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MHD tags 259 Manila barangays as COVID-19 free from December to January

No new COVID-19 cases were reported in 259 barangays in the City of Manila from December 2020 to January 2021, the Manila Health Department (MHD) said. Manila City Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’...

Sustained biosurveillance detects 8 additional B.1.1.7 cases in the country

Following the sustained biosurveillance efforts of the government, the Department of Health (DOH), the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) and the UP-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) confirm the detection...

PH loses ₱400B worth of potential revenue over COVID-19 pandemic

The Philippine government has lost ₱400 billion worth of potential revenue from international tourism in 2020 due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. According to Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette...

COVID-19 vaccine recipients to be given monitoring cards

The government will be issuing vaccination cards for the recipients of COVID-19 vaccines. According to Dr. Nikka Hao of the Department of Health (DOH), recipients will be given two vaccination cards- a...

DOH: Avoid crowded areas this Valentine’s Day

More than a week before Valentine’s Day, the Department of Health (DOH) is urging the public to avoid crowded places amid the COVID-19 pandemic. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the threat...

NBI to strengthen monitoring of fake COVID-19 vaccines

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to strengthen its monitoring of fake Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. DOJ Secretary Menardo Guevarra pointed out that this...

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