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The Department of Health said there have been gradual and sustained increases in COVID-19 infections all over Visayas and Mindanao as the national daily case count continues to rise anew.

NCR must get 90% of vaccines, inoculate 200K daily —OCTA By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News Published May 19, 2021 1:18pm Metro Manila must get 90% of COVID-19 vaccines and administer 200,000 doses daily to achieve herd immunity by Christmas this year and contain virus transmission nationwide, the OCTA Research group said Wednesday. Likewise, the team of experts said the remaining 10% of vaccines would be enough to vaccinate health workers and senior citizens nationwide. “We will still...

Palace calls for vigilance amid emergence of India variant By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published May 11, 2021 4:38pm Malacañang on Tuesday called on the public to remain vigilant after the Department of Health (DOH) reported two cases of the more transmissible B.1.617 coronavirus variant first detected in India. “We call on our fellow Filipinos, we know that if we do not take care of our lives, we will not be able to go back to work. That is why the President’s call is for us to ...

Published May 10, 2021, 2:08 PM The OCTA Research Group on Monday, May 10, urged the government to stay cautious when deciding on new quarantine rules by May 15 to sustain the gains of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ implementation in Metro Manila and nearby areas in the past few weeks. (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) “We will support whatever the government decides. What we’re suggesting is caution. What we’re suggesting is a calibrated slow exit strategy so that ...

Govt places Cagayan, Apayao, Benguet under MECQ By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA News Published May 10, 2021 4:01pm The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed Cagayan, Apayao, and Benguet under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said under IATF Resolution 114-C issued on May 9, the three provinces will be under MECQ from May 10 to 23, 2021. “The risk-level...

(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) In its latest monitoring report, the independent research group said that the average number of new cases reported daily in the National Capital Region (NCR) was down to 2,454 from the period of April 30 to May 6. “Current daily average is 56 percent lower compared to the peak of the surge,” the OCTA report said, citing the data from the Department of Health (DOH) COVID-19 data drop. The experts have noted a “continued downward trajectory” of daily new cases...

Published May 5, 2021, 7:13 PM Metro Manila’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) reproduction number further declined to 0.77, an expert of the OCTA Research said on Wednesday, May 5. “Magandang balita. Nasa 0.77 na lang ang R [reproduction number] natin. Ibig sabihin less than 1 siya, bumabagal na ang pagkalat at yung kaso [sa Metro Manila] bumaba na from a high of 5,000 cases, ngayon yung average ay nasa 2,800 na. (Good news. Our reproduction number is now only 0.77. That means it is less tha...

Published May 3, 2021, 11:09 AM The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila could be less than 2,000 cases daily by the end of May if the reproduction number will be sustained at below 0.8, OCTA Research fellow Prof. Ranjit Rye said on Monday, May 3. (JANSEN ROMERO/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN) Metro Manila’s reproduction number is presently at 0.83 from 2 during the peak of the surge in March 2021. “Our projections from OCTA tell us if we work hard and work together, w...

FILE PHOTO Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 3) — To prevent a surge that has been worsening the COVID-19 crisis in India, the Philippines must take steps to tighten its health protocols especially in enclosed spaces, a medical expert said Monday. Dr. Rontgene Solante, head of the adult infectious diseases unit at San Lazaro hospital, told CNN Philippines The Source that the government must implement stricter health protocols, especially in areas that are at higher risk of COVID-19 transmis...

(FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 28) — Metro Manila may find itself in similar situation to India if the government prematurely places the region under general community quarantine, OCTA Research fellow Ranjit Rye warned on Wednesday. "Talagang hindi puwede mag-transition sa GCQ as we speak kasi ho yung trend po natin puwede ho mag-reverse," Rye told a briefing. [Translation: National Capital Region cannot transition to GCQ as we speak because our trend can still reverse.] ...