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DOH warns of another ‘peak’ in COVID infections

The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting more COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks as the country is now seeing another “peak” of infections,...

DOH warns fresh infections in NCR may hit 800 to 1,200

Metro Manila could record between 800 to 1,200 fresh COVID-19 infections daily by the end of the month if cases continue to grow, the...

Surge in severe, critical COVID-19 cases up

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday warned of a possible increase in severe and critical COVID-19 cases by August because of the waning...

IATF okays 100% capacity for businesses in Alert Level 1 areas

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has allowed all establishments, including those indoors, in areas under COVID-19 Alert...

Omicron BA.5 strain spreads

DOH admits its local transmission but not in community-level just yet The Department of Health on Saturday confirmed the local transmission of the Omicron BA.5...

Transmission of Omicron variant confirmed—DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it has detected local transmission of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 as three more cases have...

DOH probes source of new COVID Omicron subvariant

The Department of Health said on Saturday it was too early yet to declare a local transmission of the COVID-19 omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant in...

DOH detects 14 Omicron variants in NCR, Palawan

The Philippines detected a total of 14 cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in the National Capital Region (NCR) and Palawan, the Department of...

Voters can get vax, booster at polling precincts—DOH

The Department of Health will set up COVID-19 vaccination booths in polling precincts nationwide on Monday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said primary series and...

DOH, 3 partners win WHO awards

The Department of Health (DOH) and three digital service providers have jointly won inaugural awards conferred by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Western Pacific...

Contacts of first Omicron variant case now at 44

The number of close contacts of the Finnish woman, the first detected case of the Omicron BA.2.12 variant of COVID-19 in the country, has...

DOH tracking increase of virus cases in 13 areas

The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said it is closely monitoring 13 areas that recorded an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases...

‘COVID patients can’t leave to vote’

COVID-19 patients will not be allowed to leave isolation facilities to cast their ballots on May 9, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on...

DOH advises public to put off Holy Week tradition like kissing altars

The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday discouraged people marking the coming Holy Week from kissing altars amid an ongoing coronavirus pandemic. “This virus can...
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