Despite the rising COVID-19 cases, the Department of Health reiterated yesterday that there is no evidence yet of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta variant in the National Capital Region.

Heightened restrictions, coupled with the two-week enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, can limit new COVID-19 cases to about 25,000 by end of September, far from the 525,000 forecast if no lockdown is done, Malacañang said yesterday.

Portions of at least 25 barangays in Quezon City have been placed under special concern lockdown due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.

The Manila city government will open COVID-19 vaccination sites operating around the clock during the enhanced community quarantine, Mayor Isko Moreno announced yesterday.

August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month here in the Philippines, and the first week is celebrated worldwide as World Breastfeeding Week, and yet again both events are to be held under the shadow of COVID-19.