Health experts say that the Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is “probably not” the end of the pandemic as the virus is expected to “continuously mutate and evolve.” Executive Director of the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Dr. Cynthia Saloma, in an international webinar held...
The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said on Thursday, Jan. 27 that BA.2 or "stealth Omicron" is the dominant sublineage that has caused community transmissions of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country. (Photo from the Philippine Genome Center website / MANILA BULLETIN) In Laging Hand...
(UNSPLASH) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma on Friday, Sept. 3, advised the public not to be alarmed over the emergence of a number of coronavirus variants. "From the scientific perspective and epidemiology, importante itong mga variants na ito kasi nata-track...
PHILIPPINE GENOME CENTER WEBSITE Eighty-three percent of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) random samples sequenced and analyzed in August were found to be of the highly transmissible Delta variant, Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma said on Friday, Sept. 3....
(DOH / PGC) The highly transmissible Delta variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has already overtaken the other strains that have been detected in the country, Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma said on Monday, August 16. "Dati marami tayong Beta at tsaka...
(PIXABAY) Philippine Genome Center (PGC) Executive Director Cynthia Saloma on Wednesday, July 7, said it is difficult to say now if Metro Manila may become resilient to the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the next few months. "Whether or not we are Delta resilient, mahirap po...
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) is hoping to increase its whole genome sequencing capability to better track the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants across the Philippines. PGC Executive Director Dr. Cynthia Saloma said they can...
