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PH economy to see slower 4 to 4.2 pct growth post-2021: economist

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 11:55 AM

The Philippine economy is likely to settle on a "lower growth path" of 4 to 4.2 percent in the years after 2021, slower than the 6 percent average growth of gross domestic product (GDP) pre-coronavirus, an economist said Thursday. Read more »

UK lockdown causes biggest drop in new car sales since World War 2

Costas Pitas, Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 09:45 AM

British new car sales fell nearly 30 percent last year in their biggest annual drop since 1943 as lockdown measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus hit the sector, a trade industry body said on Wednesday. Read more »

DOH looking into report HK resident from Manila tested positive for COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 03:39 AM

The Department of Health said it is already coordinating with health officials in Hong Kong to confirm reports that a resident who returned from Manila tested positive of the mutant coronavirus strain. Read more »

'Dapat pasagasaan kayo ng eroplano': Go wants sanctions vs travel ban violators

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 12:12 PM

Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go on Monday warned that sanctions would be imposed against those who would refuse to adhere to the Philippines' new travel restrictions meant to stop the spread of the new COVID-19 strain.   Read more »

DFA to Filipinos abroad: Postpone trips home amid travel limits over new COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 02 05:26 PM

In a statement Saturday, the DFA said it would be better for Filipinos to reconsider travelling to the Philippines until just the end of travel restrictions on Jan. 15 to avoid inconvenience. Read more »

Pagsama sa US sa mga bansang may travel restrictions, binawi ng Malacañang

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 11:13 PM

MAYNILA - Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi pa kasama ang Estados Unidos sa mga bansang sasakupin ng umiiral na travel restrictions bunsod ng naitalang bagong variant ng COVID-19. Read more »

NAIA 3 seemingly a 'ghost town' days before New Year's due to COVID-19 pandemic

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 31 12:40 PM

Far from the pre-New Year’s Eve hustle and bustle in previous years, the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 (T3) seemed like a “ghost town” on Wednesday afternoon, as government imposed a fresh wave of travel restriction on several territories in light of the new “more contagious” coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom. Read more »

US, kasama na sa mga bansang may travel restrictions dahil sa bagong COVID-19 variant

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 06:36 PM

Kasama na ang United States sa mga bansang sakop ng travel restrictions na ipinatutupad ng pamahalaan bilang pag-iingat sa bagong variant ng COVID-19, sabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Ilang OFWs mula sa bansang may bagong COVID-19 strain nabigla sa bagong protocols

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 07:54 PM

Nabigla ang ilang OFW sa mas mahigpit na protocols na kailangang pagdaanan para makauwi sa kanilang pamilya.  Read more »

PH extends UK travel ban until mid-January, as new COVID variant emerges

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 27 10:53 AM

As the new mutation emerged, the DOH said it was recommending "a strict mandatory 14-day quarantine for travelers from countries" with reported cases of the new variant.  Read more »

Mga Pinoy sa London nagbabantay laban sa bagong COVID-19 strain

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 09:15 PM

Nakabantay na ang mga Pinoy sa London sa bagong variant ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mula sa United Kingdom.  Read more »

New COVID-19 strain no surprise, shows virus adaptability: Limpin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 26 12:17 PM

MANILA - The new variant of COVID-19 virus found in the United Kingdom is not anymore surprising.   Read more »

Duterte nagpatawag ng pulong dahil sa bagong COVID-19 virus strain

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 25 08:31 PM

Nagpatawag si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng pulong na gaganapin ngayong Sabado kasama ang Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases para pag-usapan kung paano dedepensa ang bansa mula sa panibagong coronavirus strain na natuklasan sa United Kingdom (UK). Read more »

Duterte cuts short Christmas break over new COVID-19 strain

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 25 03:47 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has cut short his Christmas break and has called for a weekend meeting with the Cabinet to discuss measures to stop the new COVID-19 strain from entering the Philippines, his spokesman said Friday. Read more »

Amid new coronavirus variant, US to require negative COVID-19 tests for all UK passengers

David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 01:17 PM

The US government will require all airline passengers arriving from the United Kingdom to test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departure starting Monday amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant that may be more transmissible. Read more »

Experts are skeptical that travel bans can stop the spread of new COVID variants

Marc Santora, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 24 04:00 AM

LONDON — As nation after nation rushed this week to close their borders with Britain, the moves brought back memories of the way the world reacted after the coronavirus first emerged broadly in the spring. Most of those initial travel prohibitions came too late, put in place after the virus had already seeded itself in communities far and wide. Read more »

Asian markets fall further as new virus strain clouds near-term outlook

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 12:23 AM

HONG KONG - Concerns about soaring virus cases and new lockdowns sent equities and oil tumbling again Tuesday, while fears over a new strain in Britain and stuttering Brexit trade talks kept the pound under pressure. Read more »

Palace to prod DOTr on ban vs travelers from UK over coronavirus variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 02:11 PM

Malacañang said on Tuesday it would prod the Department of Transportation over a possible ban on travelers from the United Kingdom where scientists have identified a new variant of the coronavirus that appears to be more contagious than, and genetically distinct from, more established variants.   Read more »

Senators seek temporary ban on European tourists in PH over new COVID-19 strain

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 22 01:03 PM

Several senators on Tuesday urged the executive branch to "quickly and temporarily ban" travelers from Europe after reports of the new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom surfaced earlier this month. Read more »

UK coronavirus variant may be more able to infect children: scientists

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 05:01 AM

LONDON - A new variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Britain carries mutations that could mean children are as susceptible to becoming infected with it as adults - unlike previous strains, scientists said on Monday. Read more »