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Swab samples ng nakasalamuha ng OFW na positibo sa COVID-19 variant, sinusuri

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 09:21 PM

Sinusuri na ang swab samples ng mga taong nakasalamuha ng isang Filipino domestic worker sa Hong Kong na nag-positibo sa United Kingdom variant ng SARS-CoV-2. Read more »

More samples needed to check presence of COVID-19 variant in PH: DOST

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 12:32 AM

MANILA - Philippine experts would need more samples from COVID-19 patients to check whether the mutated variant of the virus has already entered the country, the Department of Science and Technology said Friday. Read more »

Wala pang nahahanap na kaso ng bagong COVID-19 variant sa PH: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 06 06:44 PM

Wala pang nakikitang kaso ng bagong COVID-19 variant sa Pilipinas, base sa mga sample na sinuri ng Philippine Genome Center. Read more »

Results on testing for new COVID variant expected by Wednesday or Thursday — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 01:23 PM

Filipinos may learn this week if the new and more infectious COVID-19 virus variant has entered the country, the Department of Health said Monday.   Read more »

Nasa Pinas na ba ang bagong COVID-19 variant? Malalaman sa gitna ng Enero

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 04 04:11 PM

Sa palagay ni Philippine Genome Center executive director Cynthia Saloma, hindi maiiwasan ang pagpasok ng bagong variant sa bansa.  Read more »

Philippines to confirm in 2 weeks if new virus variant already here

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 09:13 AM

The Philippines will know in the next 2 weeks if a highly infectious new coronavirus variant that surfaced in the United Kingdom is already in the country, a health expert said Wednesday. Read more »

PH Genome Center checks samples of travelers from UK, other patients for new COVID variant

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 03:57 PM

Samples of incoming travelers who test positive for COVID-19 will undergo gene sequencing to check for the new SARS-CoV-2 variant from the United Kingdom, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday. Read more »

'New coronavirus strain maybe not deadlier but may still cause more deaths, infections'

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 06:05 AM

MANILA - The new strain of the coronavirus in the country detected by the Philippine Genome Center may not be “more deadly” than the original one, but it may still cause more severely ill patients and more deaths, according to a former top health official. Read more »

No proof yet new coronavirus strain causes more severe symptoms: PH Genome Center official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 04:14 AM

This, after the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that aside from the original D614 genotype, they detected the new G614 strain from samples of positive COVID-19 patients in Quezon City. Read more »

Mas nakahahawang strain ng coronavirus na-detect sa QC: genome center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 05:29 PM

Nilinaw naman ng genome center na dahil nakuha lang ang mga sample sa isang lungsod, hindi nito maaaring katawanin ang mutational landscape sa buong bansa.     Read more »

Pinoy scientists trace COVID-19 source in PH via genome sequencing; virus mutation seen

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 07:10 PM

Filipino scientists are now trying to trace the source of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in a bid to get a clearer picture of the outbreak. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 22, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 12:37 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

PCR machine training

Manman Dejeto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 09:53 PM

A volunteer trainee handles a well plate containing dummy samples and controls for a PCR machine inside one of the laboratories of the Philippine Genome Center in Mindanao in Davao City on Friday. Read more »

Manila HealthTek aims to produce 8,000 UP-developed coronavirus test kits daily

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 02:48 AM

MANILA - Medical research company Manila HealthTek Inc. said Tuesday it aims to produce 8,000 coronavirus test kits per day, which will be distributed to different local government units (LGUs). Read more »

Meet the Filipino scientist who invented the low-cost COVID-19 testing kits

Rhia Diomampo-Grana
Updated as of Mar 15 04:38 PM

Amid our panic and terror brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Raul Destura and his team of UP scientists are giving the Filipinos and the rest of world a reason to hope. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: March 12, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 01:06 AM

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

Filipino scientist presents locally-developed COVID-19 test kits

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 01:43 PM

Philippine Genome Center deputy executive director Dr. Raul Destura presents a sample of the locally-developed COVID-19 test kit from the UP-National Institutes of Health during a press briefing on COVID-19 at the Philippine Genome Center in Quezon City on Thursday. Read more »

'Pareho ang sintomas': COVID-19 mahirap matukoy mula sa trangkaso

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 12 08:52 PM

Karamihan ng mga pasyenteng nagpositibo sa coronavirus disease ay may mga sintomas ng trangkaso. Read more »

PH Genome Center offers to help develop vaccine for new coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 11:16 PM

As authorities move to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, a local research facility offers to help find a cure for the deadly disease. Read more »

PH Genome Center handang tumulong sa paghahanap ng lunas vs bagong coronavirus

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 07:23 PM

Wala pang 10 taon ang Philippine Genome Center, isang modernong pasilidad sa ilalim ng University of the Philippines na nag-aaral ng genome o genetic material ng living organisms. Read more »