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Population immunity preventing COVID spike in PH: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 09 09:44 AM

The increased number of Filipinos who have taken COVID-19 vaccines is keeping coronavirus infections down despite the entry of the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, an infectious disease expert said Thursday. Read more »

New Covid treatment cuts hospitalization rate by half: study

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 09 07:00 AM

A single-injection antiviral treatment for newly-infected Covid-19 patients reduced the risk of hospitalization by half in a large-scale clinical trial, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid: study

Agence France Presse
Posted at Feb 08 08:38 AM

No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 7, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Higit 1-M doses ng bivalent vaccines ido-donate sa PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 08:01 PM

Umaabot sa higit isang milyong doses ng bivalent COVID-19 vaccines ang ido-donate sa Pilipinas. Read more »

Chinese expected to lift Thailand tourism

Narong Sangnak, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 07 07:08 PM

Tourist groups visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, one of Bangkok's most popular tourist attractions in Thailand on Tuesday Read more »

PH records first cases of COVID variants XBB.1.5, CH.1.1

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 12:08 AM

The Philippines has confirmed its first case of the omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, which experts said is the most transmissible form of COVID-19. Read more »

PH to receive 300,000 additional bivalent jabs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 12:48 PM

The Philippines will receive an additional 300,000 bivalent COVID-19 vaccines from a yet-unnamed country, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

PH logs 1,012 new COVID cases, 85 deaths in past week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 05:27 PM

The Philippines recorded 1,012 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

Japan poised to make noise as COVID crowd restrictions ease

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 06 10:22 AM

Sports fans and concertgoers in Japan may soon be screaming at the top of their lungs, provided they are masked. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 3, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 11:41 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

China set to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

Jerome Favre, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 03 04:10 PM

Artists perform a dragon dance, considered auspicious for businesses that reopened after the Lunar New Year break, in Hong Kong on Friday. Read more »

China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 01:43 PM

China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week, dropping Covid testing requirements. Read more »

US temporarily extends tariff relief on China medical goods

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 03 09:01 AM

The US will temporarily extend tariff exemptions for China medical products, while it seeks public comment on whether such relief should continue. Read more »

Germany ends obligatory masks for public transit

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Feb 03 06:01 AM

Germany has dropped mask mandates nationwide starting Thursday. Read more »

DOH to prioritize vulnerable groups in bivalent jabs

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 03:30 PM

The Philippines will administer the first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

Pandemic to paradise: Chinese tourists return to Bali after three years

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 02 04:14 PM

Exploring "turtle island", taking day trips to neighboring Lombok and hitting Bali's famed beaches, the world's biggest-spending tourists were back after the Lunar New Year kicked off. Read more »

DOH records 89 new COVID cases on Jan. 31

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 06:02 PM

The Department of Health recorded 89 new COVID cases on January 31, the lowest daily tally in nearly three years. Read more »

DOH: 613 new cases of omicron subvariants detected

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 02:27 PM

The Philippines has detected 613 new cases of omicron COVID-19 subvariants, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

US to lift Covid emergencies - what happens next?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 08:03 AM

With US Covid-19 deaths averaging 500 a day, down from a peak of more than 3,000 two years ago, the White House plans to end national and public health emergencies on May 11. Read more »