A passenger (C) sits inside a tricycle covered with a reminder to wear a mask, part of the Covid-19 health protocols, in Manila on February 16, 2022. Ted ALJIBE / AFP An infectious disease expert urged the government not to drop the mandatory wearing of face masks if it decides to place some areas...
A tourism worker gets vaccinated against COVID-19 at Imelda Park in Catbalogan City, Samar. (Photo from Department of Tourism) Sixty-four million Filipinos were already fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said. DOH Undersecretary Myrna Cabotaje said that the government...
Shoppers flock to bargain stores along Ilaya Street in Divisoria, Binondo, Manila, on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by Ali Vicoy) The government's pandemic task force is set to discuss the parameters about placing some areas under "Alert Level 0" amid the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases in the...
(UNSPLASH / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is planning to donate some of its Covid-19 vaccines to other nations in a bid to help ramp up their vaccination activities, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, March 10. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said they are eyeing to donate the...
OTTAWA, Canada -- Covid-19 public health restrictions, including mask mandates, will continue being lifted across Canada in the coming weeks as Ontario's chief medical officer of health confirmed Wednesday the province will drop its mask mandate on March 21. International travelers walk through the...
(FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said it has not observed an increase in Covid-19 cases after 39 areas, including Metro Manila, were shifted to Alert Level 1 status. “At present, we have not seen any increase in COVID-19 cases since we have implemented Alert Level 1 in several areas in...
With parts of the country now under Alert Level 1, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public on Wednesday, March 9, to strictly abide by the Covid-19 minimum public health standards (MPHS) to avert the possible surge of the virus. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued...
Arriving foreign tourists are required to present a travel and health insurance policy for Covid-19 with a minimum coverage of $35,000. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN This was reiterated by Presidential Communications secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar in a virtual Palace...
Two years after the Covid-19 pandemic ravaged various countries around the world including the Philippines, the health sector learned a lot in terms of response and is now more prepared to confront future contagions, an official from the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, March 8. A local...
3.5 percent of deaths in the PH is related to kidney disease One out of 10 adults has Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) worldwide. To make matters worse, mortality rate due to kidney disease is increasing annually. It is projected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040. In an effort to reduce...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go once again called for the establishment of Super Health Centers across the country to improve the access of Filipinos to government health services, particularly in rural areas. “As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, I continue to...
The country registered the lowest rate in terms of its daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases per million people among five of its Southeast Asian neighbors, the Department of Health said on Monday, March 7. SHAH ALAM, Feb. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a nasal swab sample from a man for...
