COVID-19 virus2 The Philippines could still see a rise in Covid-19 infections following the conduct of the national and local elections and other related activities recently, a health expert said. “That’s a possibility” said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante because of the large...
Muntinlupa City’s active Covid-19 cases totaled five as of April 29, with one new case added, according to the City Health Office (CHO). Tally from the CHO showed that one new Covid-19 case was added on April 29, bringing the total number of active cases to five from four on April 28. Vaccination...
The Muntinlupa City government reminded the public to follow health protocols and get vaccinated after the Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection in the country of the first case of the more contagious BA.2.12 Omicron sub-variant. According to the City Health Office, it will continue to...
COVID-19 virus2 The Department of Health (DOH) said that the BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant is 2.5 times more transmissible than the original version of the Omicron coronavirus variant. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this subvariant of Omicron is currently spreading in the United...
COVID-19 virus2 The Department of Health (DOH) has reported the presence of an Omicron coronavirus subvariant called BA.2.12 in the Philippines. The first case of the BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant involved a 52-year-old Finnish woman who arrived from Finland last April 2, the DOH announced. “The...
Singer and actor Kang Minhyuk, member of Korean pop rock band CNBLUE, has tested positive for Covid-19. “This morning, CNBLUE Kang Minhyuk’s result of Covid-19 PCR test was positive,” said FNC Entertainment, the band’s agency. CNBLUE's Kang Minhyuk (Twitter) “Kang Min-hyuk has completed...
D.O. (real name Doh Kyung-soo) of K-pop boy band EXO has tested positive for Covid-19, his agency said. “EXO's D.O. was confirmed with Covid-19 today (April 25),” said SM Entertainment. EXO's D.O. (SM Entertainment) It added that D.O. is fully vaccinated and has no symptoms. “D.O. has...
Sanha, a member of K-pop boy band ASTRO, has tested positive for Covid-19, his agency announced. Agency Fantagio announced that on April 22, Sanha used a self-test kit as a preemptive measure due to poor condition and the result turned out to be negative. Astro's Sanha (Twitter) “However, due to...
K-pop boy band Seventeen member Jeonghan has recovered from Covid-19 in one week, his agency said. “We would like to inform you that Seventeen member Jeonghan has made a full recovery from Covid-19 and his quarantine has concluded as of today ,” said Pledis Entertainment. Seventeen's Jeonghan...
With the emergence of a new sublineage of Covid-19 variant Omicron called "XE", its faster transmissibility than the BA.2 subvariant was first noted, and an expert reminded that it does not correlate to a relatively more severe form of the virus. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Hindi naman necessarily...
After detection of a new variant of Omicron called "XE", the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, April 4, that it is coordinating with the World Health Organization (WHO) should any developments regarding it come out. Omicron variant of COVID-19 "Observation and monitoring are still ongoing...
Additional K-pop stars have tested positive while others have recovered from Covid-19 as South Korea continues to battle the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant although daily numbers have gone down in the last few days. Girl group Red Velvet member Wendy tested positive for Covid-19 on...
