The Department on Health (DOH) on Monday, October 25, said the country's case classification for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now at low risk. DOH/MB "Nationally, we are at low risk case classification with a negative two week growth rate (TWGR) at -48 percent and a moderate risk average daily...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) posted 5,279 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Sunday, Oct. 24. The new cases brought the total number of active COVID-19 cases nationwide to 60,957. Based on the latest case bulletin, 77.5 percent of the active cases were mild, 6.1 percent were...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The country is aiming to vaccinate at least 800,000 people daily against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by next month, the Department of Health (DOH) said....
DOH The country recorded 5,807 more cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health said on Saturday, Oct. 23. The new figures pushed the nationwide running tally to 2,751,667, of which, 2.3 percent or 63,051 remained as active cases. Of those who are still sick, 77.7 percent are...
Two private hospitals in Taguig will be vaccinating minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities. According to the city government’s TRACE Taguig, the vaccination of minors with comorbidities, classified by the Department of Health (DOH) under Pediatric A3 priority group, will be done by St. Luke’s...
A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Department of Health (DOH) said that more than 8,000 children with comorbidities in...
The city-run Ospital ng Muntinlupa (OsMun) in Alabang, Muntinlupa said all minors who will be vaccinated at the facility need to present medical certificates. OsMun will start vaccinating minors 12 to 17 years old with comorbidities on Monday, Oct. 25. It was selected by the government as one of...
The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday, Oct. 22, that it values the role of nurses in the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over 100 doctors and nurses from San Miguel Corporation (SMC) were deployed to 11 Metro Manila vaccination sites that include Mandaluyong City,...
A medical worker administer a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor at the Las Pinas District Hospital during the second phase of the COVID-19 vaccination for minors in Metro Manila on Oct. 22, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The Philippines has detected 5,823 additional cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on...
Senator Sonny Angara on Friday, Oct. 21 urged authorities and local governement officials to go the extra mile and accelerate efforts to reach out to the elder population, of which a significant portion of them remains unvaccinated to this day. Citing World Health Organization (WHO) report, Angara...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 21 said the biosurveillance activities of the country has been closely monitoring 46 sublineages of the Delta variant, and so far has not detected the AY.4.2 sublineage. DOH/MB The Health department issued the statement following the reports on the...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Oct. 21 reported 4,806 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. Comelec/MB The nearly 5,000 new cases brought the total number of cases in the country to 2,740,111. The case bulletin of the DOH also showed 5,934 recoveries and 260 new deaths. Total...
