Coronavirus 2019
End is in sight for pandemic —WHO chief
The number of newly reported COVID-19 cases have dropped dramatically, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, urging the world to...
Iloilo does a Cebu act, relaxes mask outdoors
Iloilo Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. has issued an executive order making the wearing of face masks optional outdoors, noting the...
EU to okay first vax for Omicron variant
The European Union’s (EU) drug regulator is on Thursday expected to authorize the first COVID-19 vaccines for the Omicron variant,...
COVID average daily cases drop to below 3,000
The average daily COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has gone down to less than 3,000 as the coronavirus transmission continued...
‘Dual infection’ of monkeypox, COVID raised
An infectious disease expert warned on Thursday that COVID-19 and monkeypox could hit a person at the same time. Dr....
‘Severe, critical COVID cases rising’
Severe and critical cases due to COVID-19 have been rising over the past few weeks, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge...
COVID mutations now harder to detect
The World Health Organization has warned that a global decline in genome sequencing is making it “so much harder to...
US tags PH as ‘high-risk’ for COVID along with Nepal, Russia
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has tagged the Philippines as among three countries under the high risk category...
Positivity rate in NCR declines, seen as COVID-19 has hit peak
The COVID-19 positivity rate of Metro Manila dropped to 16.4 percent on Aug. 12, the first time it has done...
Senate on lockdown, 3 senators positive for COVID
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said visitors will not be allowed entry to the Senate premises for three...
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