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...
Derek Ramsay, Aiko Melendez, and Director Joey Javier Reyes couldn't help but share their two cents about the controversial "Poblacion Girl" who breached a quarantine protocol recently. In his recent Instagram story, Derek posted, "You know, I'm sure she feels so bad about the choices she made....
Extra prevention can keep minds at ease The year 2020 greeted us with a volcanic eruption, polluting the air we breathe. Then COVID-19 happened with the lockdown happening last March 2020. From then on, air purifiers have been in-demand. Even if it wasn't proven or backed up yet by the majority of...
VIENNA, Austria – The first civil lawsuit begins in a court in Vienna on Friday over a notorious outbreak of coronavirus at the popular ski resort of Ischgl in March 2020, where thousands of people from 45 countries claim to have become infected. The village of Ischgl on April 23. (Johann...
• When the ashfall covered her neighborhood, she thought things would get better soon, and then the pandemic came • From a volunteer assisting evacuees from towns affected by Taal Volcano’s eruption, she moved to the medical frontlines where she worked as a radiologic technologist • In...
HAGATNA, Guam -- The US Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination while enjoying a tropical holiday due to a surge in virus cases. Infection numbers that once made Guam an attractive destination have exploded with an outbreak...
You don’t have to suffer I could vividly recall the tightness on my chest coupled with that uncontrollable purring sound coming from my lungs as I found myself struggling to breathe. The endless coughing at night and early in the morning left me feeling fatigued even before my day has begun. Just...
A vaccine expert warned Monday, Aug. 16, that the continued violation of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) health and safety protocols would mean more virus transmission and mutations. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) chairperson Dr. Nina Gloriani appealed to the public to...
Are mom and baby safe? Aside from the Delta variant, the Philippines has already confirmed the very first case of the Lambda variant in the country, as reported by the Philippines News Agency . The Department of Health (DOH) also confirmed this Monday morning that the the infected person of this...
Mom recounts what happened for the whole month of July With COVID-19 still out there with different and more dangerous variants, and with findings that these latest variants can infect children as well, more and more individuals are coming out to share their personal experiences with the dreaded...
BEIJING, China – Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country's most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. This photo taken on August 1, 2021 shows a resident receiving a...
WASHINGTON, United States - President Joe Biden on Thursday stepped up actions to combat the spread of COVID-19's surging Delta variant, asking every US federal worker to either declare they are fully vaccinated or wear masks and be tested. US President Joe Biden (AFP) ''We have the tools to...
