DOH Another 288 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Dec. 23. The country's running tally is now at 2,837,903. Of this figure, 9,251 patients are still sick, the DOH said. “Of the 288 reported cases today, 241 (84 percent) occurred...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday called on the government to uphold the safety and welfare of children in areas hit by Typhoon Odette. In particular, Gatchalian took to task the Department of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Social Welfare and Development...
DOH The Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 22, recorded 261 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Wednesday's cases pushed the country's running tally of COVID cases to 2,837,784, as shown in the DOH case bulletin. Of the total caseload, 0.3 percent or only...
(Department of Health) Stay safe, have fun. As the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to linger, the Department of Health (DOH) urged the public to celebrate the holidays safely despite the decreasing number of infections daily. The DOH reminded Filipinos to not let their guards...
Claiming that he was right to mandate Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shots to delay the entry of the highly transmissible Omicron variant into the country, President Duterte a has sked Filipinos to “take advantage” of the abundant vaccine supply and get their...
Despite the low number of new daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country, President Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 21, admitted to being anxious about the possibility of the Omicron variant causing yet another surge in infections. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his “Talk to the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still conducting an assessment on health facilities that were damaged because of typhoon Odette. “Patuloy ang paga-assess ng mga nasirang healthcare facilities—mga hospital, temporary treatment and monitoring facilities at inaalam pa po kung magkano...
A Taguig healthcare worker (in yellow) receives her Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine booster shot at SM Aura in Taguig (Ali Vicoy) The Philippines has allowed the administration of COVID-19 booster shots for fully vaccinated adult individuals three months after receiving their second dose, the Department of...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Dec. 21, reported 168 more cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)the lowest in 19 months. Tuesday's number of cases was the lowest since May 22, 2020 when the country logged 163 infections then. However, the DOH case update excludes data from 24...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Philippines still needs to fully vaccinate at least nine million Filipinos against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to hit its inoculation target for this...
The government has administered more than 2.5 million doses during the second round of the "Bayanihan Bakunahan" in some areas from Dec. 15 to 18, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20. Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded 263 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Monday, Dec. 20. DOH/MB Monday's update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,837,730. Of this, DOH said that 9,592 were active cases or 0.3 percent of the...
