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Global jobs recovery delayed by pandemic uncertainty, Omicron, ILO says

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at Jan 18 09:52 AM

The global job market will taker longer to recover than previously thought, with unemployment levels set to remain above pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2023 due to uncertainty about the pandemic's course and duration, the International Labor Organization said in a report. Read more »

8,600 OFWs naka-quarantine dahil sa banta ng omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 04:32 PM

Mayroong 8,600 overseas Filipino workers ang naka-quarantine sa buong bansa dahil sa banta ng mas nakakahawang COVID-19 omicron variant. Read more »

PH logs 37,070 fresh COVID-19 cases, 46 pct positivity rate

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 04:57 PM

The Philippines on Monday logged 37,070 fresh COVID-19 cases, the 6th consecutive day it logged more than 30,000 new infections, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Ospital ng Muntinlupa, punuan pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 10:49 AM

Punuan pa rin ang mga kamang nakalaan para sa mga pasyenteng may COVID-19 sa Ospital ng Muntinlupa sa gitna ng pagsipa ng bilang ng mga kaso sa Metro Manila, ayon sa isang opisyal nito. Read more »

Thailand reports first death from omicron COVID-19 variant

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 09:29 AM

The death, a 86-year-old woman from the southern province of Songkhla, came after Thailand detected its first Omicron case last month that led to the reinstatement of its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for foreign visitors. Read more »

TIPS: Wastong pag-home quarantine ng pamilya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 07:01 PM

Dumarami ang kaso ng magpa-pamilyang nagkakahawahan sa sakit at COVID-19 kaya nagbigay ng paalala ang mga doktor sa mga dapat tandaan. Read more »

PH confirms over 37k new COVID cases, tally now over 3.2M

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 07:25 PM

The positivity rate was also at 47.4 percent. Read more »

Gov’t urged: Be mindful of effect of surge on health workers

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 04:40 PM

Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon said government must revisit its COVID-19 alert level system, amid a surge in cases among health workers. Read more »

DOH: NCR experiencing community transmission of omicron

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 01:15 PM

Other regions, according to the official, are also seeing a rise in new cases, most likely driven by the omicron variant. Read more »

Latest COVID-19 surge in PH hasn't peaked yet: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:40 AM

The Philippines' COVID-19 surge is not expected to peak anytime soon. Read more »

Analysts hopeful omicron surge in PH ends within 1Q

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 02:02 AM

The Asian Development Bank expects the Philippine economy to grow by 6 percent this year after a 5.1 percent expansion in 2021. Read more »

New record high: PH lists 37,207 more COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 04:50 PM

The Philippines on Friday announced a record-breaking 37,207 new COVID-19 cases, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Priority for elderly, healthworkers sought in COVID-19 testing

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 02:58 PM

The Department of Health has recommended to prioritize health workers, the elderly and persons with comorbidities for COVID-19 testing, its spokesperson said Friday as infections are expected to rise until the second week of February. Read more »

DepEd suspends classes in Calabarzon from Jan. 17-29

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 01:11 PM

DepEd has suspended classes in all grade levels from January 17 to 29 in Calabarzon amid the spike of COVID-19 cases in the region. Read more »

Experts nagbabala laban sa 'sadyang' pagpapahawa ng COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 13 07:40 PM

Nagbabala ang mga eksperto laban sa intensiyonal na pag-infect sa sarili ng COVID-19 sa pag-aakalang "natural" vaccine ito. Read more »

AstraZeneca booster generates higher antibodies vs omicron: trial data

Pushkala Aripaka and Ludwig Burger, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 07:30 PM

The data is the first released by the company from its trials into boosters of its vaccine. Read more »

RECORD-HIGH: Philippines posts 34,021 new COVID cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 06:19 PM

The Philippines on Thursday reported a record-high 34,021 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's total confirmed infections to 3,092,409, data from the DOH showed. Read more »

S. Korea to deploy Pfizer COVID pills as omicron spreads

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 03:38 PM

South Korea will begin treating COVID-19 patients with Pfizer's antiviral pills as concern mounts over the spread of the Omicron variant. Read more »

Chinese city says omicron outbreak due to New Year celebrations

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 13 12:39 PM

The omicron variant of the coronavirus started circulating in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin during the three-day New Year holiday, health authorities said, as the city of 14 million launched a second round of mass testing. Read more »

Australia COVID-19 infections hit record amid runaway Omicron

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 10:35 AM

Australia on Thursday reported its biggest COVID-19 pandemic caseload: 147,000 new cases. Read more »