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Filipino travelers from India barred from PH in next 2 weeks - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 03:49 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday reminded the public that even Filipinos coming from India cannot enter the Philippines. Read more »

Indian variant of COVID-19 not yet detected in Philippines — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 02:25 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Monday said it has not yet detected the presence of a so-called Indian coronavirus variant in the Philippines.   Read more »

If COVID-19 variants become dominant, new infections may increase 28 times, DOH warns

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 07:42 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday warned that if the Philippines is unable to control the spread of COVID-19 variants, the country may experience a 28-fold increase in new cases. Read more »

DOH confirms new COVID-19 variant first detected in PH, first case of Brazil variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 11:12 AM

MANILA — The Philippines on Saturday confirmed a new COVID-19 variant first detected in the Philippines, calling it P.3. Read more »

Mandaluyong COVID-19 cases double in 1 week, 2 infected with UK, S. African variants recover

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 07:45 AM

Coronavirus infections in Mandaluyong have doubled in one week, Mayor Menchie Abalos said Wednesday, with 2 patients diagnosed with the South African and UK COVID-19 variants already recovering from the illness.  Read more »

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine neutralizes Brazil variant in lab study

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Mar 09 07:07 AM

The COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE was able to neutralize a new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Brazil, according to a laboratory study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Monday.   Read more »

OCTA: Spread of new variants possible factor in rising COVID-19 cases in NCR

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 02:18 PM

MANILA - The OCTA Research & Group says the spreading of emerging new variants are a possible factor for the surge in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Metro Manila.  Read more »

New coronavirus variant identified in New York -researchers

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Posted at Feb 25 10:42 AM

A new coronavirus variant that shares some similarities with a more transmissible and intractable variant discovered in South Africa is on the rise in New York City, researchers said on Wednesday. Read more »

Moderna S. Africa variant-specific vaccine ready for testing: company

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 25 08:53 AM

US biotech firm Moderna said Wednesday that doses of its new COVID-19 vaccine candidate aimed at the South African coronavirus variant had been shipped to the US National Institutes of Health for testing.   Read more »

India to test travelers from Brazil, S. Africa, UK after detecting new virus strains

Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 02:43 PM

India will make COVID-19 molecular tests mandatory for people arriving directly or indirectly from the United Kingdom, South Africa and Brazil in a bid to contain the spread of more infectious virus variants found in those countries. Read more »

Pfizer says South African variant could significantly reduce vaccine protection

Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 06:59 AM

A laboratory study suggests that the South African variant of the coronavirus may reduce antibody protection from the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE vaccine by two-thirds, and it is not clear if the shot will be effective against the mutation, the companies said on Wednesday. Read more »

Iran sees risk of fourth COVID wave fed by mutant virus

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 08:51 AM

Iran's health minister warned on Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the Middle East. Read more »

PH detects 19 more cases of UK COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 10:58 PM

(UPDATED) The Philippines has detected 19 more cases of the more transmissible UK COVID-19 variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday night, bringing the number of patients infected with the strain to 44.  Read more »

South Africa to start COVID-19 vaccinations with J&J doses

Alexander Winning, Reuters
Posted at Feb 09 10:47 AM

South Africa will start its immunization campaign with Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine after data showed AstraZeneca's shot offered minimal protection against mild-to-moderate illness from the dominant local virus variant.   Read more »

UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 06:41 AM

A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is rapidly spreading in the United States, threatening to bring a surge of new cases as its prevalence doubles roughly every 10 days, according to a new study.   Read more »

WHO says don't dismiss AstraZeneca shot after S. Africa delays jabs

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 06:36 AM

The World Health Organization insisted Monday that the AstraZeneca vaccine was still a vital tool in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after South Africa delayed the start of its inoculation program over concerns about its efficacy against a virus variant.   Read more »

Reported UK COVID-19 variant case from Cebu detected in Manila: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 09:13 AM

The Department of Health in Central Visayas said Monday that the UK COVID-19 variant patient reported to be from Liloan, Cebu was detected in Manila. Read more »

AstraZeneca COVID shot less effective against S.African variant: study

Derek Francis and Andy Bruce, Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 07:37 AM

British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Saturday its vaccine developed with the University of Oxford appeared to offer only limited protection against mild disease caused by the South African variant of COVID-19, based on early data from a trial.   Read more »

PH detects 8 more cases of UK COVID-19 variant; 1 case found in Cebu

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 09:35 PM

The Philippines on Friday detected 8 more cases of the COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom, the Department of Health (DOH) announced, bringing the total number of patients infected with the strain to 25.  Read more »

Bontoc extends strict lockdown in 5 villages

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 09:25 AM

The strict lockdown imposed on 5 villages in Bontoc town, Mountain Province is extended until Sunday, February 7, the local government said Saturday. Read more »