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MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,772,107 after 830 new recoveries were reported on Monday. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoveries account for 97.8 percent of the total case count of 2,835,154 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, 543 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 13,548 -- lower than Sunday's 13,853. Monday's fresh ...

MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,771,536 after 1,047 new recoveries were reported on Sunday. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoveries account for 97.8 percent of the total case countof 2,834,775 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, 603 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 13,853. Among active cases, 5,532 are mild, 1,270 are asympt...

(File photo) MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,769,533 after 684 new recoveries were reported on Thursday. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoveries account for 97.7 percent of the total case count which has reached 2,833,473 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, some 564 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 15,188 -- down from Wednes...

(File photo) MANILA - The country's total number of recovered coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases has reached 2,768,999 after 951 new recoveries were reported on Wednesday. In its latest case bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) noted that recoveries account for 97.7 percent of the total case count which has reached 2,833,038 since the start of the pandemic last year. Meanwhile, some 500 new infections brought the total number of active cases nationwide to 15,327 -- lower than Tues...

PROTECTED. An elderly resident avails of the Covid-19 vaccine at a Manila school that served as inoculation site on Monday (Nov. 29, 2021). Manila administered 27,600 doses at the opening of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" national vaccination campaign. (Photo courtesy of Manila-PIO) MANILA - A total of 27,600 doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) jabs were administered by the city government of Manila at the opening of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" nat...

MANILA - The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has received from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) the latest master plan for the development of High Standard Highway (HSH) in support of the country's effort to invest in high-quality infrastructure that will improve connectivity and accessibility. DPWH Acting Secretary Roger Mercado, through Senior Undersecretary Rafael Yabut, thanked the Japanese government, represented by Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko and JICA ...

DON'T BE COMPLACENT. Dr. Marie Jocelyn Te, Medical Officer III at the Department of Health Western Visayas Center for Health Development (DOH WV CHD), said on Thursday (Nov. 4, 2021) the public should not be complacent amid the region's low-risk classification and the declining cases of Covid-19. She said that health guidelines should be followed at all times.(PNA file photo) ILOILO CITY - Residents of Western Visayas are reminded not to be complacent and always observe health protocols ...

MANILA - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will get an additional 200,000 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for the full inoculation of its personnel, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday night. "Ngayon po ay bibigyan ang AFP ni (National Task Force against Covid-19 chief implementer and vaccine czar) Secretary (Carlito) Galvez ng 200,000 para tapos na po 'yung pagbabakuna ng AFP kasama na 'yung uniformed personnel, mga dependents, iyong CAFGU (C...

(File photo) MANILA - An additional 5,514 contact tracers have been hired to boost the government's efforts to track close contacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Monday night. "Nakapagdagdag tayo ng 5,514 contact tracers mula October 3 to 7. Ang kabuuan na po ngayon ng ating contact tracers ay 136,937 (We have hired an additional 5,514 contact tracers from October 3 to 7. We now have 136,937 contact tracers)," Lorenzana tol...

DISINFECTION. Boxes containing 1,813,500 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are sprayed with disinfectant at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Paranaque City before dawn Sunday (Oct. 3, 2021). National Airlines Flight N8 523 transported the US-donated jabs. (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler) MANILA - The Philippines received 1,813,500 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine early Sunday, bringing the country's total supplies to 77,410,640 doses. National Airlines Fligh...