Manila Zoo (Photocourtesy of Manila-PIO Facebook) MANILA - The renovated Manila Zoo will be used as a vaccination site for minors aged 12 to 17 years old and senior citizens. The newest vaccination site is the city's 58th, to add to the three malls, six schools, and 45 health centers that administer primary and booster shots, while booster shots are also given at the Kartilya ng Katipunan monument drive-thru for motorcycle and bicycle riders, 24/7 drive-thru for four-wheel vehicles at the Quirino Grandstand, and the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila for public utility vehicle drivers. The Manila Zoo will accommodate a maximum of 1,000 daily by schedule, including the companions, and they are also allowed to roam around free of charge from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The minors may avail of primary doses and the elderly their booster shots. Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said in a press conference at the city hall on Tuesday that those who will go to the Manila Zoo may opt to have th
Nearly 700 Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) drivers received their booster shots on the first day of operation of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila, Manila City government’s newest drive-thru booster vaccination site, on Monday, Jan. 17. Around 668 PUV drivers received their booster shots on the first d
Bagong Ospital ng Maynila (Photo courtesy of Isko Moreno Facebook) MANILA - To further prepare for a possible surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) infections, the city government of Manila is planning to convert a part of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila into a quarantine facility. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said in an interview Monday that the emergency room of the 10-story hospital that is still under construction may be utilized for Covid-19 patients. That is, in the worst-case scenario that the Covid-19 beds of the city's six district hospitals, 12 quarantine facilities, and the Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital are exhausted. "Ito 'yung 50-bed capacity na emergency room ng Bagong Ospital ng Maynila. Tuloy pa rin ang construction sa ibang parte ng bagong ospital pero may mga areas na kami na pwedeng gamitin (This is the 50-bed capacity emergency room of the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila. The construction at the other parts of the hospital is
EXCLUSIVE LANE. A tricycle driver presents his documents before obtaining a Covid-19 booster shot outside the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila on Monday (Jan. 17, 2022). The local government of Manila launched the dedicated lane for public utility vehicle drivers. (Photo courtesy of Manila-PIO Facebook) MANILA - Public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers now have easier access to booster shots as the city government of Manila opened a drive-thru vaccination exclusively for their use at the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila. PUV drivers can also bring along their family members eligible for booster shots from 8 a.m. 5 p.m. everyday, with 1,000 to be accommodated daily. All vaccine brands will be available. Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso and Vice Mayor Honey Lacuna-Pangan launched the new jabs site along Mabini St, just beside the Manila Zoo. "Ito 'yung para sa mga jeepney driver, pedicab driver, sidecar boys, tricycle, taxi driver, delivery van, so merong space para sa kani