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(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 in the region, which remains to be the epicenter of the pandemic the country. “The one-week growt...

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 than 1, the spread is slowing down and the number of daily cases in Metro Manila has dropped from a hig...

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, we should be getting some 2,800 cases from May 9-15 with this R (reproduction number),” Rye said in...

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 transmissions. "We need to fully implement health protocols, especially the ventilation of enclosed areas, ...

(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.] "'Pag nag-reverse ho yan madaling madali magkaroon ng sitwasyon kagaya ng India dito sa Metro Manila...