The Quezon City local government is now conducting extensive testing and contact tracing in the community where the patient who tested positive for the UK variant of COVID-19 resides. “Yesterday …
The number of people who tested positive for the UK variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Cordillera region has increased by 5, according to the local office of the …
Most of the UK COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) patients in the Philippines had already recovered, but one died, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed today. Maria Rosario Vergeire told reporters on …
The patient who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant infected 57 of its close contacts, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday. According to Vergeire, 12 of the 57 …
The patient who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant in Calamba City was a radiologic technician from Britain who returned to the Philippines during the Christmas season. Mark Salazar …
Five barangays in Bontoc, Mountain Province are currently under lockdown due to the threat of the UK COVID-19 variant in the municipality, Mayor Franklin Odsey said on Monday. The mayor …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that they will be implementing the resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on extending the travel ban until …
The Philippines has included China and four other countries covered by its travel ban starting January 13 to prevent the UK COVID-19 variant from entering the country, Malacañang announced Tuesday. Aside …
For Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, it is possible that the passenger from the Philippines who tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant got the virus in Hong Kong. “When …
The new COVID-19 strain is causing alarm not only in the Philippines but also abroad. “Kailangan siyang tutukan kasi alam natin na nakakahawa itong variant na ito,” said Dr. Anna …
The Department of Health said Wednesday that the UK COVID-19 variant, identified as B.1.1.7, is not yet detected in the Philippines. The DOH made the statement after Hong Kong authorities …