The implementation of five days or full face-to-face classes in public schools will continue next month, despite the Department of Health (DOH) confirmation this Tuesday that the COVID-19 Omicron XBB …
A COVID-19 vaccination that is effective against several variants could be available by the end of 2022, according to Pfizer’s CEO. Chairman Albert Bourla said the company was also working …
An infectious disease expert warned that there is a possibility that another variant of concern will emerge if many have not been vaccinated against COVID-19. According to Rontgene Solante, a …
One expert warned that more variants of COVID-19 could be added if transmission or infection of the disease continued. Dra. Nina Gloriani, the chairperson of the Vaccine Expert Panel of …
Preliminary tests show that the effect of Omicron is not as severe compared to other COVID-19 variants, according to top scientists of the World Health Organization and the United States. …
The Philippines has recorded 4 new cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the “variant of concern” first seen in India. As a result, the total number of Filipinos infected with …
The variant first found in India is more contagious, according to the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the B.1.617 variant was also detected …
Malacañang said Tuesday that the public should remain vigilant the health department reported two cases of COVID-19 variant from India, the B.1.617 which is said to be more transmissible. “We …
The Philippines reported on Tuesday that the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant first found in India was already detected in the country. The World Health Organization said the coronavirus variant is classified …
The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that they are now investigating some individuals who have recently traveled to India-the place where a new COVID-19 variant that is now feared …
The public should have nothing to worry about with the new variant of COVID-19 discovered in France that is allegedly undetectable by the RT-PCR test, according to the Philippine Genome …
The OCTA Research Group, a group that conducts studies on COVID-19 data, was alarmed by the report that a COVID-19 variant was discovered in Brittany, France that was not detected …
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported that 9.9 percent of the 4,000 samples they analyzed were new COVID-19 variants. According to Dr. Cynthia Salome, Executive Director of the PGC, the …
Public Health England (PHE) said Tuesday that the P.3 variant which was first detected in the Philippines was being investigated after two cases were identified in England. One of the …
The United Kingdom COVID-19 variant has been found in at least 5 regions in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health (DOH). According to the DOH, the samples found …
The Department of Health has confirmed that it is not impossible for a person to carry more than one COVID-19 variant. That is what Maria Rosario Vergeire shared on Wednesday, …
The Philippine Pediatric Society says it is not yet time for the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow children 10 years of age and older to leave their homes in …
Passengers from Austria have been added to the list of travel restricted countries not allowed to enter the country. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced foreign passengers coming …
The traveler from the Philippines who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant is a Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong, the Department of Health confirmed Thursday. “Yes, the HK …
Hong Kong authorities reported that a passenger from the Philippines tested positive for the new COVID-19 strain that originated from the UK. According to Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the …
There is a high probability that a new COVID-19 variant that was first detected in the United Kingdom (UK) has entered the country, says a researcher from the OCTA Research …
The Philippine government added 20 more countries included in the travel ban concerning the new coronavirus strain initially originated in the United Kingdom. “We expanded the ban to 20 countries. …
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that the travel restrictions for arriving passengers who have been to the United Kingdom (UK) in the last 14 days have been …
The government will strengthen the country’s capacity for “biogenomic surveillance” to diagnose viruses in the country, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said this Sunday. At a press briefing, Duque said …