Published February 10, 2021, 11:00 AM
The Manila city government’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) storage facility is ready to operate on February 14 after its three biomedical freezers intended for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrived on Tuesday.
COVID-19 VACCINE STORAGE The three biomedical freezers intended for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines arrive at the Manila city government’s COVID-19 storage facility inside the Sta. Ana Hospital on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Manila PIO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The city’s COVID-19 storage facility located at the Sta. Ana Hospital now has a total of 12 refrigerator units.
Manila City Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso immediately called for a meeting with Vice Mayor Ma. Sheilah ‘Honey’ Lacuna-Pangan and other officials from the Manila Health Department (MHD) and Sta. Ana Hospital to discuss the upcoming mass vaccination activities.
CALOOCAN CITY, Feb. 3 (PIA) Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Monday, February 1, launched the annual free vaccination program against measles and rubella at the Bulwagan in Manila City Hall.
The activity is a part of the Department of Health’s “Chikiting Ligtas sa dagdag bakuna kontra Tigdas at Rubella,” aims to vaccinate children in Manila aged 9 months to 59 months from February 1 to 28.
The program which is also in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, RELIEF International, and Healthy Philippines, is an annual simultaneous nationwide vaccination program of the Philippine government, together with Manila and other local government units (LGUs).
●Zamora Elementary School
The city government has identified which barangays are nearest to each COVID-19 vaccine site.
Each district also has a designated hospital where COVID-19 vaccine patients can be brought to in case of emergencies:
●District 1 – Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center
●District 2 – Ospital ng Tondo
●District 3 – Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital
●District 4 – Ospital ng Sampaloc
●District 5 – Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
●District 6 – Sta. Ana Hospital
The city’s 12 new high-end ambulances and members of the Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), Manila Police District (MPD), and Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau (MTPB) will be deployed to manage emergencies.
Published January 20, 2021, 5:36 PM
The City of Manila is seeing an uptick of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infections at the start of the year.
Latest data from the city government showed that there are 397 active cases out of 25,858 cases in the capital city as of Wednesday noon.
Of this figure, 24,685 have recovered while 776 have died.
On January 1, Manila only had 295 active cases out of 24,893 confirmed cases, according to data released by the city government.
Dr. Arnold Pangan, Manila Health Department (MHD) head, credited the rise in infections to the holiday season.
In the beginning of the year, Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said they have not seen a surge in COVID-19 infections after the holidays but said they have yet to factor in data from the last week of December 2020.