(Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the pronouncement of President Duterte that the government will try to look for more funds in order to recruit more healthcare workers amid the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “We...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA amid heightened movement restrictions in Metro Manila in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 21,261 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, Sept. 16. The number of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) urged hospitals to expand their bed capacities for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients as the number of infections continue to rise. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III made the appeal during President Duterte's televised public address on Thursday, Sept. 16....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday, Sept, 15, that 16,989 more coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were detected nationwide. The new cases brought the country’s cumulative total to 2,283,011. The DOH noted that 7.5 percent or 170,446 of the total figure are active cases....
The national government has put up an online "vaccination dashboard" where Filipinos can monitor progress on the national vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Screenshot from National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard) The National COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard has been...
(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to see a sharp rise in the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines as it reported more than 18,000 new infections on Tuesday, Sept. 14. There were 18,056 new people who tested positive for...
Commuters line up to board a bus along EDSA as the government enforces movement curbs against the coronavirus outbreak in this August 2021 file photo (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Another 20,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday,...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Sept. 13, that there is still no final recommendation on whether to use booster shots for those fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 21,411 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Sunday, Sept. 12. The DOH noted that the new cases do not include the data from five laboratories as they were not able to submit their COVID-19 data on time. The country's tally of COVID-19 cases since...
A nurse prepares a syringe of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination centre, in Garlan, western France, on May 31, 2021. Fred TANNEAU / AFP The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) welcomed the initiative of some local government units (LGUs) of conducting pre-registration of...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines saw 26,303 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, Sept. 11—the highest number of new infections reported in a single day since the pandemic hit the country last year. The latest figure pushed the country’s running...
DOH LOGO The country recorded more than 17,000 fresh coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday, Sept. 10. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 17,964 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease. This figure brought the country's total case tally to 2,179,770. It said...
