Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines (2022)
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This article attempts to document the timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines in 2022.
Timeline
[edit]January
[edit]- January 7 - A batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (procured) consisting of 150,540 shots arrived at NAIA Terminal 1 around 10 a.m. via China Airlines, completing the delivery of 13 million-doses-agreement with the US drug maker.[1]
- January 9 - The country received a batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (donated) from the US through COVAX consisting of 2,703,870 jabs which landed at NAIA Terminal 2 around 2 p.m. via a Silk Way West Airlines flight.[2]
- January 10 - The country logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases with 33,169 new cases since the start of the pandemic, together with new 3,725 recovered patients and 145 deaths, propelling total cumulative cases to 2,998,530; total recoveries to 2,788,711; and death toll at 52,293.[3]
- January 11
- The country breached the 3 million-mark on the number of COVID-19 cases as DOH reported 28,007 new infections, climbing to 3,026,473 total with 181,016 (6%) as active cases. Meanwhile, 4,471 were logged as new recoveries and 219 were succumbed from the disease, adding to 2,792,946 recorded survivors and 52,511 as current death toll.[4]
- DOTr issued Department Order (DO) No. 2022-001 entitled "Limiting Public Transportation Access to Vaccinated Population in the National Capital Region under Alert Level No. 3 or higher", signed by Secretary Arthur Tugade. The said order will implement - No Vaccination, No Ride Policy starting on January 17, 2021, with exemptions on persons with medical conditions; persons who will procure essential goods and services; and essential workers.[5]
- January 15 - The country logged yet another all-time high on the number of daily COVID-19 cases with 39,004, surging the cumulative total to 3,168,379 with 280,813 (8.9%) as active cases. Meanwhile, DOH also recorded 23,613 newly recovered patients and 43 deaths, bringing survivor count to 2,834,708 (89.5%) and death toll to 52,858 (1.67%).[6]
- January 19
- DOH reported first 2 fatalities linked to Omicron variant from both unvaccinated senior citizens aged over 60 years old with pre-existing medical conditions in Metro Manila and Central Luzon respectively.[7]
- DOH has confirmed a total of 535 COVID-19 Omicron variant cases.[8]
- January 21 - A batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (procured) for a private sector consisting of 1,877,600 doses arrived at NAIA Terminal 1 shortly before 10 a.m. via China Airlines flight CI701.[9]
- January 24 - The FDA has certified two brands of self-supervised COVID-19 antigen test kits - Abbott Laboratories' Panbio and Labnovation Technologies' at-home antigen test.[10]
- January 25 - DOH has detected and confirmed cases of stealth Omicron, a sub-lineage of the said variant, commonly referred as BA.2, which is also the predominant sub-lineage in most regions according on the latest genome sequencing. Meanwhile, the others sub-lineage BA.1, has been detected in 8 regions and it is now predominant in Bicol Region and returning Overseas Filipinos (ROFs).[8]
- January 26 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (procured) consisting of 1,023,750 shots arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 shortly before 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456. With this new arrival, the country has now received a total of 216,543,270 vaccine doses from various drug makers.[11]
- January 28 - The country has breached the 3.5 million mark on the number of COVID-19 cases with a total of 3,511,491 as DOH logged another 18,638 new infections, bringing the active positive patients to 231,658 (6.6%). Meanwhile, the total recoveries reached 3,226,032 (91.9%) and death toll at 53,801 (1.53%), as new 13,106 survivors and 68 deaths were reported.[12]
February
[edit]- February 1 - Through IATF Resolution No. 159, the country has eased its border control starting today (Feb. 1), allowing returning fully-vaccinated Filipinos regardless of place of origin to enter the country without the mandatory quarantine, requiring only a 48-hours negative RT-PCR test result before departure. Subsequently, the same resolution will be applied to all fully vaccinated foreigners from visa-free countries on February 10, 2022.[13]
- February 2 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 455,130 vials arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[14]
- February 4 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 780,000 doses arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9:40 p.m. via an Air Hong Kong flight. National Task Force against COVID-19 revealed that this batch of vaccines is allotted for children aged 5–11.[15]
- February 7 – The country officially started the vaccination of children aged from 5 to 11 years old against COVID-19.[16][17][18]
- February 9 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 455,130 doses arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[19]
- February 10
- The second batch of reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 780,000 vials for children aged 5–11 arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 p.m via an Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[20]
- A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (donated) from the US through COVAX consisting of 3,436,290 shots arrived at NAIA Terminal 2 at around 9 p.m. via a Silk Way Airlines flight.[21]
- IATF through Resolution 160-D has approved DFA's recommendation to recognize the COVID-19 vaccination certificates of 4 additional countries - Brazil, Israel, South Korea, and East Timor.[22]
- February 14 - Philippines and Malaysia reached an agreement to mutually recognize each other's COVID-19 vaccination certificates. Inbound travelers from Malaysia are now allowed to enter the country using MySejahtera and travelers from the country are allowed to enter Malaysia using VaxCertPH.[23]
- February 16 - The third batch of reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines (procured) consisting of 780,000 doses for children aged 5–11 arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 before 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[24]
- February 17
- A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 455,130 doses arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 around 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[25]
- IATF-EID through their Resolution No. 162, approved the COVID-19 vaccination certificates of additional 15 countries and territories - Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brunei, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, Indonesia, Macau, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Portugal, Spain and Syria.[26]
- February 18
- Household workers including some OFWs were denied of shelter and forced to stay outside their employer's home after testing positive, amid the fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong.[27]
- The country received a second batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (donated) from the Australian government in partnership with UNICEF consisting of 1,432,080 jabs which arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[28][29]
- February 20 - IATF-EID through their Resolution No. 162-B, approved vaccination certificates of additional 8 countries - Albania, Egypt, Estonia, Greece, Malta, Maldives, Palau, and Uruguay.[30]
- February 21 - The country received a second batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (donated) from the Australian government in partnership with UNICEF consisting of 293,670 jabs which arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9:05 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[31]
- February 22 - Philippine Consul General in Hong Kong Raly Tejada reported at least 61 Filipinos tested positive, amid the surge of COVID-19 in the region. Furthermore, presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles revealed that POLO already provided cash, food packs, and hygiene kits to those infected and provided $200 financial assistance each to OFWs who recovered from COVID-19.[32]
- February 28 - The country recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 daily cases this year with 951. DOH also logged 1,717 new recoveries and 50 fatalities. These brought the total cases to 3,661,997 with 52,179 (1.4%) as active cases, 3,553,367 (97.0%) survivors, and 56,451 (1.54%) as death toll.[33]
March
[edit]- March 1 - The DOH announced that starting March 7, it will be shifting the daily 4 p.m. COVID-19 bulletin to a weekly bulletin released every Monday at 4 p.m.[34]
- March 3: A batch of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine (procured) 804,000 doses for children aged 5–11 years old, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 via DHL Express Flight LD456 at around 9 p.m.[35]
- March 7
- The country received the largest single-day shipment of vaccines which is a batch of Pfizer BioNTech vaccines (donated) through COVAX consisting of 3,999,060 doses, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 morning via a Qatar Airways flight (A7-BFO).[36]
- In its first weekly bulletin, the DOH reported 6,297 new COVID-19 cases from March 1–7, 2022, with a daily average of 899. Meanwhile, DOH also logged 615 deaths, raising the death toll to 57,066.[37]
- March 8 - The country reported the lowest daily cases this year with 442 new cases, pushing the total to 3,668,710 cases. Meanwhile, the DOH also logged 6 succumbed patients, pushing the total death toll to 57,072.[38]
- March 9 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines (procured) consisting of 1,184,700 doses (128,700 for 12 years and above; and 1,056,000 doses for 5-11 children), arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 p.m. via DHL Express flight LD456.[39]
- March 10 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines (procured) consisting of 1,056,000 reformulated doses for children, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 past 8 p.m. via Air Hong Kong flight LD456.[40]
- March 11: A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (procured) consisting of 1,080,000 doses for children aged 5–11 years old, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 via a DHL Express Flight LD456 past 9 p.m.[41]
- March 12: A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (procured) consisting of 1,032,000 doses for children aged 5–11 years old, arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 via DHL Express Flight LD456 past 8 p.m.[42]
- March 14 - A batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (procured) consisting of 868,140 doses (for teens 12 years old and above) arrived at Terminal 3 via DHL Express Flight LD456 past 9 p.m.[43]
- March 21 – President Rodrigo Duterte signed Executive Order No. 166, adopting a recovery strategy, the Ten-Point Agenda on Economic Recovery.[44] The order will remain effective and operational unless it "is modified or revoked."[45]
- March 23 - A batch of reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 942,000 (for 5–11 years old) doses which arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 pm via DHL Express flight LD456.[46]
- March 24 - A batch of reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 936,000 (for 5–11 years old) doses which arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 pm via DHL Express flight LD456.[47]
- March 26 - A batch of reformulated Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines (procured) consisting of 1.2 million (for 5–11 years old) doses which arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at around 9 pm via DHL Express flight LD456.[48]
April
[edit]- April 27:
- The Department of Health confirmed the first case of Omicron BA.2.12 subvariant in Baguio.[49]
- President Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11712, mandating continuous benefits to all medical workers in the country during this pandemic, as well as other future public health emergencies.[50] The government released ₱7.9 billion for One COVID-19 Allowance.[51]
May
[edit]June
[edit]- June 9 – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, through Executive Order No. 16, lifted a rule for the mandatory use of face masks in open spaces in the province, contrary to those set by the Department of Health.[52][53][54] While few municipalities in the province adopted the order, it later caused tensions with the Department of the Interior and Local Government.[55][56] By late June, the DILG and the Cebu provincial government settled into forming guidelines regarding optional wearing of face masks in the province.[57][58]
- June 18 – National Task Force Against COVID-19, citing a report from the National Vaccination Operations Center a day prior, reported that 70,005,247 people in the country had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, representing 77.78% of the target population.[59]
- June 28 – Department of Health announced the revision of metrics in the COVID-19 alert level system, removing the criteria regarding two-week positive growth rate.[60][61] As a result, on June 29, five areas in the National Capital Region, previously classified under moderate risk classification on June 25, were reverted to low risk.[62][63][64]
July
[edit]- July 8 - Exactly 8 days after his assumption in the Malacañang Palace, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. tested positive with COVID-19 via an antigen test as announced by press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles.[65]
See also
[edit]- 2022 in the Philippines
- COVID-19 vaccination in the Philippines
- Philippine government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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