Paris, France The Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 doubles the risk of hospitalization compared to the Alpha variant it has supplanted as the dominant strain worldwide, researchers reported Saturday in The Lancet. Only 1.8 percent of the more than 43,000 COVID cases assessed in...
There is no case of the highly contagious Delta variant in Muntinlupa, according to the City Health Office (CHO). On Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH), University of the Philippines’ Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC) and University of the Philippines National Institutes of Health reported 55...
FILE PHOTO The Beta variant is the most "common" variant among the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positive samples that were subjected to genome sequencing, the Department of Health (DOH) said. “ na po ang pinaka karaniwan ngayon na nakikita sa biosurveillance, umaabot po ng 21.1 percent...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, June 21, reported the detection of four additional Delta (B.1.617.2) variant cases, 14 Alpha (B.1.1.7) variant cases, 21 Beta (B.1.351) variant cases, and one Theta (P.3) variant case. DOH/MB Citing the latest whole-genome sequencing report, the Health...
The "Eagle Alpha" is standing by the bee. Jollibee, that is. (Photo from Edison Bong Nebrija's Facebook) Not one to leave a pal in the doldrums, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic czar Edison Bong Nebrija took to his Facebook Wednesday, June 9, to give a pep talk to the...
Photos from Blacklist International and MLBB Filipino champion Blacklist International kicked off its mission in the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup on a high note, decimating Indonesian runner-up Bigetron Alpha, 2-0, in Group C on Monday, June 7. Danerie James "Wise" Del Rosario got his hands on...
Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton competes during the qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale circuit in Monza on September 5, 2020 ahead of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. (Photo by Mark Thompson / POOL / AFP) Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a new lap record at Monza for...
