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Kim slams North Korea COVID response, deploys army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 10:52 AM

Kim Jong Un slammed North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday. Read more »

COVAX to replace expired AstraZeneca jabs: adviser

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 12:34 PM

COVAX Facility will replace some 1 million expired AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots, a pandemic task force adviser said. Read more »

US nears 1 million COVID dead

Peter Hutchison, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 10:22 AM

The United States is about to cross the threshold of 1 million deaths from COVID-19. Read more »

S.Africa daily COVID cases soar 50pct in one day

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 11:02 AM

South Africa's new COVID-19 cases shot up by more than 50 percent Thursday from the previous day, official data showed amid a surge of infections driven by two new omicron sub-variants. Read more »

Shanghai residents sent out of city during crackdown

Vivian Lin, with Laurie Chen in Beijing, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 02 03:51 PM

Hundreds of thousands of COVID-positive Shanghai residents have been taken to makeshift facilities as China does not allow them to quarantine at home. Read more »

PH's first BA.2.12 patient had 44 close contacts: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 03:20 PM

Forty-four close contacts of the Philippines' first case of the omicron BA.2.12 subvariant have been identified as of Thursday, the DOH said. Read more »

Quest for a universal coronavirus vaccine

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 26 04:51 PM

Some scientists are aiming for a universal coronavirus vaccine that could tackle any future strains and possibly even stave off another pandemic. Read more »

DOH working with vaxx hubs after wrong groups get 2nd booster

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 11:42 AM

The DOH is coordinating with vaccination sites after second booster shots were given to health workers and the elderly by mistake. Read more »

The world of vaccines, before and after COVID

Marie-Morgane Le Moel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 06:32 PM

The COVID pandemic forever changed the world's relationship to vaccines, spurring unprecedented production and innovation. Read more »

Beijing COVID spike prompts mass testing, panic buying

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 25 11:15 AM

Fears of a hard COVID lockdown sparked panic buying in Beijing as long queues formed on Monday in a large central district for mass testing. Read more »

DOH urges COVID patients: Stay home on election day

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 02:20 PM

COVID-19 patients and those with symptoms of the respiratory disease are urged to stay home on election day, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said. Read more »

Students urged to get PhilHealth insurance for classes

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 04:45 PM

PhilHealth on Thursday urged college students participating in face-to-face classes to avail of its health insurance. Read more »

Shanghai official COVID death toll hits 25

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 21 03:45 PM

Shanghai logged 8 official COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, reporting a mounting death toll even as daily cases appear to be tapering off. Read more »

Shanghai cautiously eases lockdown as deaths rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 20 02:29 PM

China reported 7 COVID-19 deaths in Shanghai on Wednesday, raising the toll in the city to 17 fatalities. Read more »

UK approves Valneva's COVID-19 jab

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 04:02 PM

Britain has approved a new coronavirus vaccine by the Austrian-French drugmaker Valneva, the UK regulatory authority MHRA said on Thursday. Read more »

WHO: Pandemic 'far from over' as case counts fall

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 03:10 PM

The COVID-19 pandemic is 'far from over' despite a global decline in infections, the World Health Organization said. Read more »

DOH sees 500K COVID cases if public too lax over rules

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:38 AM

Waning compliance with pandemic guidelines could push active coronavirus infections to around half a million by the middle of May, the DOH warned. Read more »

DOH naglabas ng mga paalala ngayong Semana Santa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 07:01 AM

Ngayong Semana Santa, hinihikayat ang publiko na umiwas sa paghalik sa mga poon at patuloy na sumunod sa minimum health standards. Read more »

2 new omicron subvariants not cause for concern: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:17 PM

The two new omicron sub-variants detected in Africa and Europe should 'not be any cause of concern,' the Department of Health said Wednesday. Read more »

Some COVID-19 vaccination sites open during Holy Week

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 02:05 PM

Some COVID-19 vaccination sites will remain open during the Holy Week, an official said Wednesday. Read more »