BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental provincial government has prohibited the entry of non-essential travelers from Negros Oriental between June 15 and 30 as part of the stricter response measures to curb the recent spike of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections. In Executive Order (EO) 21-30, series of 2021 issued on Monday afternoon, Governor Eugenio…
DAVAO CITY – The Davao Region has recorded a total of 26,008 recoveries as another 159 patients recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as of Monday. In its latest Covid-19 bulletin, the Department of Health Region 11 (DOH-11) said this is equivalent to a 76.6-percent recovery rate out of a total of 33,962 infections…
LEGAZPI CITY – Some 140 police personnel in Bicol are in isolation after testing positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) since the first week of June. Maj. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office 5 (PRO5) spokesperson, in an interview on Tuesday said: “From the 140 active cases, 63 positive were part of the composite of the participants…
BACOLOD CITY – The Province of Negros Occidental will hold a simultaneous rollout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccination program in all its 31 local government units (LGUs) on June 17 and 18. Provincial Administrator Rayfrando Diaz II discussed plans to expedite the vaccination of Negrenses as the Provincial Health Office (PHO) received an…
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia has expressed optimism over the increasing number of city residents availing of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine since the first week of March. “Public confidence in the vaccine is getting stronger as evidenced by the increase in the number of people who have already been inoculated,” he said…
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) in the Zamboanga Peninsula received on Tuesday some 63,100 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), including the first shipment of Pfizer vaccines from the DOH central office. Dr. Augusto Manolo Alpichi, DOH-9 assistant regional director, said the region’s 13th batch of vaccine shipment, consists…
