The WHO chief took on so-called "vaccine diplomacy" on Monday, slamming countries for using Covid-19 jabs to gain competitive advantage rather than engaging in true cooperation to end the pandemic. "Vaccine diplomacy is not cooperation," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from the World...
French Prime Minister Jean Castex said Monday that France was "emerging on a long-term basis" from the COVID-19 crisis as he gave new details about shop and restaurant openings. The terrace of a restaurant is pictured in Paris, on May 7, 2021, ahead of the reopening of restaurant and cafe terraces...
Schools and stores reopened in parts of Europe on Monday, easing out of months of COVID-19 lockdowns, but the devastating outbreak raged on across the sub-continent and health experts declared the virus mutation in India a "variant of concern". A COVID-19 patient reacts while sitting on a bed...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12 to 15 years old. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 4, 2021 vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 are seen as elderly people are inoculated amid...
The Sinopharm vaccines donated by China to the Philippines have not yet been returned to the donor, a Palace official said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte gets the first dose of a Sinopharm vaccine from Health Secretary Francisco Duque III at the Malago Clubhouse on May 3, 2021. (Malacañang...
Malacañang reminded the public to always follow coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols, especially on mass gatherings, if they do not want to see the Philippines suffering the same fate as India. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry...
eople who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are exempt from many restrictions in Germany from Sunday after the government passed new legislation to restore some freedoms. (FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2020 people sit at a terrace overlooking the river Spree and the...
A Vietnamese woman died from COVID-19 in Laos on Sunday, according to state-run media, marking the first death from the disease in the impoverished communist country. Reclusive, landlocked Laos had appeared to escape the brunt of the pandemic in 2020, but a community outbreak uncovered last month...
The United States, which has reported the world's worst overall Covid-19 death toll, has "no doubt" been undercounting fatal cases, top pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. White House Chief Medical Adviser on COVID-19 Dr. Anthony Fauci (SAUL LOEB / AFP) The country has officially lost over...
The Parañaque City Police said that it continues to be strict in implementing safety protocols to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) such as the proper wearing of face masks. This was after Pres. Duterte warned that anyone caught not properly wearing their face mask in public...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, May 9, logged 7,174 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections. doh The newly confirmed coronavirus patients pushed the country's total number of active cases to 61,294. Majority of them or 93.8 percent were mild, 2.1 percent were showing no symptoms,...
The Department of Health (DOH) encouraged Filipino Muslims to celebrate the Eid'l Fitr at their respective homes to minimize their risk of contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). " DOH strongly recommends praying and celebrating Eid at home to keep yourself and your family safe from...
