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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Health

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MMC: No mandatory facemask orders for now

THE Metro Manila Council is not keen on imposing mandatory face masks, amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. San Juan City mayor...
Aklan

Aklan lawmaker calls on Bora tourists to follow protocols amid rising COVID cases

AKLAN 2nd District Rep. Teodorico Haresco on Tuesday appealed to visitors of the world-famous Boracay Island to strictly follow health protocols, amid the top tourist...
DOH

DOH detects 3 more cases of Omicron subvariant

The Department of Health (DOH) has detected three more cases of the XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant called Arcturus bringing to four the total number of...
BUCOR

No face mask, no entry at BuCor

The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) announced on Thursday that they will be implementing a minimum health standard protocol at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) and Correctional...

Sen. Go, asked individuals to get shots against COVID-19

Senator Christopher "Bong" Go, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, issued an appealed to those who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19...
Malaria

Malaria kills 619,000 people in 2021

Malaria killed 619,000 people in 2021, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The preventable and curable, and life-threatening disease mostly spreads to people through the bites...
Covid

Face-mask wearing still mandatory in LRT, MRT, PNR says DOTr

The Department of Transportation maintained that mandatory wearing of facemasks inside the trains of the Light Rail Transit (LRT), Metro Rail Transit (MRT), and...

New coronavirus subvariant detected in Russia

The Russian health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has detected several cases of the new coronavirus subvariant Arcturus, raising worries of a new Covid-19 wave in the...

Rep. Villar urges gov’t: Conduct study on mental health of students

The government should conduct an in-depth assessment and comprehensive study on the state of mental health among students in the wake of a decline...

OCTA: Covid-19 cases rising steadily

THE OCTA research group on Monday said that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila had been steadily increasing, as it is now recorded...