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DOH asks Marcos approval for bivalent vaccines

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 05:29 PM

The Department of Health has requested from President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. a special authorization for the procurement of bivalent vaccines. Read more »

8 COVID-positive Pinoys from China end isolation

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 03:38 PM

Eight Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for COVID-19 have completed their isolation period, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

BF.7, BA.5.2 found in 4 Pinoy travelers from China

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 04:14 PM

Four of 8 Filipino travelers from China who tested positive for COVID were found to have been infected with omicron subvariants, the DOH said Friday. Read more »

Most long Covid symptoms clear up in a year for mild cases: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 08:01 AM

Most symptoms from long Covid clear up within a year for people who had mild initial infections, a large Israel study said Thursday, with the findings welcomed as "reassuring". Read more »

DOH: 128 new cases of omicron subvariants detected

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 04:13 PM

The Philippines has detected 128 new cases of omicron COVID-19 subvariants, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

Fil-Ams raise funds for school tools that teach about PH heroes

Rommel Conclara | TFC News San Francisco
Posted at Jan 09 09:07 AM

Members of a Filipino American fraternity are dedicating their time and efforts to ensure that young students in San Francisco have new school supplies and books about Filipino heroes. Read more »

Marcos says closely monitoring COVID variants

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 06:26 PM

President Marcos said that he was closely monitoring the new variants of COVID-19 detected in other countries. Read more »

DOH allays fears about COVID variant XBB.1.5

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 05:08 PM

The Philippines need not worry about the threat of XBB.1.5, which is believed to be the most contagious COVID-19 strain to date, the DOH said Friday. Read more »

Germany to demand COVID tests for arrivals from China

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 06 10:47 AM

Germany has opted to follow an EU recommendation to demand recent negative COVID rapid tests from travelers from China. Read more »

DOH: 144 new cases of omicron subvariants detected

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 04:30 PM

The Philippines detected 144 new cases of omicron COVID-19 subvariants, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

DOH: 2 omicron BN.1 cases have recovered

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 04:21 PM

The country’s two COVID-19 BN.1 cases have recovered, the Department of Health announced Friday. Read more »

PH detects 2 cases of omicron subvariant BN.1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 05:11 PM

The Philippines has detected 2 cases of omicron subvariant BN.1, according to the Department of Health. Read more »

Should PH worry about COVID-19 BF.7 variant?

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 03:43 PM

The detection of omicron subvariant BF.7 in the country calls for caution and not a cause for concern, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Presence of COVID BF.7 subvariant in PH should spark concern - expert

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 11:29 AM

A public health expert expressed concern over the presence of omicron subvariant BF.7 in the country, which is fueling COVID-19 infections in China. Read more »

Pagsusuot ng face mask sa ilang lugar hinikayat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 04:19 PM

Nagpaalala ang isang doktor sa publiko na magsuot pa rin ng face mask lalo na sa mga lugar na mataas ang tsansa ng hawahan ng COVID-19. Read more »

Daily COVID-19 cases in PH expected to rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 02:28 AM

The daily Covid-19 tally in the Philippines is seen to rise amid increased mobility this holiday season. Read more »

Expert sees up to 5K daily COVID-19 cases in January due to holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 05:37 PM

Dr. Rontgene Solante said fresh infections may not exceed 5,000 amid the population's immunity. Read more »

Philippines detects omicron subvariant BF.7

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 05:24 PM

According to the agency, BF.7 is said to be a sublineage of the globally dominant BA.5 and has been flagged by researchers “due to its potential to be more transmissible than the wild type BA.5 and immune evading properties.” Read more »

DOH: 121 new cases of omicron subvariants detected

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 05:03 PM

The Philippines has detected 121 additional cases of highly transmissible offshoots of the omicron COVID-19 variant, according to the DOH. Read more »

Gov't urged: Use remaining jabs before procuring bivalent vaccines

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 20 10:07 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) — A health workers' group is urging the Department of Health to use up its remaining COVID-19 vaccines before buying bivalent vaccines for the Philippines. Read more »