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(File photo) MANILA - The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) reported Tuesday that more than 35,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs), or more than 72.2 percent of the country's inmate population in its penal farms and prison facilities, have received the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines. Based on its data as of November 19, the BuCor said 35,111 out of a total of 45,598 inmates in prisons and penal farms have received the jabs - 25,266 of whom received their first dose while 9,845 have been fully vaccinated. At the New Bilibid Prison (PDL) in Muntinlupa City, 22,134 PDLs or 78 per...

(PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The city government here no longer requires fully vaccinated inbound travelers to present a negative coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) test result upon arrival at the Bacolod-Silay Airport or any of its seaports. The amended travel documentation requirement is provided in Executive Order (EO) 49, series of 2021, released by Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Wednesday night. "There is a need to revisit and rationalize previous executive issuances on required travel documentation for travelers bound for Bacolod City," he said. Those fully vaccinated ag...

(Image courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - Some 148,464 residents here have been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of October 9, data released by the provincial government on Tuesday showed. They are part of the 209,382 individuals, who were administered with CoronaVac's Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) single-dose Janssen jabs since March 5 this year. Mayor Evelio Leonardia urged Bacolodnons who are still unvaccinated to avail of the vaccine to have more protection against the virus. "...

MEDICAL OXYGEN SUPPLY. The City of Bacolod is urging medical grade oxygen suppliers to prioritize production and distribution for hospitals amid the increasing admission of Covid-19 patients. Average daily consumption of local hospitals is 863 units of 50-kilogram cylinders, according to the data of the Emergency Operations Center Task Force. (PNA Bacolod file photo) BACOLOD CITY - The city government here has taken steps to ensure sufficient supply of medical grade oxygen in hospitals catering to patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). As of Monday, records show that the ave...

(File image courtesy of Bacolod City PIO) BACOLOD CITY - The Emergency Operations Center Task Force (EOC-TF) here has reported a high transmission rate of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in households during the last week of September. "Covid-19 spreads right in our own homes," Dr. Rosalie Deocampo, EOC deputy for contact tracing cluster, said in a statement. Data as of Friday showed that on Sept. 27, there were 151 new cases, 60 of which were new cases, while 91 were close contacts. Some 110 were household transmissions while 41 originated from outside, including 28 unknown, two...