WELLINGTON, New Zealand – New Zealand reported six new cases of Omicron among recent returnees in managed isolation and quarantine facilities. A statement issued by the country's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that the total number of international arrivals to New Zealand with the...
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in parts of Visayas and Mindanao which were hit by typhoon “Odette” will resume once they are rehabilitated, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said. A woman receives a shot of COVID-19 vaccine in a vaccination event in Taguig City. (Screenshot from...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion hailed the government Wednesday, Dec. 22 for heeding the private sector’s recommendation to shorten the time for vaccinated Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster shots. Presidential Adviser...
Caloocan City has logged only 32 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday, Dec.20. According to the local government, this is the lowest active cases recorded in the city since the surge in August, this year. No areas in the city are under granular lockdown. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 vaccination rollout is...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Tuesday, Dec. 22, he is one with the Filipinos who lost their loved ones to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and with those who are hopeful for a better future. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV delivers his message of hope for Christmas on Wednesday,...
The local government of Manila has started preparing for the possible outbreak of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the capital city. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso met with Manila Health Department director Doctor Arnold Pangan and the directors of the six Manila...
The Makati City local government on Tuesday urged its citizens anew to always observe minimum health and safety protocols despite the steady decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. On its official Facebook page, the local government unit (LGU) posted photos wherein members of the...
OTTAWA, Canada – Canada reported 9,597 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday afternoon, bringing the cumulative total to 1,907,180 cases with 30,082 deaths, according to CTV. Most provinces of Canada announced having reinstated stern restrictions as a fifth wave of COVID-19 spreads throughout the...
BEIJING, China – The Chinese mainland on Tuesday reported 57 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Wednesday. Of the new local cases, 53 were reported in Shaanxi, two in Guangdong, and one each in Tianjin and Guangxi, the...
3ac8ffa6b8508a933dbe87cd849b260041a98e01 LONDON, United Kingdom – Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci has warned of mounting "stress" on the country's hospital system as the Omicron variant starts "raging" through America and the world, the Financial Times (FT) reported Monday....
The Office of the President (OP) will directly release funds to aid the victims of typhoon “Odette” in affected provinces, President Duterte said on Tuesday, Dec. 21. President Rodrigo Duterte addresses the nation on Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (RTVM Screenshot) In his pre-recorded public address,...
Claiming that he was right to mandate Filipinos to get their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine shots to delay the entry of the highly transmissible Omicron variant into the country, President Duterte a has sked Filipinos to “take advantage” of the abundant vaccine supply and get their...
