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PH posts 5 pct COVID positivity rate, lowest this year

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 27 04:15 PM

The positivity rate was also at 5 percent, which was the lowest so far this year, and the lowest since Dec. 27 last year. Read more »

Philippines' new COVID-19 cases remain below 2,000 for 7th straight day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 25 04:16 PM

The Philippines on Friday reported 1,671 new COVID-19 cases, the 7th consecutive day the tally remained below 2,000, data from the health department showed. Read more »

S. Korea's daily COVID-19 cases hit record above 170,000

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 24 08:44 AM

South Korea reported a record-high number of more than 170,000 daily coronavirus cases on Wednesday, amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Read more »

No need for variant-specific booster jab: Moderna study

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 03:22 PM

There is about the same amount of increase in immunity found between variant-specific boosters and the original formulation of the Moderna vaccine used as a third dose, according to recent studies. Read more »

PH posts 1,019 new COVID cases; DOH cites low lab output

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 04:38 PM

(UPDATED) The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday announced 1,019 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally so far this year, bringing the country's total to 3,654,284. Read more »

S. Korea: Omicron 75% less likely to kill than delta

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 03:50 PM

People infected with omicron are nearly 75 percent less likely to develop serious illness or die than those who contract the delta variant. Read more »

Philippines' COVID-19 cases 'plateauing': DOH

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 04:15 PM

The number of COVID-19 cases in all island groups of the Philippines is plateauing, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

PH logs 1,427 new COVID cases, lowest so far this year

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 04:45 PM

The Philippines on Monday announced 1,427 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally so far this year, data from the health department showed. Read more »

'Mga OFW sa Hong Kong, tanggal sa trabaho kapag positibo'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 12:32 PM

Tinatanggal sa trabaho ang mga Filipino domestic helper sa Hong Kong kapag nagpositibo sila sa COVID-19, ayon sa isang grupo. Read more »

PH confirms 1.7k new COVID cases, lowest this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 04:21 PM

This was the lowest daily tally so far this year, and the lowest since Dec. 30 last year. Read more »

Philippines tallies 1,923 more COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 04:46 PM

(UPDATED) The number of active cases is the lowest since January 6, ABS-CBN Investigative Research Group head Edson Guido said. Read more »

DOH: Nalagpasan na ng bansa ang hamon ng omicron

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 07:47 PM

Idineklara na ng Department of Health na nalagpasan na ng bansa ang hamon ng omicron variant. Read more »

Philippines' new COVID-19 cases remain below 3,000 for 5th straight day

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 18 04:07 PM

The Philippines on Friday recorded 2,232 more COVID-19 cases, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Moderna eyes COVID booster by August

Francesco Guarascio, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 12:26 PM

An omicron-specific booster could be ready by August, the CEO of US biotech firm Moderna told Reuters, but the firm is still gathering clinical data to determine whether that vaccine would offer better protection than a new dose of the existing jab. Read more »

Philippines' daily tally remains below 3,000 for 4th straight day

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 05:15 PM

The Philippines on Thursday reported 2,196 new COVID-19 cases, the fourth consecutive day the tally remained below 3,000, data from the health department showed. Read more »

New COVID cases remain below 3,000 for 3rd straight day

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 05:00 PM

The Philippines on Wednesday reported 2,671 new COVID-19 cases, raising the country's total to 3,644,597. Active cases stood at 68,829, the DOH said. Read more »

China's potential mRNA COVID vaccine weaker vs Omicron

Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 03:05 PM

A Chinese mRNA vaccine candidate showed a sharp drop in neutralizing antibody activity against Omicron in a small study, but a booster readily induced antibody production in animal tests, researchers said. Read more »

Prior COVID offers less protection vs Omicron: data

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 06:30 AM

Immune response to COVID-19 helps protect against reinfection, but that protection is weaker against Omicron than it was against earlier variants. Read more »

PH posts lowest daily COVID-19 tally so far this year

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 04:31 PM

The Philippines on Monday announced 2,730 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest daily tally so far this year, data from the health department showed. Read more »

Spreading version of Omicron resists all but one drug: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 10:53 AM

The rapidly spreading BA.2 subvariant "exhibited marked resistance" to sotrovimab in lab experiments, researchers said. Read more »