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Topic: coronavirus-deaths

Philippines includes UAE, Hungary in travel ban

Philippines includes UAE, Hungary in travel ban

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 09:43 PM

The government has banned until the end of the month the entry of foreign travelers from 32 other countries that reported the variant first detected in the UK. Read more »

DTI backs easing pandemic age restriction on going out

DTI backs easing pandemic age restriction on going out

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:24 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said on Thursday it supports gradually easing of age restrictions down to 10 years old to boost the economy, which the COVID-19 pandemic dragged into recession.   Read more »

'Tira nang tira, wala namang alam,' Duterte spokesman says of Sinovac critics

'Tira nang tira, wala namang alam,' Duterte spokesman says of Sinovac critics

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:22 PM

Critics of the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech are ignorant, President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said on Friday, as Philippines lagged behind its regional counterparts is launching a mass inoculation drive.  Read more »

Philippines to get bulk of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 jabs in 2022

Philippines to get bulk of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 jabs in 2022

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:04 PM

The Philippines will get the bulk of its COVID-19 vaccines from British drugs group AstraZeneca in 2022, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Philippines expands contact-tracing efforts to combat new COVID-19 variant

Philippines expands contact-tracing efforts to combat new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:15 PM

The Philippines is boosting its contact-tracing efforts to halt the spread of a new COVID-19 variant which experts warn could be more contagious than earlier counterparts, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Philippines extends travel curbs until month-end over new COVID-19 variant

Philippines extends travel curbs until month-end over new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 12:49 PM

The Philippines has extended until the end of the month a ban on travelers from 32 countries earlier included in the restriction to halt the spread of a new, more contagious COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

Duterte: National recovery 'within sight' as Philippines secures COVID-19 shots

Duterte: National recovery 'within sight' as Philippines secures COVID-19 shots

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 07:03 PM

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said national recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is "within sight" as the Philippines secures vaccine jabs against the respiratory disease that has led to nearly a year-long lockdown and economic recession. Read more »

DOH denies 'kickvacc' in coronavirus immunization race

DOH denies 'kickvacc' in coronavirus immunization race

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 05:32 PM

The Department of Health on Thursday denied speculation that kickbacks could have pushed authorities to procure the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech, which some lawmakers have flagged for its price and lower efficacy rate.  Read more »

Philippines eyes vaccinating 5 million people vs coronavirus by June

Philippines eyes vaccinating 5 million people vs coronavirus by June

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 05:02 PM

The Philippines eyes inoculating some 5 million people against the novel coronavirus by the middle of the year, Malacañang said on Thursday. Read more »

January quarantine classifications stay despite new COVID-19 variant

January quarantine classifications stay despite new COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 04:16 PM

Quarantine classifications for January will remain unchanged, Malacañang said on Thursday, even after local scientists detected the new, more contagious COVID-19 variant in a Filipino who just returned home from Dubai.    Read more »

Cocky? Duterte spokesman says won't tweak COVID-19 vaccine messaging

Cocky? Duterte spokesman says won't tweak COVID-19 vaccine messaging

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman refused on Thursday to adjust his messaging on COVID-19 vaccines, after some lawmakers criticized his recent remark that Filipinos cannot be choosy on which jab they would get. Read more »

Philippines likely to ban foreign travelers from UAE after Pinoy gets new COVID-19 variant

Philippines likely to ban foreign travelers from UAE after Pinoy gets new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:46 PM

The Philippines is likely to ban the entry of foreign travelers from the United Arab Emirates to halt spread of the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

'Not impossible' for Duterte to get COVID-19 vaccine first, says spokesman

'Not impossible' for Duterte to get COVID-19 vaccine first, says spokesman

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:49 PM

It is "not impossible" for President Rodrigo Duterte to be the first to get vaccinated against COVID-19 even if he said that government officials would be the last to get jabs against the respiratory disease, his spokesman said on Thursday. Read more »

Palace: China sold COVID-19 vaccine to Philippines at 'BFF' price

Palace: China sold COVID-19 vaccine to Philippines at 'BFF' price

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 02:20 PM

MANILA — Beijing offered the Philippines the COVID-19 vaccine from its state-backed Sinovac Biotech at a "BFF" or "best friend forever" price, Malacañang said on Thursday, after a lawmaker urged the government to rethink the procurement over efficacy concerns.    Read more »

Pfizer, Gamaleya COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in PH in February: Palace

Pfizer, Gamaleya COVID-19 vaccines may arrive in PH in February: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:26 PM

MANILA — COVID-19 vaccines from US-based Pfizer and Russia's Gamaleya Institute may arrive in the Philippines in February, Malacañang said on Thursday, as authorities raced to book supplies of the drug to begin inoculations as the coronavirus pandemic persisted over a year since it began in China. Read more »

Philippines books 17 million COVID-19 vaccine doses so far from UK's AstraZeneca

Philippines books 17 million COVID-19 vaccine doses so far from UK's AstraZeneca

Isay Reyes-Kang and Jamaine Punzalan ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 10:42 PM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE) — The Philippines on Thursday signed a second purchase purchase agreement that raised to 17 million the COVID-19 vaccine doses it will get from British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca, which the government plans to distribute in remote communities. Read more »

China's Sinovac to double annual COVID-19 vaccine capacity to 1 billion doses

China's Sinovac to double annual COVID-19 vaccine capacity to 1 billion doses

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 05:47 PM

A unit of Sinovac Biotech could double annual production capacity of its CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine to 1 billion doses by February, the group's chairman said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine cheaper than others: official

Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine cheaper than others: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 04:16 PM

 The COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech is more affordable than some of its competitors, an official leading the immunization effort said on Wednesday, contrary to some lawmakers' remarks. Read more »

Which COVID-19 vaccines will go to far-flung Philippine areas?

Which COVID-19 vaccines will go to far-flung Philippine areas?

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 03:45 PM

At least 4 vaccine candidates against the novel coronavirus will be deployed to far-flung areas of the country, an official leading the immunization effort said on Wednesday.    Read more »

Sinovac vaccine 50 pct effective? Wait for local experts' say: official

Sinovac vaccine 50 pct effective? Wait for local experts' say: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 02:54 PM

MANILA — The public should wait for a formal assessment by Filipino experts before speculating on news reports that the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech is just 50 percent effective, an official leading the immunization effort said on Wednesday. Read more »

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