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S. Korea: Omicron 75% less likely to kill than delta

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 03:50 PM

People infected with omicron are nearly 75 percent less likely to develop serious illness or die than those who contract the delta variant. Read more »

Omicron panic pummels equities, oil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 09:13 AM

Global equity and oil markets slumped Monday on investor panic over the impact of worldwide measures to contain the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant. Read more »

US crosses 50 million COVID cases as Delta dominates

Kavya B and Rittik Biswas, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 10:57 AM

The United States crossed 50 million coronavirus cases on Sunday, according to Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to threaten Americans and the newly discovered Omicron variant spreads. Read more »

DOH says effects of Delta surge not yet reversed

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 05 02:40 PM

The impact brought by the Delta variant in the country has not been completely reversed despite a decline in infections, a health official said. Read more »

Pagkalat ng Delta variant, posibleng matatapos na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 29 07:26 PM

Posibleng wala nang resurgence ng COVID-19 Delta variant sa bansa ayon sa isang research group. Read more »

China locks down city of 4 million over COVID-19 spike

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 04:29 PM

China placed a city of 4 million under lockdown on Tuesday in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus spike. Read more »

DOH: More studies needed before putting UK on red list

Job Manahan and Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 05:37 PM

The AY 4.2. variant, which the WHO has not yet classified as a variant of concern nor variant of interest, has not been detected in the Philippines. Read more »

Australia's virus cases remain subdued as vaccinations rise

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 19 12:01 PM

Australia's COVID-19 cases remained subdued on Tuesday as its largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, gradually move towards normality amid a surge in vaccinations, after being rocked by a third wave of infections from the Delta variant. Read more »

21 Delta cases detected in 'retrospective' samples

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 04:14 PM

The Philippines recorded 21 new cases of COVID-19 Delta variant, raising its tally to 3,387, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

New Zealand drops COVID-19 elimination plan as Delta persists

Praveen Menon, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 02:23 PM

New Zealand on Monday abandoned its strategy of eliminating coronavirus, easing some COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in its biggest city Auckland, and will instead look to live with the virus while controlling its spread. Read more »

New Zealand's Delta outbreak spreads outside Auckland

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 11:10 AM

New Zealand's Delta variant outbreak spread beyond the largest city of Auckland, prompting Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday to put additional regions into a snap lockdown. Read more »

Baguio averaging 270 new COVID cases amid Delta — mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 30 08:41 AM

Baguio is under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions until Thursday. Read more »

New Zealand's COVID cases jump as it battles Delta variant

Reuters
Updated as of Sep 29 11:00 AM

New Zealand's daily coronavirus cases jumped to their highest level in weeks on Wednesday, with 45 new cases from Auckland. Read more »

Higit 10,000 kaso ng COVID naitala na sa Butuan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 07:43 AM

Ayon sa assistant regional director ng DOH-Caraga na si Dr. Sadaila Raki-In, nasa 10,398 na ang mga naitatalang kaso ng COVID sa nasabing lungsod. Read more »

Isabela gov’t hospitals are overcapacity: governor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 21 07:48 AM

The province has 22 new active Delta cases, taking its total active infections to 4,474, according to Governor Rodolfo Albano. Read more »

Delta takes over other COVID variants in PH - DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 20 04:31 PM

The virulent Delta variant is now the most common lineage in the Philippines, the Department of Health said Monday, as it reported an additional 319 cases of the more transmissible virus. Read more »

COVID cases may reach 40K daily by late Sept, early Oct

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:56 AM

The number of new COVID-19 infections in PH could go as high as 40,000 per day by late Sept or early Oct, said the UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team. Read more »

Unvaccinated comprise majority of COVID cases in SPMC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 14 03:08 PM

The largest coronavirus referral center in Mindanao is operating at full capacity for a week now due to a surge in COVID-19 infections. Read more »

Chinese researchers claim Sinovac booster shots effective vs COVID Delta

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 08 01:00 PM

A third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Sinovac Biotech can boost a flagging immune response to the highly transmissible Delta variant, a team of Chinese researchers has found. Read more »

Ilocos Sur hospitals swamped with COVID-19 patients

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 08 10:56 AM

Some hospitals in Ilocos Sur are operating at capacity and in short supply of oxygen amid surge in COVID-19 infections, its governor said Wednesday. Read more »