Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año urged the public on Wednesday, July 28, to undertake maximum precautionary measures amid the rising number of Delta variant of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in the country. In an interview over ABS-CBN...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Twenty-five out of the 72 local cases of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus were found in Metro Manila, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said. Of the said cases, 10 were found in the City of Manila, seven in Pasig City, two cases in San Juan, while one...
San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Wednesday that he is in favor of imposing a stricter quarantine status in Metro Manila to mitigate the spread of the more transmissible COVID-19 Delta variant. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora Zamora, in an interview with CNN Philippines, said the Metro...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos said local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila have been implementing "circuit-breaker" lockdowns against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) long before the OCTA Research group made the suggestion. MMDA Chairman Benhur...
The newly mutated COVID-19 Delta variant, which originated from India, has reached the country and is deadlier, more contagious, and difficult to identify. This is according to Dr. James G. Dy, president and CEO of Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center. Dy issued the warning as cases of the...
The San Juan City local government announced on Tuesday, July 27, that two Delta variant cases have been detected in the city. (Photo from Mayor Francis Zamora Facebook) "Yesterday, July 26, we were notified that two residents tested positive for the Delta variant. These residents, a nine-year old...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The OCTA Research group has warned the public on Tuesday, July 27, against dining out and having social gatherings amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a public briefing, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye...
(JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) “Right now it’s official, we are in a surge dito sa (here in the) National Capital Region (NCR).” OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye made this assessment on Tuesday, July 27, as the independent research group reported that the average number of new...
General Community Quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions” has been imposed anew amid rising concerns over the dreaded COVID-19 Delta variant. The more restrictive regimen was imposed over Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte from July 23 to 31....
Another batch of medical experts on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from Israel has arrived in the Philippines. The Israeli medical experts who arrived on July 26, 2021. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldp Vega welcomed the arrival of the medical...
The Pateros municipal government said it cannot administer the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine due to lack of new supply from the national government. In a live broadcast Sunday, Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III apologized for the delay in the vaccination of people with the first dose. The AMC Gym...
One case of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Quezon City, the City Public Information Office (PIO) reported on Monday. (AFP) The PIO said the patient is a 34-year-old male Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who arrived in the country from Saudi Arabia on June 24. Upon his arrival, the...
