, as the country battles the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A scene in Cebu City went viral where cars are seen lining up in front of a private...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, August 9, sounded the alarm on a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the average number of positive cases managed through her free teleconsult initiative rose by 200 percent. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Bayanihan E-Konsulta, Robredo’s free mobile medical...
The Municipality of Pateros now has three cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire presented the latest data on Delta variant cases in the country including in Metro Manila. Vaccination in Pateros...
The upsurge of Delta variant cases of the coronavirus disease (COVD-19) in Metro Manila may slow down the distribution of the cash assistance to the residents who are severely affected by the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ). Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya, spokesperson of...
Five cases of the highly contagious Delta variant have been listed in Taguig, according to the Department of Health (DOH). In an online media briefing Monday, Health Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire presented a table showing the presence of Delta variant cases in all the 16 cities and one municipality...
National Task Force (NTF) Deputy Chief Implementer Vince Dizon said Monday, Aug. 9, the national government is eyeing to vaccinate one million individuals daily as Delta threat looms. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "That's our target, it's more than the 700,000. Last week, we administered 710,000...
Individuals age 12 to 17 years old may soon be allowed to get coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in the country to counter the potentially devastating effects of the highly transmissible Delta variant on children. Children line up during a feeding program initiated by the Philippine Coast Guard...
Bulacan Governor Daniel R. Fernando directed the Provincial Task Force (PTF) to be more vigilant and to tighten preventive measures after the province recorded seven confirmed cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19. Fernando issued the directive after three more cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant...
