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‘Maaga pa para sabihing may community transmission na ng UK variant sa PH’

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 10:20 PM

Ito ay kahit pa nadagdagan ng 16 ang kaso ng bagong variant, kung saan dalawa ang walang travel history. Read more »

PH Covid cases are rising in the regions outside of NCR

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Updated as of Jan 23 08:14 PM

Presence of variant in Mountain Province accounts for increasing positivity rates in the north.   Read more »

Pedicab drivers feel pinch of pandemic lockdown, uncertain future

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 05:43 PM

Sitting inside his pedicab while parked at a makeshift terminal under a flyover still under construction, 70-year old Lamberto Rosiana looks at the few bills and coins in his hand, his earnings so far. Read more »

‘We are lying to the public’: Magalong calls out local execs for inconsistent COVID-19 testing, tracing

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 01:45 PM

The country's contact tracing czar on Saturday called out local government officials for what he described as inconsistent COVID-19 testing and tracing efforts, saying projecting a well-managed coronavirus situation in localities was becoming "political" on the runup to the 2022 elections. Read more »

2 Bontoc villages on lockdown over UK COVID-19 variant cluster; health facilities near danger zone

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 01:44 PM

At least two barangays in Bontoc town, Mountain Province have been placed on lockdown after the detection of a cluster of cases of the new COVID-19 variant, with the local health system close to critical, a health official said Saturday.    Read more »

Hong Kong imposes COVID-19 lockdown

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 12:17 PM

A medical worker in a protective suit helps a resident to register outside a residential area at Jordan district where tens of thousands of its residents will be placed in a lockdown to contain a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Hong Kong on Friday. Read more »

Hong Kong orders thousands to stay home in two-day virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 23 12:40 PM

Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its poorest and most densely packed districts.  Read more »

Germany detects first case of Brazilian virus variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 07:37 AM

BERLIN - Germany has detected its first case of a newly discovered Brazilian coronavirus variant, feared to be particularly infectious, regional health officials in the state of Hesse said Friday. Read more »

'Some evidence' UK coronavirus strain more deadly, says UK PM Johnson

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 23 09:38 AM

LONDON - The new strain of coronavirus identified in Britain could be not only more transmissible but also more deadly, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. Read more »

One year after lockdown, Wuhan clubbers hit the dancefloor

Sébastien Ricci, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 04:41 AM

As the rest of the world continues to grapple with lockdowns and soaring infections, young people in the city, once the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, are enjoying their hard-earned freedom. Read more »

After 10 months of quarantine, chronically ill young German jumps vaccine queue

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 04:36 AM

NIEDERBREITBACH, Germany - Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, chronically ill 30-year-old Benni Over has lived in strict domestic quarantine in the German resort town of Niederbreitbach with his parents, who look after him around the clock. Read more »

Experts warn vs approving outdoor leisure activities for children amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 01:25 AM

More children in the Philippines are now allowed by authorities to go outdoors for leisure activities but only in areas under more relaxed quarantine restrictions. Read more »

EU Commission investigated over secrecy of COVID-19 vaccine contracts

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 11:38 PM

BRUSSELS - The European Ombudsman is investigating the secrecy with which the European Union's executive is handling COVID-19 vaccine supply contracts, it said on Friday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 22, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 11:36 PM

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

China finds coronavirus cluster in major chicken processing plant

Dominique Patton, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 11:00 PM

BEIJING - China reported its first cluster of COVID-19 cases among workers in a meat processing plant, raising fears among local consumers who have until now mainly worried about the safety of imported foods. Read more »

Philippines confirms 16 more cases of UK COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 09:36 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines on Friday confirmed 16 more cases of the new, more transmissible variant of COVID-19, raising the total to 17 on the same day it reported the highest daily tally of cases in over two months. Read more »

Mirror image

Issei Kato, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 10:10 PM

A guard wearing a protective mask is reflected on the surface of an object, amid the COVID-19 pandemic at an observation deck in Tokyo on Friday. Read more »

Football: Real Madrid coach Zidane positive for Covid-19, says club

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 10:06 PM

Zidane has already had to self-isolate this month after coming into contact with a person infected with the virus. Read more »

LGUs, private firms told to follow gov't standards on COVID-19 vaccine storage

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:59 PM

MANILA - Local government units (LGUs) and private companies that have entered into tripartite agreements for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines were told to observe national government-set vaccine cold storage standards and not just resort to their own refrigeration measures. Read more »

Japan tourism push linked to surge in COVID-19 infections

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:56 PM

TOKYO - A domestic tourism campaign promoted by Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga may have contributed to a sharp increase in coronavirus infection cases in the country, a prominent adviser to the government's pandemic response said. Read more »