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Using COVID care kits, here's how you can maximize recovery at home

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 07:22 PM

Health Systems Specialist Dr. Albert Domingo said kits should contain items that address three areas: symptom monitoring, symptomatic relief, and infection and transmission control. Read more »

Gretchen Ho has this advice for those who are isolating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 05:13 PM

Gretchen Ho to Instagram to share comforting words to everyone who, just like her, are left inside a room alone for several days Read more »

Japan may place most prefectures under COVID quasi-emergency

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 21 04:20 PM

A majority of Japan's 47 prefectures have come under or are moving to seek restrictions on restaurants and bars to cope with surging coronavirus infections. Read more »

Japan approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 21 04:17 PM

Japan's health ministry on Friday approved the administration of Pfizer Inc.'s coronavirus vaccine to children aged between 5 and 11 as the nationwide case count continues to climb with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant. Read more »

COVID-19 cases ‘drop significantly’ in Africa: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 04:23 AM

COVID deaths in Africa are declining, too, for the first time since the omicron-dominated 4th wave of the virus reached its peak, the UN said. Read more »

Japan sets record in COVID cases for 3rd straight day

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 21 03:57 AM

Japan's cumulative total of COVID-19 cases has also topped 2 million since the government confirmed the nation's first COVID-19 case in January 2020. Read more »

Sputnik V shows high omicron-antibody levels: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:13 AM

Omicron has pushed COVID-19 case figures to record highs in parts of western Europe and the US, but the variant has only now began to hit Russia. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 20, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 11:41 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

ADB concerned with pandemic’s effects on PH employment

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 09:25 PM

A homeless man sits beside a creek along Recto St. in Divisoria market in Manila on Thursday as pedestrians pass by Read more »

Palace adviser seeks looser int'l travel protocols

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:42 PM

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion said this was needed to help the airline and travel industry. Read more »

Batas para sa paid pandemic leave patuloy na ipinanawagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:35 PM

Dahil one-time lang ang ayuda, isinusulong pa rin ng mga labor group ang pagpasa ng isang batas para sa paid pandemic leave. Read more »

'COVID cases sa lugar na mababa ang vax rate dapat bantayan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 08:09 PM

Ayon sa UP Pandemic Response Team, dapat bantayan ang mga numero sa mga lugar na mababa ang COVID-19 vaccination rate at kaunti ang medical facilities. Read more »

DOLE says quarantine leaves only urged, not mandated

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 05:42 PM

The Labor Department clarified that it is merely appealing and not mandating employers to give paid leaves to workers who need to undergo quarantine. Read more »

Osaka, 2 more Japan areas to seek COVID quasi-emergency

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 20 04:37 PM

The western Japan prefectures of Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo will ask the government Friday to place them under a coronavirus quasi-state emergency amid the rapid spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura said. Read more »

PH lags in returning to pre-pandemic growth: ADB study

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 04:13 PM

The Philippines is lagging behind in the race to bring growth back to pre-pandemic speed, according to the preliminary results of ADB's study. Read more »

Rustan's says agile as COVID drives shift in consumer behavior

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 12:40 PM

Luxury retailer Rustan Commercial Corp is adopting to the pandemic-driven change in consumer behavior while trying to maintain current prices. Read more »

Vax requirement for in-person classes not discriminatory: DepEd

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 12:23 PM

The DepEd says its policy allowing only vaccinated school personnel to attend in-person classes is meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

Cebu Pacific upgrades travel insurance to cover COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 10:17 AM

Cebu Pacific said Thursday it has upgraded its insurance product to include coverage for COVID-19 in a bid to boost travel confidence. Read more »

Is natural immunity more potent during US delta wave?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 20 05:57 AM

The authors of the new study warned, however, against depending on infection as a strategy. Read more »

US to distribute 400M free N95 masks in COVID fight

Jeff Mason and Lisa Baertlein, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 05:04 AM

The move came after President Joe Biden and his team faced criticism for not doing enough to foster masking or bolster testing. Read more »