Anti-CoVID-19 Pandemic

PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases up by 7%

PH daily average of new Covid-19 cases up by 7%

December 12, 2022, 4:44 pm

MANILA – The daily average of new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has increased by 7 percent from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. From 7,731 per day recorded from Nov. 21 to 27, the number went up to 8,292 daily in the recent week. The latest case… Read More

DOH backs audit of Covid-19 vax deals

DOH backs audit of Covid-19 vax deals

December 2, 2022, 6:06 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday it supports the conduct of a special audit of loans granted by lending firms for the procurement of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid)-19 vaccines. In a media forum, DOH officer-in-charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire disclosed they have… Read More

Covid-19 cases may reach 2.3K per day by end of December: DOH

Covid-19 cases may reach 2.3K per day by end of December: DOH

November 29, 2022, 5:40 pm Updated on November 30, 2022, 4:57 pm

MANILA – The country’s tally of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections could be as high as 2,294 per day by the end of December, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) projection. In a Kapihan forum on Tuesday, DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Dr. Alethea de Guzman said if the… Read More

No evidence that BQ.1 causes severe Covid-19

No evidence that BQ.1 causes severe Covid-19

November 28, 2022, 7:33 pm

MANILA – There is no proof showing that the Omicron BQ.1 subvariant causes more severe type of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), an infectious disease expert said Monday. In a televised public briefing, Department of Health (DOH) Technical Advisory Group member Dr. Edsel Salvaña described… Read More

DOH assures RITM personnel employment in proposed CDC

DOH assures RITM personnel employment in proposed CDC

November 25, 2022, 7:46 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured personnel of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) that they would not lose their jobs once the bill on the establishment Center for Disease Control is enacted into law. “We assure our personnel in RITM, nobody will lose their… Read More

DOH detects 1st 14 cases of BQ.1 in PH

DOH detects 1st 14 cases of BQ.1 in PH

November 25, 2022, 4:36 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday confirmed that it has detected the “highly transmissible and immune-evasive” Omicron BQ.1 subvariant in the country. In a media forum, DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire reported 14 new cases of the BQ.1 subvariant have been… Read More

DOH studies benefits of 3rd booster, bivalent jabs as add'l dose

DOH studies benefits of 3rd booster, bivalent jabs as add'l dose

November 25, 2022, 4:18 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) is still looking into pieces of evidence showing the benefits of administering a third booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a media briefing on Friday, DOH officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said the government ensures the effectiveness and… Read More

PHAPI recommends extension of state of calamity due to Covid-19

PHAPI recommends extension of state of calamity due to Covid-19

November 24, 2022, 5:24 pm

MANILA – The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) has recommended the extension of the national state of calamity due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), set to expire in December. “Sa tingin po natin dapat ituloy pa iyan kahit siguro until the first quarter… Read More

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate spikes to 9.2%: OCTA

NCR Covid-19 positivity rate spikes to 9.2%: OCTA

November 24, 2022, 2:09 pm

MANILA – The weekly positivity rate or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased to 9.2 percent as of November 22. Over Twitter on Wednesday, OCTA Research Group fellow Guido David said the figure marks a 1.8… Read More

Study state of public health emergency lifting carefully: expert

Study state of public health emergency lifting carefully: expert

November 22, 2022, 5:53 pm

MANILA – The lifting of the state of public emergency due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) by year-end must be studied thoroughly, an infectious diseases expert said Tuesday. In a televised public briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante emphasized that placing the country under a state of… Read More

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 12% from Nov. 14-20

Daily average of new Covid-19 cases down by 12% from Nov. 14-20

November 21, 2022, 6:27 pm

MANILA – The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has decreased by 12 percent from Nov. 14 to 20, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. From 1,296 per day recorded from Nov. 7 to 13, the number went down to 1,143 daily in the recent week. The latest case bulletin… Read More

P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines wasted: DOH

P15.6 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines wasted: DOH

November 21, 2022, 4:57 pm

MANILA — More than 31 million shots or PHP15.6 billion worth of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccines were wasted so far, a health official said Monday. In a radio interview, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said 24 million doses were wasted because of short… Read More

PH vax efforts to get $5-M add’l boost from US

PH vax efforts to get $5-M add’l boost from US

November 21, 2022, 1:00 pm

MANILA –  The Philippines' vaccination program against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) will get a USD5 million additional support from the United States. The announcement was made by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff during an activity in Caloocan City on Monday, the US Embassy in Manila… Read More

NCR Covid positivity rate down to 7.4% as of Nov. 15: OCTA

NCR Covid positivity rate down to 7.4% as of Nov. 15: OCTA

November 17, 2022, 2:00 pm

MANILA – The positivity rate for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the National Capital Region (NCR) is down to 7.4 percent as of Nov. 15, the OCTA Research Group said Thursday. OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David tweeted the region's positivity rate or the number of persons… Read More

HTAC talks on Moderna bivalent vax start Nov 18: DOH

HTAC talks on Moderna bivalent vax start Nov 18: DOH

November 15, 2022, 5:13 pm

MANILA – The Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) will start its initial discussions on Moderna’s bivalent vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday (Nov. 18). “We’re just waiting para ‘yung Moderna naman makapag-submit na rin sa FDA [Food and Drug… Read More

Daily average of new Covid cases up by 43% from Nov. 7-13

Daily average of new Covid cases up by 43% from Nov. 7-13

November 14, 2022, 8:51 pm

MANILA – The daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has increased by 43 percent from Nov. 7 to 13, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday. From 907 per day recorded from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, the number went up to 1,296 daily in the recent week. The latest case bulletin… Read More

NCR positivity rate dips further to 7.5%: OCTA

NCR positivity rate dips further to 7.5%: OCTA

November 14, 2022, 3:27 pm

MANILA – The positivity rate, or the number of persons testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), in the National Capital Region (NCR) decreased to 7.5 percent as of Nov. 12. Over Twitter on Monday, OCTA Research Group fellow Dr. Guido David said the region’s positivity rate in… Read More

Complete vax doses, wear masks indoors: Manila mayor

Complete vax doses, wear masks indoors: Manila mayor

November 11, 2022, 9:02 pm

MANILA – Now that restrictions against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been relaxed, the City of Manila on Friday urged its constituents to get inoculated, including booster shots, and the vulnerable population to continue wearing masks indoors. During her Capital Report, Mayor… Read More

Covid-19 response may continue after state of nat'l calamity

Covid-19 response may continue after state of nat'l calamity

November 11, 2022, 7:24 pm

MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has proposed that the country's emergency response to the coronavirus continue even after the state of national calamity ends this year. In a media briefing Friday, DOH Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they have submitted to… Read More

Bill on PH virology institute hurdles House panel

Bill on PH virology institute hurdles House panel

November 10, 2022, 6:32 pm

MANILA – The House Committee on Health and Committee on Science and Technology on Thursday approved a measure proposing the creation of the country's first public agency specializing in the research and commercialization of virus technology. In a joint hearing, the two panels approved the… Read More