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Omicron subvariant na "Centaurus", nasa Pilipinas na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 08:35 PM

Kinumpirma ng Department of Health ang unang dalawang kaso ng omicron subvariant na BA.2.75 o 'Centaurus' sa bansa. Read more »

Daily COVID cases may hit 4,000 next week: OCTA

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 02:53 PM

The Philippines could reach 4,000 daily COVID-19 cases by next week, independent research group OCTA said Monday. Read more »

Select areas in PH seeing rise in new COVID cases: OCTA

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 19 05:24 PM

Some parts of the Philippines, especially in Luzon, have recorded an increase in new COVID-19 cases, although not at an alarming level, the OCTA Research group said Tuesday. Read more »

Japan enters 7th coronavirus wave

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 12 11:02 AM

Japan 'has no doubt entered' a seventh wave of coronavirus infections though there is currently no need for new movement restrictions, the head of a government COVID-19 experts panel told reporters. Read more »

Bakit dumarami na naman ang mga bagong kaso ng COVID-19?

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 09:24 PM

Itinutumbok ngayon ng DOH ang matumal na pagbabakuna ng booster shots sa mga posibleng dahilan pag-akyat ng mga bagong kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Don’t fear variants, as long as masks stay: Leachon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:47 AM

Tony Leachon said emerging COVID-19 variants should not be feared as long as masks are worn and vaccinations continue. Read more »

Pinakamataas na kaso ng COVID-19 sa Mayo, naitala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:33 PM

Kasabay ng kumpirmasyon ng pagpasok ng omicron BA.4 subvariant, naitala na ang pinakamaraming bagong kaso ng COVID-19 ngayong buwan ng Mayo. Read more »

PGH yet to see increase in admission amid omicron subvariant detection

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 03:43 PM

The PGH has yet to see an increase in COVID-19 admission following the detection of the highly transmissible omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant. Read more »

11 foreigners with BA.2.12.1 in Puerto Princesa recover

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 10:12 AM

Eleven foreign tourists in Puerto Princesa City have returned to their respective home countries after contracting omicron BA.2.12.1 subvariant. Read more »

3 Iloilo City patients recover from BA.2.12.1: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 19 12:42 PM

Three patients in Iloilo City who caught the omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 have all recovered, Mayor Jerry Treñas said Thursday. Read more »

'Poblacion girl' indicted for quarantine breach

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 03:28 PM

Makati prosecutors recommended criminal charges against a Filipina traveler who violated COVID-19 quarantine rules last December. Read more »

Get booster amid omicron BA.2.12 threat: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 09:13 AM

An expert warned that slow booster uptake could drive a fresh surge of COVID cases in the country amid the threat of a new sub-lineage of omicron. Read more »

Wilcon Depot posts P851-M net income in first quarter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 12:13 PM

Wilcon Depot on Wednesday said its net income rose 40.7 percent to P851 million in the first quarter of 2022 after sales picked up starting in February. Read more »

Canada's top doctor warns of Covid-19 resurgence

Rowena Papasin | TFC News Canada
Updated as of Apr 19 08:27 PM

Canada's top doctor stresses the need to get booster shots amid a possible resurgence in Covid-19 cases in the country. Read more »

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron XE variant

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 12 08:50 AM

Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport. Read more »

Shanghai lockdown snarls world's busiest port

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 03:10 PM

Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container port. Read more »

3 omicron recombinants, binabantayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 07:17 PM

Binabantayan ngayon ng mga awtoridad ang tatlong klase ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recombinant na X-D, X-E, at X-F. Read more »

Europe COVID surge due to fewer curbs, subvariant

Daniel Lawler and Isabelle Tourne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 11:24 AM

COVID-19 is again surging in Western Europe due to governments lifting restrictions, waning immunity and the more contagious omicron subvariant, experts said. Read more »

Shanghai pushes ahead with mass COVID tests as new cases spike

David Stanway, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 18 03:40 PM

The Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai is pushing ahead with a mass testing initiative as it tries to curb a new spike in COVID-19 infections. Read more »

Philippines' coronavirus decline slows: DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 18 03:49 PM

The decline in the country's COVID-19 cases has slowed down, the Department of Health said. Read more »