The Pasay City government has recorded only one active case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Dec. 20. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the single active case reported by the City Health Office (CHO) was the lowest recorded number for the year. Rubiano said the city has two active cases of...
IMAGE 1_ OMICRON PR WASHINGTON, United States -- The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the main coronavirus strain in the United States, accounting for 73.2 percent of new cases over the past week for which data is available, health authorities reported Monday. The spike, which was tallied by...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Dr. Raymundo Lo As we approach the Christmas holidays, the news about the Omicron variant is turning ominous. The DOH announced the identification of two Omicron variant cases, which was really to be expected, as no measures can completely prevent entry of new variants into the...
Two international travelers, both asymptomatic, are the first cases of this variant CLINICAL MATTERS On Dec. 15, 2021, the Department of Health reported the first two cases of the Omicron variant among incoming travelers. The first case was a returning 48-year-old overseas Filipino male from...
The Muntinlupa City government has recorded only six active coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. As of Dec. 19, the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) registered two patients who have recovered from COVID-19, zero new cases, and zero...
The Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, Dec. 20 that it detected the country's third case of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant Omicron from a returning overseas Filipino (ROF). Omicron variant of COVID-19 In a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that...
WELLINGTON -- New Zealand detected five more Omicron cases in international arrivals, taking the country's total cases of the COVID-19 variant to 13, said the Ministry of Health in a statement on Sunday. The country reported 63 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 55 community cases and eight...
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia confirmed two more cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, bringing the total number of such cases in the southeast Asian nation to four, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement Saturday midnight. One patient is a 47-year-old Cambodian woman arriving in the kingdom on...
Vials of the Russia's Sputnik V Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine are pictured at a vaccination facility in Mumbai on July 13, 2021. Punit PARANJPE / AFP The Sputnik coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Russia can provide protection against the Omicron variant, the jab makers said. "A preliminary...
K-pop superstars BTS’ RM returned to South Korea after completing his schedule and vacationing in the US. RM arrived at Incheon International Airport on Dec. 17 and was met by fans and the media at the arrival hall. BTS' RM visited different places in the US including at Dia Beacon in New York,...
Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano said people should get vaccinated amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH) detected two Omicron variant cases in the Philippines last Dec. 14. ...
The Muntinlupa City government reported that 96 percent of the city’s target population is now fully vaccinated. Latest data from the Muntinlupa City Health Office (CHO) showed that as of Dec. 16, a total of 366,023 individuals in Muntinlupa have been vaccinated or 96 percent of the target city...
