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Over 1.7M donated AstraZeneca jabs arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:42 PM

The day's delivery completed the 5,225,200 virus jabs donated by the UK. The Philippines welcomed the AstraZeneca shots on Thursday and Friday. Read more »

Delta does not appear to make children sicker: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 12:05 PM

The Delta variant of the coronavirus does not appear to cause more severe disease in children than earlier forms of the virus, a UK study suggests. Read more »

Thailand warns COVID-19 surge pushing hospitals to the brink

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 10:53 PM

Hospitals in Thailand's capital Bangkok and surrounding province are running out of beds due to a jump in COVID-19 patients, a health official said on Thursday, as the country reported a record number of infections for the fourth time this week. Read more »

COVID-19 surge starting to ease in Indonesia capital, data shows

Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Jul 27 05:14 PM

JAKARTA - As Indonesia grapples with a devastating wave of coronavirus infections, Jakarta government data shows a fall in cases and easing pressure on hospitals in the capital, even as the situation worsens in other parts of the archipelago. Read more »

COVID-19 sufferers in Indonesian capital rent oxygen cylinders

Adi Kurniawan and Heru Asprihantom, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 05:49 PM

JAKARTA - Muhammad Ihsan gratefully lugs an oxygen cylinder into a small office in Jakarta's outskirts, lining the breathing equipment up with scores of others against a wall. Read more »

'Don't get sick': Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID-19 care

Kate Lamb, Tom Allard and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 06:00 PM

In the teeming, impoverished North Jakarta neighborhood of Muara Baru, people have made a grim joke out of the acronym for the Indonesian government's lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic: PPKM. Read more »

Trust in Indonesian president's handling of pandemic falls - survey

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 05:08 PM

JAKARTA - Trust in Indonesian President Joko Widodo's ability to handle the pandemic has fallen sharply among the public, a survey showed, as authorities struggle to contain a wave of coronavirus infections that has pushed hospitals to breaking point. Read more »

Spain struggles to contain COVID-19 as contagion rate rises

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 17 07:17 AM

MADRID - Spain's two-week coronavirus contagion rate rose to 537 cases per 100,000 inhabitants on Friday, according to health ministry data, as the country struggled to cope with a surge in COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Thailand says AstraZeneca asked to delay delivery of 61 million vaccine doses

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um, Reuters
Posted at Jul 15 05:08 PM

The comments come a day after Thailand said it was considering curbing exports of the locally produced AstraZeneca vaccines to fight its own crisis, sparking concerns of vaccine protectionism. Read more »

Philippines to export excess oxygen supply to Indonesia amid COVID-19 pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 10:36 PM

MANILA — The Philippines will be exporting its excess oxygen supply to Indonesia to help the neighboring country's fight against its surging COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Indonesia reports record COVID-19 cases, orders oxygen supplies

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 10:54 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia reported on Tuesday a record increase of coronavirus infections, as authorities unveiled plans to order liquid oxygen and tens of thousands of concentrators from abroad to treat patients suffering from the respiratory disease. Read more »

Thailand to mix Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines to increase protection

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 12 06:00 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand's immunization strategy against the coronavirus will see a shot of AstraZeneca's viral vector vaccine administered after one dose of Sinovac's vaccine, its health minister said on Monday. Read more »

Galvez warns vs illegal selling of COVID-19 vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 04:37 AM

MANILA — Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. on Friday warned against the illegal selling of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination lapses in NCR linked to frontliners' fatigue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 11:20 PM

Covid vaccination lapses in two Metro Manila cities are linked to health workers' fatigue.  Read more »

Galvez disputes projections over COVID-19 herd immunity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 11:33 PM

The chief of the Philippines national COVID task force disputes projections by a think-tank that the country will be among the last in Asia to achieve herd immunity against COVID-19.  Read more »

WHO estimates COVID-19 boosters needed yearly for most vulnerable

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 12:21 AM

BRUSSELS - The World Health Organization (WHO) forecasts that people most vulnerable to COVID-19, such as the elderly, will need to get an annual vaccine booster to be protected against variants, an internal document seen by Reuters shows. Read more »

Indonesia warns COVID-19 cases may peak in July as hospitals fill

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 09:23 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia expects a new wave of coronavirus infections will peak in early July, as the highly transmissible delta variant becomes more dominant in some areas and with the occupancy of hospitals in Jakarta hitting 75%, officials said. Read more »

Indonesia may be on the cusp of a major COVID spike

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 09:28 PM

Fifteen months after Indonesia reported its first case of COVID-19, testing for the coronavirus remains among the lowest in Asia. Read more »

Indonesia finds new COVID-19 cluster after treatment of infected Filipino ship crew

Reuters
Posted at May 24 07:41 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia reported a new cluster of 42 coronavirus infections among medical workers who treated 13 Filipino ship crew who were sick with COVID-19, and is tracing dozens of others, a government official said on Sunday. Read more »

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm gets WHO emergency approval

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at May 08 07:22 AM

GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) approved a COVID-19 vaccine from China's state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm for emergency use on Friday, a boost to Beijing's push for a big role in inoculating the world. Read more »