The lifting of the face mask mandate depends on Covid-19 metrics monitored nationwide, an infectious diseases expert said Monday.In a televised public briefing, Dr. Rontgene Solante said the healthcare utilization rate is one of the factors being consi…

The country’s daily average of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases went up by 39 percent from July 4 to 10, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Monday.From 1,057 per day from June 27 to July 3, the number of Covid-19 cases reached 1,467 daily…

The Department of Health in Bicol (DOH-5) has started giving booster shots to young people aged 12-17 in some areas in the region.Noemi Bron, DOH-5 health and promotion officer, in an interview on Monday said at least 468,746 Pfizer-BioNTech booster do…