Indian COVID -19 variant found in at least 53 territories: WHO Robin Millard, Agence France-PressePosted at May 26 11:49 AM The coronavirus variant first detected in India has now been officially recorded in 53 territories, a World Health Organization report showed Wednesday. Read more »
2 COVID shots effective against India variant - English health body ReutersPosted at May 23 09:50 AM A double dose of COVID-19 vaccines is almost as effective against the fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in India as it is against Britain's dominant strain, English health officials said on Saturday. Read more »
Filipino with India COVID-19 variant intubated; 3 others under oxygen support ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 18 12:21 AM More cases of highly-transmissible COVID-19 variants are detected in the Philippines. Read more »
Singapore warns children susceptible to virus variants, shuts schools ReutersPosted at May 17 11:41 AM Singapore warned on Sunday that the new coronavirus variants, such as the one first detected in India, were affecting more children, as the city-state prepares to shut most schools from this week and draws up plans to vaccinate youngsters. Read more »
DOH tracing 41 close contacts of 2 Filipinos sick with India COVID-19 variant ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 15 01:16 AM The Philippines further tightens its border controls in a bid to stop the spread of the COVID-19 variant first detected in India. Read more »
India COVID deaths soar past 250,000 Agence France-PressePosted at May 12 01:07 PM India's coronavirus death toll surpassed 250,000 on Wednesday, official data showed, as the pandemic raged across the vast country of 1.3 billion people. Read more »
Infectious disease doc: COVID variant found in India could be more transmissible ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 12 09:19 AM The WHO has tagged the mutation discovered in India as being of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it transmits more easily. Read more »
Variant accelerating India's COVID explosion: WHO top scientist Nina Larson, Agence France-PressePosted at May 09 01:55 PM A COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said Saturday. Read more »
S. Africa picks up first cases of coronavirus variant from India ReutersPosted at May 09 09:28 AM South Africa's health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for a surge of infections and deaths in the Asian country. Read more »
DOH rectifies data: 5 travelers from India tested positive for COVID-19 Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 06 11:15 AM The Department of Health on Thursday clarified that only 5, not 6 travelers, from India tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »
PH Embassy in New Delhi closed until May 17 due to lockdown: envoy ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Apr 28 09:26 AM Two Filipinos in India died this week due to COVID-19 as the South Asian nation tallied average daily cases of some 200,000, Ambassador Ramon Bagatsing Jr. said. Read more »
What's the new coronavirus variant in India and how should it change their COVID response? The Conversation via ReutersPosted at Apr 06 02:55 PM After genome sequencing of over 10,000 COVID-19 cases in India, researchers have discovered a new variant with two new mutations which may be better at evading the immune system. Read more »