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Local government unit (LGU) chief executives will be consulted on the proposed easing of age restrictions in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) such as Metro Manila, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday.

The Department of Health (DOH) said it is recommending adding another layer of testing requirement for inbound travelers to the Philippines to detect possible COVID-19 cases.

The government has extended the ongoing travel ban until Jan. 31 following the detection of the new COVID-19 variant in the country. As a result, budget carrier Cebu Pacific spokesperson Candice Iyog said they will not accept foreign nationals who originated from, transited via, or visited any of

Published January 15, 2021, 8:02 AM Playing basketball, a contact sport is still prohibited in Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) prompting local authorities in Angono, Rizal to conduct a series of operations against those playing contact sports, a violation of the health protocols that is being mandated as a result of the pandemic. (Facebook / Angono Public Safety and Order Office / MANILA BULLETIN) As of January 14, the Angono Municipal Government’s Public Safety and Order Office ...

Two major announcements came out of Gov. Jim Justices COVID-19 pandemic briefing Wednesday morning. The governor announced effective Wednesday the age for vac

jmancini@newsandsentinel.com The Inter-Mountain photo by Edgar Kelley Residents line up for COVID-19 vaccinations Wednesday at the Phil Gainer Community Center in Elkins. A total of 200 vaccinations were done Wednesday, and another 300 are scheduled for today at the center. All appointments for today are now filled, but another vaccination event is expected in Randolph County next week, Bonnie Woodrum, the Randolph-Elkins Health Department’s infectious disease specialist, said. Once the de...

Jan 13, 2021 Staff Report CHARLESTON — A free COVID-19 coronavirus vaccination clinic by appointment will be held Thursday in Wood County for residents aged 80 and older, state agencies announced Tuesday. Appointments are required for the clinic, among others scheduled around the state, that will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Elite Center, 2000 First Ave., south Parkersburg. To make an appointment, begin calling 304-420-1449 at noon today, according to the joint release from G...

Sandy Glasscock, the administrator and only full-time nurse at the Grant County Health Department, is a meticulous planner. Most of the time, she said, it makes life easier.

CALOOCAN CITY, Jan. 8 (PIA) – Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has ordered a strict monitoring of residents arriving from abroad amid reports that a new COVID-19 variant has been detected in some countries Belmonte ordered the city’s 142 barangays to closely monitor residents coming from other countries specially from countries found to have cases of new virus strain and were restricted from entering the Philippines. “Following the old adage ‘prevention is better than cure,’ we are now ...

Published January 1, 2021, 5:32 PM The Philippines has officially included the United States in the list of countries covered by a travel ban amid the emergence of the new variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday, January 1, that President Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to prohibit the entry of foreigners coming from the US to keep the new coronavirus...