The number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Municipality of Pateros has increased to 19 from four amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III announced on Dec. 29 that COVID-19 has made its comeback to Pateros, which experienced...
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Omicron is now the dominant coronavirus variant in Switzerland and has even caused triple-jabbed people to be admitted to hospital, officials said Tuesday. AFP File Photo Switzerland has one of the highest infection rates in continental Europe, with people in their 20s the...
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has returned to the Municipality of Pateros in Metro Manila, its mayor announced on Tuesday, Dec. 28. Pateros enjoyed being coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-free for weeks but Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III said the municipal government has recorded one new case...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand reported 18 new Delta variant cases of COVID-19 in the community on Tuesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country's current community outbreak to 10,670. Among the new infections, 13 were recorded in New Zealand's largest city of...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The husband of the country’s fourth Omicron case was found positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Dec. 28. DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the individual is currently in isolation....
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand detected seven new cases of COVID-19 Omicron variant in international arrivals over two days, taking the country's total Omicron cases to 45, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Sunday. Whole-genome sequencing has detected seven more COVID-19 cases of Omicron...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded on Monday, Dec. 27, an additional 318 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) This update brought the country's total tally of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic to 2,838,792. DOH said that active cases stood at...
Muntinlupa’s active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases slightly increased, prompting the city government to urge the public to take extra caution. From five active cases on Dec. 20, the figures rose to 11 each on Dec. 24 and Dec. 25, and 20 on Dec. 26, with two new cases per day in the last two...
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 27. Omicron variant of COVID-19 Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from...
Pateros Mayor Miguel “Ike” Ponce III urged the remaining unvaccinated minors aged 12 to 17 years old to get their vaccinated against COVID-19 amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Ponce made the announcement as the government approved the vaccination of children 5 to 11...
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia and Singapore have agreed to suspend the sale of flight and bus tickets for the vaccinated travel lane (VTL) after a cluster of possible cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was detected in Singapore, Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said on Wednesday. The suspension...
TOKYO -- Japan reported its most likely first community spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Osaka Prefecture on Wednesday, with one infected person having traveled overseas recently and three family members being infected through unknown sources. A man in his 30s with a recent history of...
