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PH logs 588 severe, critical COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 04:21 PM

The Philippines' health department said Monday that 588 or 10.6 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition. Read more »

North Korea confirms first Covid-19 death in 'explosive' outbreak

Cat Barton and Claire Lee, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 13 08:32 AM

North Korea confirmed its first ever Covid-19 death on Friday, saying fever was spreading "explosively" nationwide. Read more »

Removing China’s Covid controls could result in 1.5 million deaths: study

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 11 09:20 AM

China could see more than 1.5 million deaths from a wave of Omicron infections without Covid-19 controls and the use of antiviral therapies. Read more »

PH logs 611 severe, critical COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 05:11 PM

The Philippines' health department said Monday that 611 or 11.9 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition. Read more »

'Poblacion girl' indicted for quarantine breach

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 05 03:28 PM

Makati prosecutors recommended criminal charges against a Filipina traveler who violated COVID-19 quarantine rules last December. Read more »

PH reports 723 severe, critical COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 02 06:15 PM

The Philippines' health department said Monday 723 or 13.4 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition. Read more »

Lockdown ‘malabo’ kung masusunod health standards: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 03:17 PM

Kung magka-lockdown man, magiging granular na lamang ito at di sasakop ng malakihang mga lugar, ayon kay DOH executive Myrna Cabotaje. Read more »

Get booster amid omicron BA.2.12 threat: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 28 09:13 AM

An expert warned that slow booster uptake could drive a fresh surge of COVID cases in the country amid the threat of a new sub-lineage of omicron. Read more »

PH logs 726 severe, critical COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 04:29 PM

The Philippines' health department said Monday that 726 or 12.8 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition. Read more »

370-M under some form of lockdown in China due to COVID

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 19 07:51 AM

About 373 million people in 45 cities across China have come under some form of lockdown due to a surge in coronavirus cases. Read more »

DOH reports 664 severe, critical virus cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 04:08 PM

The Philippines' health department said Monday that 664 or 11.5 percent of COVID-19 patients in hospitals were in severe and critical condition. Read more »

WHO experts insist Covid still a global emergency

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 03:38 AM

The WHO's emergency committee on Covid-19 on Wednesday unanimously affirmed that the virus remains a major public health danger and insisted that countries must stop dropping their guard. Read more »

Japan confirms 1st case of Omicron XE variant

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 12 08:50 AM

Japan has confirmed its first case of the Omicron XE derivative strain of the novel coronavirus in a woman upon arrival at Narita airport. Read more »

Philippines reports 707 severe, critical COVID patients

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 04:04 PM

The Philippines reported an average of 272 daily fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 7 days, according to Department of Health data released Monday. Read more »

Shanghai lockdown snarls world's busiest port

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 03:10 PM

Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container port. Read more »

Omicron lasts 3 days less than delta for boosted: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 07:26 AM

The study found that people with omicron are significantly less likely to lose their sense of smell, and confirmed research that it is less severe. Read more »

Official: No need for travel restrictions amid omicron XE concerns

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 07:16 PM

The omicron XE has so far emerged in neighboring Thailand, while other countries have reported a fresh wave of COVID-19 infections. Read more »

3 omicron recombinants, binabantayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 07:17 PM

Binabantayan ngayon ng mga awtoridad ang tatlong klase ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) recombinant na X-D, X-E, at X-F. Read more »

PH logs 382 average daily new cases in past week

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 04:10 PM

The Philippines logged an average of 382 daily fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 7 days, according to Department of Health data released Monday. Read more »

PH logs less than 400 daily COVID-19 cases in past week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 28 09:08 PM

The Philippines tallied an average of 389 daily fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 7 days, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »