E-prayer or e-pamisa and virtual visit to cemeteries are recommended after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and local government units ordered all cemeteries in Metro Manila and other areas with high-risk of COVID-19 to close.

There is inequitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines, the World Health Organization country representative said yesterday.

Daily cases of COVID-19 in the National Capital Region are on a downward trend, the OCTA Research Group reported yesterday.

The Manila city government started yesterday the vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 with comorbidities.

The Caloocan government has allowed the vaccination of non-residents aged 18 and above.