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Hard-won gains at risk as Delta variant spreads - WHO

Stephanie Nebehay and Michael Shields, Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 04:22 AM

GENEVA - The world is at risk of losing hard-won gains in fighting COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads, but WHO-approved vaccines remain effective, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Read more »

Local businesses supportive but concerned over ECQ return in Metro Manila

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Updated as of Jul 31 03:14 AM

The local business community is supportive but concerned over the latest lockdown order in Metro Manila. Read more »

Metro Manila to return to ECQ due to Delta variant threat

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Posted at Jul 31 02:44 AM

Metro Manila is facing lockdown anew.  Read more »

Asian nations impose stricter COVID-19 restrictions due to Delta outbreaks

Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 10:24 PM

Asian countries from Australia to Japan and the Philippines announced tighter COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, as they battle worsening coronavirus outbreaks, driven by the more contagious Delta variant.   Read more »

7 miyembro ng 1 pamilya sa CDO nagpositibo sa Delta variant, ayon sa mayor

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Posted at Jul 30 02:07 AM

Napag-alamang nagsagawa ng birthday party ang pamilya mula sa Barangay Balulang.  Read more »

Central Visayas logs highest number of Delta variant cases at 32

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Posted at Jul 30 12:51 AM

Lapu-Lapu City reported the most Delta variant cases with 19. Read more »

Philippines' COVID-19 risk classification back to 'moderate' after rise in infections - DOH

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Posted at Jul 29 10:14 PM

A higher COVID-19 risk classification for the Philippines as coronavirus infections rise across the country. Read more »

21 Delta variant cases admitted at PGH, says official

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Updated as of Jul 29 11:02 AM

Some 21 cases of the virulent Delta variant were admitted and tested at the Philippine General Hospital, an official said Thursday. Read more »

IATF maintains 'strict GCQ' in NCR, even as mayors want stricter quarantine

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Posted at Jul 29 01:49 AM

The IATF placed Metro Manila, and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal and Laguna under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions from August 1 to 15. Read more »

Metro Manila, nearby provinces remain under GCQ with heightened restrictions

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Updated as of Jul 29 02:05 AM

MANILA — Metro Manila and several other areas will be under general community quarantine with heightened restrictions from August 1 to 15, amid the threat of the Delta COVID-19 variant, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said late Wednesday. Read more »

DOH says healthcare capacity in Metro Manila at 'moderate risk'

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Posted at Jul 28 11:49 PM

Calls to implement a so-called circuit-breaker lockdown mount as experts observe a rise in COVID-19 cases in areas like Metro Manila. Read more »

DOH tells public not to share unverified new quarantine classifications

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Posted at Jul 28 10:31 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday warned against the circulation of unverified information regarding the new quarantine classifications that will be implemented in the country. Read more »

Fil-Chinese business group suportado ang posibleng lockdown sa NCR

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Updated as of Jul 28 09:59 PM

Sinusuportahan ng isang Filipino-Chinese business group ang posibleng lockdown sa Pilipinas, lalo na sa Metro Manila, dahil sa banta ng mas nakahahawang COVID-19 Delta variant. Read more »

DOH says no new COVID-19 surge in NCR yet, but...

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Posted at Jul 27 11:51 PM

The Department of Health on Tuesday said it is closely monitoring areas with increased cases of COVID-19, as it clarified that there is no definitive evidence of another surge in the National Capital Region yet. Read more »

Delta variant raises global exposure to ‘political risk’ and economic slowdown - report

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 27 02:44 PM

The Delta variant of the coronavirus, when factored together with a number of persistent economic issues being seen throughout the world, could lead to both political risks and greater social pressures, a new assessment has found. Read more »

PH detects 84 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant in 4 days

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Posted at Jul 27 12:22 AM

The highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected in more Philippine areas including Metro Manila's most populous city.  Read more »

How the Delta variant upends assumptions about the coronavirus

Julie Steenhuysen, Alistair Smout and Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 06:37 PM

The Delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the world has encountered, and it is upending assumptions about the disease even as nations loosen restrictions and open their economies, according to virologists and epidemiologists. Read more »

Southeast Asia COVID-19 cases hit new highs, Malaysian doctors protest

Mei Mei Chu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 26 02:09 PM

Thailand reported a record number of coronavirus cases on Monday, while Malaysia has notched up more than 1 million infections, as the virulent Delta variant carves a deadly path through Southeast Asia - now a global epicenter for the virus. Read more »

PH detects 55 more Delta variant cases; total now at 119

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Updated as of Jul 25 08:12 PM

The Philippines has detected 55 additional cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, bringing the case load for the highly transmissible variant to 119.  Read more »

PH detects 17 more Delta variant cases; total now at 64

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Posted at Jul 24 01:43 PM

 The Philippines has detected 17 additional cases of the COVID-19 Delta variant, bringing the case load for the highly transmissible variant to 64.  Read more »