President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has ordered the retention of the present Covid-19 alert level system in the country for the time being. He said he wants to reclassify restrictions that are compatible with the current milder strains that afflict the patients. The alert level could be...
The Department of Health on Monday, July 18, said a total of 14,640 Covid-19 cases were recorded in the past week. According to the DOH's weekly bulletin, average daily cases increased again to 2,091, which is 44 percent higher than from July 4 to July 10. Among the cases, 35 or 0.24 percent...
The Muntinlupa City government through its City Health Office (CHO) warned residents to take caution against leptospirosis especially this rainy season. According to the Department of Health (DOH) website, leptospirosis “is an illness transmitted through mud or water contaminated by the urine...
Muntinlupa’s dengue cases totaled more than 100 from January to July 14 this year as the city government reminded the public to destroy breeding grounds of mosquitoes. According to Dr. Juancho Bunyi, head of the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO), from Jan. 1 to July 14 this year, a total...
The country's total number of active Covid-19 cases increased to 19,873 after another more than 2,000 new infections were recorded on Sunday, July 17. A total of 2,560 more people were confirmed to have contracted the viral disease, based on the latest data shown at the Department of Health's (DOH)...
Taguig City’s total active Covid-19 cases increased to more than 600, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Data from the DOH’s Covid-19 Tracker showed that Taguig added 84 new Covid-19 cases on July 16 to bring the total active cases to 646, up from 542 active cases recorded on July...
The number of active Covid-19 cases in the Philippines is now close to 19,000, as shown in the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, July 16. Based on the DOH's Covid-19 tracker, the total number of patients who are still sick with Covid-19 nationwide is at 18,990. There were...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it will look into the different concerns about the distribution of benefits for the country's healthcare workers. “Part of our priorities, and as instructed by the President, that we look into these issues that have been hounding the benefits of the healthcare...
The Philippines recorded 2,588 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, July 15. The total number of active cases nationwide is at 18,090, as shown in the Department of Health's (DOH) Covid-19 tracker. Metro Manila has the most number of cases in the past 14 days with 8,971. It was followed by Calabarzon with...
The Department of Health (DOH) said it is gathering evidence on the different dengue vaccines as cases of the mosquito-borne disease continue to increase in the country. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the government “would always be open to the use of new technology.”...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that Covid-19 vaccination sites will be set up in different schools to encourage more eligible students as well as their guardians to get vaccinated against the viral disease. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement as different schools...
The Department of Health (DOH) said the number of new Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila is still on an upward trend with an average of over 700 infections daily. Based on its latest Covid-19 situation report, the DOH said most areas in the country are showing a "sharp increase in cases" with Metro...
