The Philippines recorded 356 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, the Department of Health (DOH) said as it noted that the country’s death toll has breached the 50,000 mark.
The country’s inflation rate may slow substantially for November due to moderating prices combined with what the central bank described as “negative base effects” since this month’s level is being compared to the same period last year when prices were surging.
Active Covid-19 cases in the country could go down to as low as 6,071 by Dec 15 if the current mobility, compliance with minimum public health standards and detection to isolation period of 5.5 days are maintained, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire has announced.
Confident that the country’s supply of Covid-19 vaccines will last until the middle of 2022, the government is looking at administering booster and third shots to healthcare workers, senior citizens, and immuno-compromised individuals by the middle of November.