NO DAMAGE. Employees and medical staff of the Ospital ng Sampaloc in Manila immediately evacuate their patients when a strong earthquake hits Wednesday morning. The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office reported that no one was hurt in the incident. (Photo grabbed from Manila PIO Facebook page) MANILA - The local governments of Quezon City and Manila have reported no damage due to the earthquake that hit Northern Luzon with an epicenter in Abra at magnitude 7 and felt in several parts of Metro Manila on Wednesday morning. According to the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO), the earthquake was felt at Intensity IV in the city of Manila at 8:43 a.m. "Kasama ang Department of Engineering and Public Works (DEPW) tayo ay nagsasagawa ng Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) sa loob ng Manila City Hall. Ito ay upang matiyak na ligtas ang building matapos ang intensity 4 sa siyudad (Together with the DEPW, we are conducting RDANA within the M
BOOSTER SHOT. Gat Andres Bonifacio Medical Center starts administering Covid-19 first booster shot to minors 12 to 17 years old on Wednesday (July 6, 2022). The city government of Manila reiterated it welcomes both Manila and non-Manila residents to their vaccinations sites. (Photo grabbed from Manila PIO Facebook page) MANILA - As the go-ahead signal for the administration of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) booster shots for non-immunocompromised children aged 12 to 17 have been given, Manila City started its rollout for the first booster jab for this age group on Wednesday. In a statement, Dr. Edgar Santos ll, Manila Health Department assistant to the city health officer for special project, urged parents to bring their children to the city's Covid-19 vaccination sites for their first booster shot. "Dahil sa unti-unting pagtaas ng bilang ng mga indibidwal na nag-positibo sa Covid-19, gayundin ng nalalapit na pagbubukas ng mga face-to-face classes sa mga eskwelahan, h
Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital (File photo) MANILA - The city government of Manila will strictly allot its six district hospitals for patients with severe to critical symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and those with comorbidities. Mild to moderate infections may be dealt with at home if there is proper space for isolation. As of noon on Tuesday, the Covid-19 beds of Manila's six hospitals are 42 percent occupied. A total of 206 beds out of 494 are in use at the Ospital ng Maynila, Ospital ng Sampaloc, Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center, Ospital ng Tondo, and Sta. Ana Hospital. On the other hand, the Manila Covid-19 Field Hospital that is also being used by returning Filipinos with mild symptoms has a 72 percent occupancy rate, with 249 out of its 344 beds occupied. The 12 quarantine facilities are 26-percent occupied while the Tondo High School facility for suspected cases waiting for their swab test results is only 13-
(Photo grabbed from Manila PIO Facebook) MANILA - The bed occupancy rate for Covid-19 patients in Manila significantly dropped to just 13 percent with only 65 occupied beds in the city's six district hospitals as of Dec. 7. The data reflects a 56 percent drop compared to the 23 percent bed occupancy rate with 116 occupied beds on Nov. 7. The city's Covid-19 field hospital in Quirino Grandstand has now only 12 occupied beds or only 3 percent of the 344 available beds, reflecting a 25 percent decrease in its occupancy rate a month ago. Manila's 14 Covid-19 quarantine facilities currently have a zero percent occupancy rate. The city's six district hospitals include the Ospital ng Maynila, Ospital ng Sampaloc, Jose Abad Santos General Hospital, Gat Andres, Ospital ng Tondo, and Sta. Ana Hospital. On Tuesday, the capital city recorded 96 Covid-19 active cases after reporting 12 new cases. The area of Sampaloc in District 4 logged the most number with 14 active cases, followe