Staff of DOH Secretary Duque Tests Positive for COVID-19 DOH SECRETARY DUQUE – Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III is currently under quarantine after his staff tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippines continues to battle against the COVID-19 pandemic which visibly requires a more intensified fight now following the emergence of new variants of … Read more
DOH Appeals to Public Not to Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Many People The Department of Health (DOH) has appealed to the public not to celebrate New Year’s eve with too many people amid an ongoing health crisis. The DOH encourages people to consider carefully how they will celebrate the new year. The number of … Read more
World Health Cites Omicron Variant Overall Risk WORLD HEALTH – Amid the alarm caused by the newly-detected Omicron variant of COVID-19, WHO released details about its risk. The COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over and the virus has unfortunately mutated. Several new variants of the virus were detected in some countries abroad. The latest variant … Read more
DOH Confirms 4 Cases of Omicron Variant of COVID-19 DOH – The Department of Health spoke on the condition of the four (4) Omicron variant patients in the Philippines. Following the detection of a “heavily mutated” variant of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned countries to boost the efforts to prevent … Read more
DOH Speaks on 4th Case of Omicron Variant in PH DOH – The Department of Health confirmed the 4th case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines. Many countries boosted their efforts to prevent the entry of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The said variant was reported to be “heavily mutated” thus the … Read more
Duterte Says Public Should Keep Face Shields If You Don’t Want To Contract COVID KEEP FACE SHIELDS – President Rodrigo Duterte says that we should keep our face shields if we don’t want to catch COVID-19. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines had one of the strictest lockdowns in the world. Following this, an era … Read more
Omicron Spreading To Vaccinated, More Transmissible Than Delta – WHO OMICRON VARIANT – According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the omicron variant is spreading even to the vaccinated. Almost 3 years into the pandemic, the world has seen the coronavirus evolve into different variants. Now, all eyes are on the new Omicron variant. Recently, … Read more
PH Confirms 3rd Omicron Variant From OFW Returning From Qatar PH CONFIRMS OMICRON – The 3rd case of the new omicron variant in the Philippines has been confirmed. Earlier, the Philippines warned that the new variant will undoubtedly enter the Philippines. Furthermore, health experts believed that it would be a matter of when. Previously, the … Read more
DOH Confirms Presence Of Omicron Variant In Travelers Who Arrived In PH From Japan, Nigeria DOH CONFIRMS OMICRON – The Department of Health (DOH) said that it has confirmed the presence of the new COVID-19 variant in travelers from Japan and Nigeria. During a press release, the DOH said that the University of the Philippines … Read more
Canada Records Surge in COVID-19 Cases in Ontario CANADA – The government decided to suspend the lifting of the restrictions supposedly set ahead of the holidays. South Africa recently detected a new variant of COVID-19. Reported as a “heavily mutated” variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) named it Omicron. The international body warned countries to … Read more