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Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said there is a need to intensify contact tracing activities amid the increasing number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases especially in the National Capital Region. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) "Contact tracing should be intensified, streng

The number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila could reach an average of 3,000 daily by the end of March, the independent OCTA Research Team has warned.

The country could see a daily increase of up to 6,000 new COVID-19 infections by month-end, the OCTA research group projects, noting the virus is already

Published March 6, 2021, 12:13 PM The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded on Saturday, March 6, local government units (LGUs) of Metro Manila for what it described as an efficient roll-out and deployment of the vaccination program against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in their respective localities. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) DILG officer-in-charge (OIC) Bernardo Florece Jr. said the efficient roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination has increased the demand for the do...

The local government of Malabon City has no plans yet regarding the opening of cinemas and gaming arcades in the city.

Published March 6, 2021, 5:30 AM The construction of three new Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) owned by Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad), which cost P7.15 billion to build, is all targeted for completion this year. These STPs—currently being constructed in Barangays Cupang and Tunasan in Muntinlupa, and in Barangay Marulas in Valenzuela—can treat up to 126,000 cubic meters of wastewater per day. Combined, the new facilities can provide sewerage service to almost 700,000 residents in...

(Photo from Mayor Rex Gatchalian Facebook) The city’s healthcare workers received on Wednesday the China-made Sinovac vaccines at the Valenzuela Medical Center. Dra. Maria Estrella Litam, chief of the Valenzuela Medical Center, was the first medical frontliner to receive the Sinovac shot in the city. Mayor Rex Gatchalian thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases for “honoring the frontline workers by giving them vaccine.” “Ngayon alam natin kahit na marami pa t...

Published March 3, 2021, 2:07 PM The Manila city government ordered Arranque Market to be temporarily closed for a week, starting on Feb. 27, after seeing a rise in COVID-19 infections among its vendors and helpers. Workers from the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) arrive to disinfect Arranque Market along Recto avenue in Manila, March 2, 2021. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso locked down the entire market following reports that there are vendors who te...

The national government has allocated additional 5,000 doses of Chinas CoronaVac to Pasay City General Hospital, apart from the 300 doses initially intended for its healthcare workers, amid the surge in COVID-19 cases in the city.

The OCTA Research Team has found similar pattern of increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the National Capital Region (NCR) to the patterns observed in Cebu City, Mountain Province, and Benguet, where specimens of the B.1.1.7 SARS-Cov2 UK variant were identified.