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WHO urges countries to 'act now' amid omicron threat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 10:15 PM

The World Health Organization makes an urgent appeal for governments to take defensive steps against the omicron COVID-19 variant. Read more »

DOH nagbabala sa mga biyaherong magbibigay maling impormasyon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 09 07:23 PM

May pananagutan ang walong biyahero mula South Africa kung mapapatunayang sinadya nila ang pagbibigay ng maling impormasyon sa kanilang health declaration form. Read more »

Early data suggest boosters may protect vs omicron

Ludwig Burger and Michael Erman, Reuters
Posted at Dec 09 04:04 AM

BioNTech and Pfizer said on Wednesday a 3-shot course of their COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralize the new omicron variant in a laboratory test. Read more »

OCTA Research: NCR now at 'very low risk' for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 10:54 PM

With no trace yet of the Omicron variant in the Philippines, local researchers said Metro Manila is now at 'very low risk' for COVID-19. Read more »

No Omicron case found yet in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 11:53 PM

The Philippines is declared at minimal risk for COVID-19. Read more »

'Big time' oil price rollback asahan dahil sa Omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:53 PM

May aasahang "big time" na rollback sa presyo ng produktong petrolyo dahil sa banta ng Omicron variant sa buong mundo. Read more »

'Surge dahil sa Omicron sa PH hindi pa nakikita ngayong 2021'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 06:46 PM

Hindi pa nakikita ng ilang eksperto na magkakaroon ng surge dala ng Omicron variant sa bansa ngayong 2021. Read more »

Prudent to keep NCR under Alert Level 2: biz sector

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 02:28 PM

The Philippine business sector feels that retaining Metro Manila under COVID-19 alert level 2 is the "most prudent" option instead of further easing health restrictions during the holiday season amid the threat of a new COVID-19 variant, Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said, Friday. Read more »

DOH says tracing 182 more travelers from South Africa

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

The Department of Health said Friday it was tracking some 183 more travelers from South Africa who arrived in the Philippines between Nov. 15 to 29 as the threat of the Omicron variant persists. Read more »

S.Korea makes vaccine pass mandatory in more areas

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 12:23 PM

South Korea announced on Friday that people visiting restaurants and cinemas and other public spaces will have to show vaccine passes, amid a surge in COVID-19 infections and five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant. Read more »

New York reports 5 cases of Omicron variant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 08:51 AM

New York has confirmed 5 cases of the Omicron variant, bringing the total number of US detections of the new strain to 8. Read more »

Spain detects first domestic case of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Reuters
Posted at Dec 03 06:35 AM

Regional authorities in Madrid have detected Spain's first case of the Omicron variant in a vaccinated person without links to risk countries. Read more »

Moderna exec says Omicron booster ready in March

Michael Erman and Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 09:37 AM

Moderna Inc could have a COVID-19 booster shot targeting the Omicron variant tested and ready as soon as March, the company's president said. Read more »

Omicron alert: Gov't quarantines OFW from S.Africa

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 04:27 PM

Authorities have quarantined a Filipino worker who returned to the country last week from South Africa, the origin of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Over-60s, vulnerable should postpone travel due to Omicron: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 01 08:21 AM

Those not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 who are also vulnerable to the disease, including over-60s, should put off travel to areas with community transmission, WHO said. Read more »

How South African scientists spotted Omicron COVID variant

Tim Cocks, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 03:17 AM

On Friday Nov. 19, Raquel Viana, Head of Science at one of South Africa's biggest private testing labs, sequenced the genes on eight coronavirus samples - and got the shock of her life. Read more »

BioNTech CEO: Vaccine likely to protect against severe COVID from Omicron

Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 02:47 AM

BioNTech and Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine will likely offer strong protection against any severe disease from the new Omicron virus variant, BioNTech's Chief Executive told Reuters, as the firm weighs the need to upgrade its commonly used shot. Read more »

PH hospitals prepare for Omicron COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 11:07 PM

Philippine hospitals are gearing up for a COVID-19 surge that may result from the possible entry of the Omicron variant. Read more »

PH urged to sequence all COVID-positive samples of arriving airline passengers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 10:45 PM

New COVID-19 cases in the Philippines fall to their lowest level for the year. Read more »

'Knowing Omicron's impact on vaxxed individuals could take weeks'

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 12:23 PM

Experts are still studying the effect of the COVID-19 omicron variant on vaccinated populations, a Department of Health official said Tuesday. Read more »