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A vaccine expert warned Saturday, June 19, that another coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant could possibly emerge if the public, including those fully vaccinated individuals, keeps violating the minimum public health standards set by the government. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)...

Cyprus confirmed its first cases Wednesday of the COVID-19 variant behind the acceleration of India's explosive outbreak, detected among four people quarantined upon arrival, the health ministry said. PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN Four samples tested positive for the Indian variant, while two others...

The Department of Health (DOH) and Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) should create guidelines for an automatic travel ban to and from countries with high coronavirus (COVID-19) infections or new variants. This way, Senator Risa Hontiveros said, the Philippine government could thwart the potential...

Barangay Baclaran in Parañaque City has closed some of its borders as it recorded its first case of the South African variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), barangay captain Jun Zaide said on Tuesday (March 8). (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) In a radio interview on DZRH, Zaide said the bank...