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Provincial Health Office, public market sa Aklan isinailalim sa lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 02:00 PM

Isinailim sa lockdown ang Provincial Health Office (PHO) at ang Madalag Public Market sa Aklan dahil sa pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Pagprayoridad sa senior health workers sa pagturok ng AstraZeneca vaccines hinimok

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 06:26 PM

MAYNILA - Inirekomenda ng dating health chief na unahing mabigyan ng AstraZeneca vaccines ang mga health frontliner na 60 pataas. Read more »

How well does AstraZeneca vaccine work? Expert reviews current evidence

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 04:28 AM

When the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was first authorized by the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, it was hailed as a milestone in turning the tide on the coronavirus. Read more »

Obesity a driving factor in COVID-19 deaths, global report finds

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 01:09 AM

LONDON - The majority of global COVID-19 deaths have been in countries where many people are obese, with coronavirus fatality rates 10 times higher in nations where at least 50 percent of adults are overweight, a global study found on Thursday. Read more »

Spain coronavirus death toll tops 70,000: health ministry

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 05:06 AM

MADRID - Spain's coronavirus death toll surged past the 70,000-mark on Wednesday, health ministry figures showed, after the country in February suffered its second-worst month for virus deaths since the start of the pandemic.   Read more »

South Africa COVID-19 strain 'offers immunity against other variants'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 11:59 PM

JOHANNESBURG - A new study has shown that people previously infected by the COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa have better immunity against other coronavirus mutations, experts said Wednesday.    Read more »

Pagkalat ng COVID-19 Brazil variant pinangangambahang makasira sa vaccine plans ng UK

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:55 PM

Pinangangambahan na masira ang plano sa pagbabakuna sa United Kingdom sakaling kumalat ang Brazil variant na umano’y puwedeng resistant o hindi tinatalaban ng bakuna. Read more »

PH eyes distribution of all 600,000 Sinovac vaccines within first week of March

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 10:43 AM

The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wednesday. Read more »

Duque blames global supply shortage for late arrival of COVID-19 vaccine in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 03:17 PM

Health Sec. Francisco Duque III on Tuesday attributed the delay in the arrival of the COVID-19 vaccine in the country to supply shortage, disagreeing with Sen. Franklin Drilon's assessment that it is because of government's mismanagement. Read more »

Philippines inoculates 756 in first day of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 11:12 AM

A total of 756 people received their COVID-19 vaccine on the country's first day of inoculation, which was "quite satisfactory," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday. Read more »

World won't vanquish coronavirus this year, says WHO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 05:07 AM

GENEVA - It is unrealistic to think that the world will be done with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the WHO said Monday. Read more »

Philippines to buy 161 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by yearend: Galvez

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 12:06 AM

MANILA - The Philippines will receive at least 161 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine doses by yearend, a government official said Monday, hours after the country began its immunization program against the deadly disease.   Read more »

OCTA research nababahala sa pagluwag ng domestic travel requirements

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 09:34 PM

Nababahala ang OCTA Research Group sa pag-alis sa mga domestic travel requirements gaya ng mandatory testing at quarantine sa pagbiyahe sa loob ng bansa. Read more »

Parañaque, inaasahan ang 200k doses ng AstraZeneca sa 2nd quarter ng taon: Olivarez

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 12:00 PM

MAYNILA - Nakalatag na ang vaccination program ng lungsod ng Parañaque para sa pagdating ng bakuna kontra COVID-19.   Read more »

Parañaque pinaigting border check sa mga barangay na karatig ng Pasay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 11:41 AM

MAYNILA - Pinaigting ng lungsod ng Parañaque ang pagbabantay sa apat na mga barangay na nasa border ng Pasay City kung saan dumarami ang kaso ng COVID-19.   Read more »

PH detects 18 more UK COVID-19 variant cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 11:12 PM

Medical researchers in the Philippines detect 18 more cases of the more transmissible UK COVID-19 variant. Read more »

Pasay places 33 barangays under 14-day lockdown due to rising COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 11:14 AM

MANILA - The local government of Pasay City on Saturday placed 33 of its barangays and one establishment under a 14-day lockdown due to an increase number of COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Metro Manila mayors, IATF agree to ease quarantine, Palace says

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 08:42 AM

Metro Manila mayors and the inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response have reached an agreement to place the National Capital Region under modified general community quarantine next month, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Uncertainty in COVID-19 vaccine arrival irks Binay

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 12:37 PM

Senator Nancy Binay on Thursday expressed disappointment at the rollout of the government's COVID-19 vaccination program as the arrival of coronavirus shots remain uncertain. Read more »

2 kapitan ng barangay, ipinagpapaliwanag sa naganap na pa-liga sa Caloocan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 11:42 AM

MAYNILA - Pinagpapaliwanag ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Caloocan City ang dalawang kapitan ng barangay sa naganap na paliga ng basketball sa mga kabataan noong Peb. 14. Read more »