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UK sees third-highest daily death toll with new COVID-19 cases at 3-week low

David Milliken, Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 09:01 AM

Britain reported its lowest number of daily new coronavirus infections since the start of the year on Saturday, adding to signs that a national lockdown is slowing the spread of a more infectious variant of the disease. Read more »

2021 Panagbenga Festival sa Baguio, tuloy pero simple lang

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 04:33 PM

Sinabi ni Mayor Benjamin Magalong na magiging "low key" ang pagdiriwang para kontrolin ang bugso ng mga tao at tiyaking walang makapapasok na virus sa lungsod. Read more »

LGUs urged to boost contact tracing after new COVID-19 variant detected in PH

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 01:44 PM

The country’s contact tracing czar is urging local government units to strengthen their tracing efforts. Read more »

From cathedral to vaccine center

Carl Recine, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 11:44 AM

People receive COVID-19 vaccines inside Lichfield Cathedral, which has been turned into an emergency vaccination centre, in Lichfield, Birmingham, Britain on Friday Read more »

PH authorities warn sanctions vs uncooperative persons exposed to UK COVID variant patient

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 06:56 AM

Philippine health authorities warn of sanctions against persons who refuse to cooperate with efforts to trace who may have come into contact with the country's first case of the COVID-19 UK variant. Read more »

DOH urges close contacts of QC resident with new COVID-19 variant to cooperate

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 05:03 PM

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said those who do not cooperate with authorities would violate the law.  Read more »

PH to conduct genome sequencing for all COVID-positive arrivals

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:22 PM

The Department of Health on Friday said all travelers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in the Philippines will undergo genome sequencing to check for new variants.   Read more »

PNP help sought in tracing contact of patient with UK COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 08:51 AM

The Quezon City government is seeking the help of the Philippine National Police in tracing a passenger of an Emirates flight, which was the same flight taken by a Filipino who tested positive for the new strain of the coronavirus.  Read more »

Japan hails Britain's plan to send aircraft carrier group to Asia

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 15 12:00 AM

TOKYO - Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi on Thursday welcomed Britain's plan to dispatch an aircraft carrier strike group to waters in the western Pacific amid China's growing maritime assertiveness. Read more »

QC mayor says no Kamuning lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 10:17 PM

The Department of Health now recommends imposing a travel ban on the United Arab Emirates after a Filipino who had been to the Middle Eastern country caught the more infectious COVID-19 variant. Read more »

May lockdown ba muli dahil sa bagong COVID-19 variant? Palasyo sumagot

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:15 PM

Paiigtingin pa rin umano ng gobyerno ang implementasyon ng health protocols para makontrol ang pagkalat ng sakit. Read more »

Lalaking taga Quezon City, unang kaso sa bansa ng mas nakakahawang COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:04 PM

Nasa bansa na ang mas nakakahawang variant ng COVID-19.  Read more »

DOH eyes travel ban vs United Arab Emirates after Pinoy infected with UK variant

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:34 AM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said it will be recommending the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates in the Philippines’ travel ban list.   Read more »

DOH: No need to panic after detection of more contagious coronavirus variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 10:14 AM

The Department of Health on Thursday said there was "no need to panic" after the more contagious COVID-19 variant first discovered in the UK was detected in the Philippines. Read more »

UK Pinoy hairdresser gets vaccinated, says inoculation 'only way' out of pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 08:21 AM

MANILA - A Filipino hairdresser in the UK said Thursday vaccination is the only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic as he completed his inoculation. Read more »

Contact tracing 'most important' after PH detects new COVID variant: treatment czar

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 07:49 AM

The country's coronavirus treatment czar on Thursday stressed the importance of contact tracing and sampling positive cases after the Philippines reported its first case of the more contagious COVID-19 variant first found in the UK. Read more »

UK registers daily record of 1,564 COVID-19 deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 01:30 AM

Britain on Wednesday announced another 1,564 virus fatalities, a daily record and the first time the death toll has passed 1,500 in a 24-hour period during the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Result of 2nd run of gene sequencing for new COVID variant to come out Thurs or Fri

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 03:56 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said that it will know by Thursday or Friday if any new coronavirus variant has already entered the Philippines.   Read more »

UK condemns Chinese 'barbarism' against Uighur minority

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 11:39 PM

Britain on Tuesday accused China of human rights violations amounting to "barbarism" against its Uighur minority, as it announced new rules to ban imports of goods suspected of using forced labor. Read more »

'COVID-19 variant di pa nade-detect pero di ibig sabihing wala pa sa Pilipinas'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 07:40 PM

Wala pang nade-detect na bagong variant ng COVID-19 sa bansa pero di ibig sabihin umano ay wala pa ito sa Pilipinas.  Read more »