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Public urged to use face masks amid uptick in COVID cases

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 02:34 PM

An analyst on Saturday urged the public to wear face masks even in open spaces as the country experiences a high COVID-19 positivity rate. Read more »

Face masks 'not a problem' so it should be continued: expert

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 08:12 PM

Dr. Nina Gloriani said mask wearing has not been a problem nearly 3 years in the pandemic so it should just be continued. Read more »

NCR to stay under Alert 1 until end-August: DOH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 05:50 PM

Metro Manila and several other areas remained under the lowest of the country's 5-tier COVID-19 alert level until the end of the month. Read more »

No more masks by end of 2022? Expert weighs in

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 11:55 AM

Philippine vaccine czar Carlito Galvez on Wednesday said the wearing of face masks may no longer be mandatory in the last 3 months of 2022. Read more »

PH already at ‘critical risk’ for COVID-19 transmission

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 10:39 AM

The Philippines is now at 'critical risk' for COVID-19 transmission, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. Read more »

PH confirms over 400 new COVID-19 cases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 09:09 PM

The Philippines on Tuesday reported 421 more COVID-19 cases, raising the country's total to 2,839,111 even as it remains to be on guard against the more transmissible omicron variant. Read more »

Pilipinas di na kulelat sa COVID resiliency ranking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 10:28 PM

Umakyat na ang puwesto ng Pilipinas sa pinakabagong COVID-19 Resilience Ranking ng Bloomberg. Read more »

PH tallies 291 more COVID cases; active cases below 10k

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 04:17 PM

The country now has 2,847,555 total reported novel coronavirus infections, of which 9,924 are still active. Read more »

Saan ipagpapaliban, itutuloy ang ikalawang nat'l vaccine drive?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 14 09:13 PM

Ipagpapaliban ang ikalawang round ng national COVID-19 vaccination days sa ilang lugar sa bansa dahil sa banta ng bagyo. Read more »

Over 1.7M donated AstraZeneca jabs arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:42 PM

The day's delivery completed the 5,225,200 virus jabs donated by the UK. The Philippines welcomed the AstraZeneca shots on Thursday and Friday. Read more »

OCTA: Philippines COVID-19 daily tally could go down to 2,000 by end-Nov

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 01:36 PM

The Philippines' daily tally of new COVID cases could go down to 2,000 by the end of November if the downward trend continues, OCTA Research Group said. Read more »

PH tallies 423 new COVID deaths; most reported in a day

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 30 06:04 PM

A majority of that — 373 deaths — was first tagged as recoveries, the department added. Read more »

PH receives nearly 2.8 million more COVID-19 jabs

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 01:09 PM

The Philippines on Friday received nearly 2.8 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the country ramped up its inoculation program. Read more »

COVID-19 cases confirmed in PH top 2.6 million

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 08:41 PM

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the 2.6 million mark on Monday. Read more »

Philippines logs 18,449 new COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 10:16 PM

The Philippines on Monday reported 18,449 new COVID-19 infections, raising the country's total to 2,509,177. Read more »

ALAMIN: Ilang payo dahil sa pagluluwag sa face shields

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 06:03 PM

May mga payo ang isang doktor kung lalabas nang bahay sa harap ng pagluluwag ng mga polisiya tungkol sa pagsusuot ng face shields. Read more »

Philippines logs 18,937 new COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 04:28 PM

The Philippines on Monday reported 18,937 new coronavirus infections, raising the country's total to 2,385,616, the Department of Health (DOH) said. Read more »

Pagluwag ng restrictions para sa bakunado isinusulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 06:48 PM

Isinusulong ng Metro Manila mayors na pag-aralan na nang husto ang pagluluwag ng quarantine restrictions para sa mga fully vaccinated kontra COVID-19. Read more »

TINGNAN: Birthday surprise para sa COVID-19 patient

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 12:31 PM

"Nursing with a heart" kung ilarawan ang birthday surprise ng mga nurse sa isang COVID-19 patient na naka-intubate sa ICU ng Sta. Ana Hospital. Read more »

Labor group umaalma sa napipintong NCR granular lockdowns

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 10:16 PM

Tutol ang labor group habang pinapaboran naman ng mga business group ang napipintong granular lockdown sa Kamaynilaan. Read more »