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COVID Delta subvariant not yet in Philippines: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 02:09 PM

The Philippines has not yet detected the presence of a subvariant of the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant, the DOH said anew on Thursday. Read more »

3.3 million COVID-19 vaccine shots arrive in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 01 09:17 PM

The Philippines on Friday received over 3.3 million COVID-19 doses from different manufacturers, as the country aimed to expand its vaccination program for teens and the general population this month. Read more »

COVID-19 Delta variant doubles hospital risk— study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 08:22 AM

The Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 doubles the risk of hospitalization compared to the Alpha variant that it has supplanted as the dominant strain worldwide, researchers reported Saturday in The Lancet. Read more »

Pfizer, Moderna effectiveness dropped amid Delta: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 25 04:53 AM

The effectiveness against infection of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines dropped to 66% after the Delta variant became dominant, study shows. Read more »

'98 pct of COVID cases mild, moderate, asymptomatic'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 12:27 PM

About 98 percent of COVID-19 cases in the country are either asymptomatic or only show mild and moderate symptoms, a Health official said. Read more »

Duterte to China: PH to 'stay neutral' in geopolitics

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 11:56 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday promised China the Philippines would 'stay neutral' when it came to geopolitcs. Read more »

Metro Manila, Laguna to shift to MECQ until end-August

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 09:38 AM

Metro Manila and nearby Laguna province will shift to the second strictest of 4 lockdown levels until the end of August. Read more »

US COVID cases, hospitalizations rise to 6-month high

Maria Caspani, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 10 09:58 AM

The intensifying spread of the pandemic has led to cancellation of some large high-profile events. Read more »

US cases and deaths from COVID-19 rise, so do vaccinations — officials

Jeff Mason and Carl O'Donnell, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 03 09:44 AM

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients said the cases were concentrated in communities with low vaccination rates against the coronavirus. Read more »

Delta variant rampant in Asia; Tokyo, Thailand, Malaysia post record COVID infections

Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 07:36 PM

Cases surged in Sydney as well, where police cordoned off the central business district to prevent a protest against a strict lockdown. Read more »

White House: US will not lift travel restrictions, citing Delta variant

David Shepardson, Reuters
Updated as of Jul 27 03:43 AM

The announcement almost certainly dooms any bid by US airlines and the US tourism industry to salvage summer travel by Europeans and others covered by the restrictions.  Read more »

COVID-19 cases surpass 40 million in Latin America, Caribbean

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 12:42 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases surpassed 40 million on Saturday in Latin America and the Caribbean. Read more »

COVID-19 Delta variant can spread through 'fleeting' contact: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 02:57 PM

The Delta variant of the causative virus of COVID-19 is "very dangerous" as it can spread with just "fleeting contact," a health expert warned Tuesday as he insisted it is not the time to do away with face shields. Read more »