The OCTA Research group has expressed concern over the pandemic situation in Metro Manila as the reproduction number in the region soared to 1.15 amid the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) OCTA fellow Prof. Guido David said the infection...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija said on Wednesday, July 21 that the possible reimplementation of the number coding scheme was already "on the table". MMDA traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija (Photo from Nebrija's Facebook page) But despite this remark,...
The Philippines will have a hard time handling an Indonesia-like coronavirus cases (COVID-19) surge driven by the more transmissible Delta variant, a group of health workers warned on Wednesday, July 21. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with CNN Philippines, Alliance of Health Workers...
The Philippines must prepare for a "worst-case scenario" against the possible spread of a more transmissible Delta variant, a physician from the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine said on Wednesday, July 21. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with ANC, Dr. Gene Nisperos...
Malacañang said the Philippine government does not easily impose travel restrictions on its Asian neighbors but stressed that it will not hesitate to implement a ban if the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in a certain country worsens. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque...
The government has appealed to the public to complete their two-dose vaccination to thwart the threat of the more contagious Delta coronavirus variant. A senior citizen receives a single-shot Johnson & Jonhson Janssen coronavirus vaccine at the Justo Lucban Elementary School in Manila on July...
Senators on Wednesday, July 21 urged the government to put in place stricter mechanisms anew to prevent coronavirus (COVID-19) cases of the more infectious Delta variant in the Philippines from rising to dangerous levels and put the country’s health system and economy at risk once again....
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Dr. Anna Ong-Lim has recommended to the city government various steps to prevent the spread or entry of the dreaded Delta variant of COVID-19. Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano with Health Secretary Francisco...
Congressmen and health experts moved on Wednesday, July 21 to ask the Supreme Court to step into the Ivermectin controversy as they stressed that the medicine could help address the grave threat brought by the Delta variant to public health. Ivermectin2 However, bad weather prevented the...
Malacañang said the government's coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic task force will soon meet to discuss the suggestion of local chief executives to suspend its policy that allowed kids aged five and up to leave their homes. President Duterte presides over a meeting with core members of the...
An infectious disease expert on Wednesday, July 21, said the Delta variant is 97 percent transmissible than the original lineage. (AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) During a virtual Palace briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante, who heads the adult infectious diseases unit at San Lazaro hospital in Manila, said the...
A public health expert appealed to the national government to focus on contact tracing, amid the threat of the more transmissible Delta variant. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Delta COVID-19 variant is reported to be around 40 to 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first...
