President Duterte ordered government agencies to launch a vaccination caravan to go to the slums and vaccinate informal settlers as the country faces a spike in coronavirus cases (COVID-19).
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte In his weekly public address on Monday evening, the President recognize
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the surge in the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the country may also be due to quarantine fatigue.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III
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"The causes of surge is a combination of factors. One is quar
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III cites increased mobility and the re-opening of the large part of the economy in the rise of COVID-19 infections in the country.
More than 100,000 people have received the coronavirus vaccines but will there be enough for their second dose?
President Rodrigo Duterte
President Duterte is worried if there will be sufficient supply for the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine for recipients in the country.
Addressing
The more transmissible UK variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been detected in areas in Metro Manila and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) that saw an increase in cases, but whether it is a factor in the rise is still not known, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said.