DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) said it has observed a sharp spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Mindanao. The increase in COVID-19 cases in the country has become “more evident in the past week,” particularly in Mindanao, said DOH Epidemiology Bureau OIC Director Dr. Alethea...
Former health secretary and incumbent Iloilo 1st District Representative Janette Garin on Thursday, June 3, supported calls for the government to lift its mandatory face shield policy, raising that this could increase coronavirus transmission. Former Department of Health secretary and incumbent...
In this photo taken on September 19, 2020, people wearing face shields queue up at a public market in Manila. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of Health (DOH) is not in favor of the proposal to lift the policy that requires people to wear face shields when stepping out...
President Duterte has reiterated his appeal to Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), saying it was the only way to protect themselves and the people around them, and to overcome the pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Duterte made the...
A health worker prepares to administer a coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination site in Manila on May 14, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/ Manila Bulletin) Around 50 percent of vaccine recipients in the country have missed taking the second dose of their COVID-19 vaccine, an expert working with the government's...
DOH/MB The Philippines logged 5,257 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections on Wednesday, June 2, as shown in the latest case bulletin of the Department of Health (DOH). The total number of active cases nationwide stood at 52,132 or 4.2 percent of the country's cumulative caseload of...
In this file photograph taken on March 1, 2021, a health worker holds up a vial of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine during the first phase of vaccinations for health workers at a hospital in Manila. (Ted ALJIBE / AFP/ MANILA BULLETIN) The World Health Organization (WHO)'s approval on the COVID-19...
DOH/MB The Department of Health (DOH) announced 5,177 more COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, June 1. This is the second straight day that the country logged below 7,000 cases. The new cases brought the country’s caseload to 1,235,467. Of the total, 53,203 are active cases or currently ill patients....
President Duterte has given the Department of Health (DOH) until Thursday to assess the different testing and quarantine protocols being implemented by the province of Cebu. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 31, 2021. (Malacañang) The President issued the directive to the health...
(Manila Bulletin/ File Photo) The Department of Health (DOH) assured that the different COVID-19 vaccine storage facilities nationwide are ready amid the possibility of rotational power interruptions in some parts of Luzon. In a statement on Tuesday, June 1, the DOH said necessary steps were...
A vial of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir. The Department of Health says it has received complaints from patients that some hospitals are overpricing the drug. (AFP/Ulrich Perrey) The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public against overpricing Remdesivir, an investigational drug used in...
Of the 6,684 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said 972 came from the National Capital Region (NCR). DOH/MB Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this during a meeting with President Duterte on Monday, May 31. He said 934 of the new cases were from...
