Delta still the dominant Covid-19 variant in PH – DOH

Jan 11, 2022 | Nation

The Department of Health (DOH) said that Delta remains the dominant Covid-19 variant in the Philippines amid the continuous spike of infections in the country because of the more contagious Omicron. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that 43% of...

Omicron variant could be a silver lining in the pandemic

Jan 8, 2022 | In the trenches, Opinion

The coronavirus is back with vengeance. It has not really left the world but the number of people getting infected declined sharply until a new variant was detected in South Africa in November. By December, the new variant, known as B.1.1.529 or Omicron, had spread to...

Delta subvariant from Europe not detected in PH yet – DOH

Oct 21, 2021 | Nation

The Department of Health (DOH) admitted Thursday that the Delta coronavirus subvariant or the AY 4.2 subvariant has yet to be detected in the Philippines.The new virus strain was first reported in European nations and in Israel.”As of this moment, experts are...

New Covid-19 infections could reach 20,000 a day – OCTA

Aug 30, 2021 | Nation

The Philippines could see 20,000 or even more new coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections in a day, especially with the more infectious Delta variant spreading around the country. “Since we reached 19,000 a day, it could increase to more than 20,000 new...

2 QC hospitals reach full capacity in Covid-19 beds

Aug 7, 2021 | Metro

Two hospitals in Quezon City already reached its limit in accommodating coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients.  Data from the city government revealed that the Quezon City General Hospital has a 100% occupancy rate with 93 patients while the Novaliches District...