The Philippines on Wednesday recorded its first two deaths from the highly infectious Omicron variant of Covid-19. The Department of Health (DOH) reported the casualties from the coronavirus variant believed to be the cause of the current surge in cases. … Continue reading 2 UNVAXXED SENIORS DIE AS PHILLIPINES RECORDS FIRST DEATHS FROM COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT
DOH OMICRON INFECTION TALLY AT 492 CASES Detected: 332 local, 160 ROF cases A total of 492 new cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected from the 714 samples sequenced last January 14, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday. In a joint statement with the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) andand the University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH), the DOH said 115 cases are positive for the Delta variant and one Alpha variant. Read More Continue reading DOH OMICRON INFECTION TALLY AT 492 CASES
COVID-19, COVID-19 NEWS UPDATES PHILIPPINES, PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE DUTERTE DEFENDS DIRECTIVE VS. UNVAXXED: INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS SHOULD SUBSERVE PUBLIC GOOD “The greatest good for the greatest number” President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday reminded those who refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 that their individual rights must subserve public good.He acknowledged criticism over his directive to village officials to restrict movements of unvaccinated persons, but explained… Read More DOJ: Restrictions on unvaxxed legal, not permanent MANILA – The government has sufficient basis to enforce policies restricting the movement of persons who are unvaccinated against Covid-19.Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Tuesday … Continue reading DUTERTE DEFENDS DIRECTIVE VS. UNVAXXED
COVID-19, COVID-19 NEWS UPDATES PHILIPPINES GRANULAR LOCK DOWNS NOW NATIONWIDE AMID COVID-19 SURGE Over 500 areas under lockdown MANILA – Some 540 areas across the country have been placed under granular lockdown as the country continues to grapple with a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night.“In… Read More Continue reading MORE AREAS UNDER LOCKDOWNS AS COVID-19 CASES ZOOM UP
Y 8, 2022LEAVE A COMMENT Ngayong 4 PM, Enero 8, 2022, ang Department of Health ay nakapagtala ng 26,458 na karagdagang kaso ng COVID-19. Samantala ay mayroon namang naitalang 1,656 na gumaling at 265 na pumanaw. Sa kabuuang bilang ng … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE: NATIONAL – JANUARY 8, 2022 – DOH LOGS RECORD-BREAKING 26,458 COVID-19 CASES; 265 DEATHS
Village execs to implement President’s order The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said barangay officials who will implement the President’s directive to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals in their respective barangays will do so … Continue reading ARREST AND JAIL LAST RESORT IN DUTERTE STAY HOME ORDER VS. UNVACCINATED
DOH confirms cases in Northern Mindanao The Department of Health (DOH) in Northern Mindanao (DOH-10) on Friday confirmed that two of the 43 recently recorded Omicron variant cases in the country are constituents of the region. DOH-10 Director Jose Llacuna … Continue reading MINDANAO HAS 2 ‘OMICRON’ CASES
President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s order for village chiefs to restrict the movements of unvaccinated individuals shall be enforced nationwide as the country grapples with a sudden spike in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, Malacañang said Friday.In a Palace briefing,… Read More … Continue reading DUTERTE STAY HOME ORDER VS. UNVACCINATED IS NATIONWIDE
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday denied claims made by a voice recording being spread on social media that the government would impose martial law by January 10 to stop the surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the … Continue reading LORENZANA SHOOTS DOWN MARTIAL LAW, TOTAL LOCKDOWN RUMORS
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported another 17,220 fresh coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections.In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the agency said this raised the active case count to 56,561.Thursday’s new infections are equivalent to a nearly 60 percent … Continue reading COVID-19 UPDATE: NATIONAL – JANUARY 6, 2022 – 17,220 NEW INFECTIONS
CONFIRMED CASES NOW AT 43 The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday reported 29 new cases of the Omicron variant detected from the 48 samples sequenced last January 2. In a joint statement with the University of the Philippines – … Continue reading 29 MORE PINOYS GET COVID-19 OMICRON
STAY HOME OR GET ARRESTED AND JAILED President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said those who refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 should just “stay home” or risk getting jailed and arrested. Duterte made this statement after Metro Manila mayors agreed to pass local ordinances that will restrict the movements and activities of unvaccinated people amid a steep increase of infections in the region. “Yung hindi magpabakuna at nalaman ng barangay captain, sabihin na lang nila ‘Huwag kang lumabas’ at kung lumabas ka (If barangay captains know you are unvaccinated, they can just say ‘Don’t leave your homes’ but if you leave), you will … Continue reading DUTERTE WARNS UNVACCINATED PINOYS
OMICRON ACCOUNTS FOR 95.4% OF CASES The United States set a global record of almost 1 million new coronavirus infections reported on Monday. According to a Reuters tally, the alarming figure is nearly double the country’s peak hit just a … Continue reading UNITED STATES SETS GLOBAL RECORD: ONE MILLION COVID-19 CASES IN A DAY
By ROGER M. BALANZA THIS IS THE START, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said of what he called as the ‘Omicron Wave’ that is coming to the country as COVID-19 cases doubled daily in recent days. “This is the start and we are very sure that this will peak, ” said Vega, also the and country’s Covid-19 treatment czar. Read: 4.6K new cases, 535 recoveries added to PH Covid-19 tally “Well, it looks like the Omicron wave is upon us. And we’ve seen this globally across South Africa and Europe and there has been a steady increase in our … Continue reading COVID-9 UPDATE: OMICRON WAVE STARTING IN PHILIPPINES
Delta strain of Covid-19 ‘still around’ Despite studies showing the Omicron variant to be a “milder strain” of Covid-19, Malacañang reminded the public Monday not to be complacent as other more lethal strains of the coronavirus, such as Delta, continue … Continue reading NOGRALES: FOCUS ON OMICRON, BUT DON’T FORGET DELTA
Vaccination remains key strategy vs Omicron surge Epidemic curve shows the current average daily cases have increased significantly MANILA – The country is now classified high risk for Covid-19 following the increase in cases toward the end of 2021, a health official said Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the epidemic curve shows the current average daily cases have increased significantly by 570 percent this week – December 27, 2021 to January 2, 2022 – which is seven times higher than in previous weeks. Also Read: Vaccination remains key strategy vs Omicron surge “Nationally we are now at high-risk case classification … Continue reading PHILIPPINES NOW CLASSIFIED AGAIN AS ‘HIGH RISK’ FOR COVID-19
DOH ready for possible Omicron variant wave MANILA – The country is ready for a possible Omicron variant wave which Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega said on Monday seems to be upon the Philippines as the Covid-19 infections continue to increase.“Well, it looks like the Omicron wave is upon us,” Vega,… Read More Continue reading OMICRON UPDATE: PHILIPPINES PREPS UP HEALTH SYSTEMS CAPACITY VS. OMICRON
DOH projects COVID-19 cases to peak end-January, may surpass Delta spike By ROGER M. BALANZA Covid-19 infections might peak by the end of the month based on current spike in cases believed ed to be fueled by the highly infectious Omicron … Continue reading SURGE IN COVID-19 CASES SEEN THIS MONTH
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