Despite the denial of the government that there is a medicine shortage in the country, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Jan. 9, urged it to coordinate with pharmaceutical companies and drugstores to make sure that Filipinos have access to basic over-the-counter...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday reiterated the importance of ensuring the country’s healthcare system is fully funded in order to fully overcome the challenges of COVID-19 amid emerging threats of the ongoing pandemic. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, said this is why he...
Muntinlupa recorded 363 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the city’s total active cases to more than 1,000. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Jan. 8, the active COVID-19 cases in the city reached 1,293 out of 28,992 confirmed cases, 27,117...
Shoppers flock along Ylaya in Divisoria Market on Oct. 17, 2021 at a time when Metro Manila was under alert level 3. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines further increased after 26,458 new infections were logged on Saturday, Jan. 8—the...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, Jan. 8, clarified its guidelines for quarantine and isolation amid the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country. " would like to clarify that isolation and quarantine period for the general population has not changed," the...
Omicron variant of COVID-19 Could the Omicron coronavirus variant act as a "natural vaccine" and be the "beginning of an end" of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Department of Health (DOH) and some local medical experts disapproved of this notion. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire pointed out...
(Jansen Romero/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The government’s pandemic task force has approved the shortened quarantine days for healthcare workers who were already fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Acting Presidential Spokesman Karlo Nograles made the announcement on...
ft.com The Department of Health (DOH) expressed hope that the first supply of Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine— for children aged five to 11— will arrive in the Philippines by the end of this month or first week of February. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the...
People flock to Ilaya in Binondo, Manila to shop on Jan. 2, 2022. Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 3 starting Jan. 3 until Jan. 15 due to the rise of COVID-19 cases.(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines’ number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases swelled up to 21,819, the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) Around 21,000 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses were wasted because of the onslaught of typhoon Odette, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “We have initially about 21,000 doses that have been officially reported as wastage,” DOH Undersecretary Myrna...
The Muntinlupa City government is testing people for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid a rise in the number of new cases. At the Museo ng Muntinlupa grounds, people are lining up to undergo rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen testing. If they test positive, they will undergo the confirmatory reverse...
The total number of active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Muntinlupa shot up to 732 on Jan. 6. Data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that on Jan. 6, Muntinlupa added 288 new cases to bring the total active cases to 732. A member of the Muntinlupa police conducting "Oplan...
