In light of the increasing number of Covid-19 cases added to the daily tracker of the Department of Health (DOH), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has once again reiterated the importance of early testing and detection of the Covid-19 virus. (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS) "With the alarming increase in...
This undated electron microscopic (EM) handout image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts a monkeypox virion, obtained from a clinical sample associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. It was a thin section image from a human skin sample. On the left were mature,...
(DOH/MB) New cases of BA.5 and BA.4 omicron subvariants were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, Aug. 16. There were 1,011 more BA.5 and 19 additional cases of BA.4 across the country, based on the latest data of the DOH. "At the moment, the exposure of individuals, travel...
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan joined the launching of the Department of Health’s (DOH) "PinasLakas" campaign at the Supreme Court of the Philippines on Monday, Aug. 15. MANILA PIO/ MANILA BULLETIN Lacuna, a doctor, and DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire simultaneously vaccinated the...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded 28,008 new Covid-19 cases in the past week, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. (DOH/MB) According to the agency's weekly case bulletin, average daily cases is 3 percent higher than cases from Aug. 1 to Aug. 7 at 4,001. Currently there are 822 patients with...
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded a total of 102,619 dengue cases since January, it said on Monday, Aug. 15. MB file photo According to DOH, this was from January 1 to July 30. The agency said that the cases this year are 131 percent higher compared to the reported cases during the same...
CEBU CITY – As the government stepped up its vaccination drive through the “Pinaslakas” program, the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH-Region 7) announced Monday, August 15, that 3,635,038 individuals in the area aged five and above have yet to to have their second and booster doses....
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 4,182 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, Aug. 14. Based on its Covid-19 tracker, the DOH now recorded a total of 40,016 active infections across the country. Metro Manila still leads among the country's regions with the most number of infections in the last...
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) warns the public vs leptospirosis this typhoon season. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public to avoid wading in flood water as this may cause leptospirosis. DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire made the statement amid...
DOH The Philippines continue to grapple with four-digit new Covid-19 cases, based on the latest data of the Department of Health (DOH). The DOH Covid-19 tracker showed 4,679 more Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 13, bringing the number of active cases nationwide to 40,324. Metro Manila still...
DOH Ahead of the resumption of in-person classes this month, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded schools of the importance of deploying safety officers to ensure compliance with health and safety protocols against Covid-19. “Ang pinaka importante na lagi po nating ipapaalala (The most...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos Jr. prodded all local government units (LGUs) on Friday, August 12, to strictly enforce appropriate measures to combat the anticipated rise of Covid-19 cases in the country. DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos (Photo...
