DOH The Department of Health allayed fears of the public amid growing concerns about the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. However, Filipinos should not let their guards down at this point in time. Currently, the Philippines is still free of this more transmissible subvariant of the Omicron variant of...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Health logged a total of eight firecracker-related injuries in Eastern Visayas at the end of their monitoring for the holiday season on Friday, Jan. 6. No fatality was recorded but the number of cases was 60 percent higher compared to 2021 with only five....
DOH Fourteen more fireworks-related injuries were recorded, raising the total tally to 291, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, Jan. 5. "These were 55 percent higher compared to 2021 (186 cases) but eight percent lower compared to the five-year average (313 cases) during the same time...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The swab samples of eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for Covid-19 will be subjected to whole genome sequencing in order to check what variant of Covid-19 virus they have contracted. "All of the samples were already sent for sequencing...
Facemasks (stock photo) As the threat of the Covid-19 virus still remains, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) urged devotees to strictly follow the health and safety protocols to prevent the activities related to the Feast of the Black Nazarene from becoming a coronavirus superspreader...
(File photo) Eight unvaccinated Filipinos who recently arrived in the Philippines from China have tested positive for Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The eight individuals are currently undergoing isolation, the DOH said. The DOH reported that these individuals...
DOH The total number of fireworks-related injuries during the recent holiday season increased to 277 after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 15 more cases. The total figure was 49 percent higher than the number of cases recorded during the same period in 2021 with only 186 cases, based on the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) disowned a circulating message on the alleged "upper respiratory disease" that supposedly "affects" China. "The DOH warns the public against an alleged circulating DOH Bulletin Message about an Upper Respiratory Infection in China, which maliciously uses the...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There remains no cases of the more contagious Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 3. "To date, there are currently no cases of XBB.1.5 detected in the country," the DOH said in a statement. The DOH...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is leading a push to grant tax incentives to doctors volunteering their services for free to indigent patients as a way of recognizing their “selfless and committed” efforts in helping provide quality healthcare to Filipinos. (Alexandr Podvalny/...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said that the number of fireworks injuries increased to 261, while one was wounded due to a stray bullet. Fifty-one new cases of fireworks-related injuries were reported by sentinel hospitals, the DOH said in its latest report on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The total figure...
The suspension of the premium contribution increase for the year 2023 was welcomed by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday evening, Jan. 2. (Department of Health) Both agencies, as stated in its joint statement issued on Monday, are...