A senior citizen receives a COVID-19 vaccine in Angono, Rizal. (Angono Public Information Office) The Department of Health (DOH) urged senior citizens once again to help the government strengthen its fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by getting vaccinated against the viral illness. DOH...
FILE PHOTO The Beta variant is the most "common" variant among the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive samples that were subjected to genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “ na po ang pinaka karaniwan ngayon na nakikita sa biosurveillance, umaabot po ng 21.1 percent...
A Manila resident receives a coronavirus vaccine at the vaccination hub located at SM Manila on July 6, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public again to get their second dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine. If an individual missed their second...
Vials of COVID-19 vaccines. (Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III believes that rich countries should first consider the plight of other nations before they start the discussion about booster doses of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
DOH/MB The country recorded 4,114 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Tuesday, July 6. The last time that the Department of Health (DOH) reported over 4,000 cases was last June 30 with 4,509 cases then. Based on the latest case bulletin, the total number of confirmed infections in the...
DOH/MB The Philippines has yet to detect a case of the Lambda or C.37 variant of coronavirus, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, July 6. “Sa ngayon, batay sa submission ng ating Philippine Genome Center, wala pa tayong natukoy o nadiskubre na C.37 variant (Based on the submission of...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Tuesday, July 6, that the Philippines is monitoring the development of the fast-spreading Lambda variant, which was first detected in Peru and is raising concerns due to it being highly transmissible. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO...
World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO) representative to the Philippine has cautioned the Department of Health (DOH) in its messaging to the public, as classifying the country as “low...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, reported the detection of additional cases of two Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases. DOH/MB Together with the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines - National Institutes of Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) believes it is possible for Metro Manila to achieve population protection against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by November. DOH/MB "Based on the speed and scale on how we do vaccines in NCR, there is that possibility of achieving population protection," Health...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, denied the allegation that it was buying nearly expired medicines, saying that existing laws and policies prohibit this. DOH/MB "We are not buying those kinds of supplies or medicines because we are following the existing policies and laws of the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, July 5, recorded more than 6,000 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recoveries. DOH/MB The case bulletin of the DOH showed 6,477 new recoveries bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,364,960. The Health department, however, recorded 5,392 new COVID-19...
