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The Philippines has temporarily suspended international inbound flights from South Africa and six other countries with local cases or with the likelihood of occurrences of the new B.1.1.1529 variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) starting November 26 until December 15. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles...

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has called for a more proactive approach in preventing a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, saying this is important to keep the country's still-recovering economy open. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo...

MB/ FILE PHOTO The Department of Health (DOH) said it is still waiting for the official pronouncement of the World Health Organization (WHO) with regards to the characteristics of the new coronavirus variant detected in South Africa. "Nagpapa-meeting ang WHO ngayong araw. Kakalabas lang ng kanilang...

Malacañang assured the public that the government is actively monitoring developments surrounding the newly discovered "most heavily mutated" variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) first discovered in South Africa. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PNA / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...

(PIXABAY) Amid the discovery of a new heavily mutated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant in South Africa, an OCTA research fellow on Friday, Nov. 26, said that this "could definitely be a potential for serious concern." The variant, called B.1.1.529, has been detected in South Africa in small...