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Mandaluyong COVID-19 cases double in 1 week, 2 infected with UK, S. African variants recover

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 10 07:45 AM

Coronavirus infections in Mandaluyong have doubled in one week, Mayor Menchie Abalos said Wednesday, with 2 patients diagnosed with the South African and UK COVID-19 variants already recovering from the illness.  Read more »

England's children go back to school after virus lockdown

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 01:38 PM

Children return to school in England on Monday for the first time since January, as the government begins to ease tough restrictions thanks to a mass vaccination drive against the coronavirus. Read more »

Rise in Metro Manila's COVID-19 cases may be due to coronavirus variants: OCTA

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Posted at Mar 03 08:51 AM

The continued rise of Metro Manila's COVID-19 cases might be due to the UK and South African coronavirus variants, the OCTA Research Group said Wednesday. Read more »

Philippines detects first cases of South Africa COVID-19 variant

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 09:47 AM

The Philippines has detected its first six cases of the more transmissible South Africa COVID-19 variant and additional cases of the UK coronavirus variant, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

Pasay villages on lockdown now 56 amid COVID-19 spike

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Updated as of Feb 25 09:37 AM

Pasay City has now placed 56 villages under localized lockdown in an attempt to contain the spread of COVID-19, an official said Thursday.   Read more »

COVID SCIENCE: Pregnant women being infected at higher rates

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 23 01:35 PM

Added to the fact that pregnant women with COVID-19 have higher rates of severe illness, the new study "strongly suggests that pregnant people should be broadly prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine allocation," according to a report in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.  Read more »

PH detects 18 more UK COVID-19 variant cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 11:12 PM

Medical researchers in the Philippines detect 18 more cases of the more transmissible UK COVID-19 variant. Read more »

DOH di nababahala sa pagtaas ng kaso ng UK COVID-19 variant sa bansa

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 09:17 PM

Hind nababahala ang Department of Health sa pagtaas ng kaso ng UK COVID-19 variant sa Pilipinas, ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III ngayong Lunes.  Read more »

PH detects 18 more UK COVID-19 variant cases, 3 more cases of mutations

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Updated as of Feb 22 11:12 AM

The Philippines has detected 18 more patients with the more contagious COVID-19 variant first found in the United Kingdom, and an additional 3 cases of coronavirus mutation, the Department of Health said Sunday. Read more »

UK variant not causing worse illness in children; COVID-19 breath test shows promise

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 10:24 AM

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.   Read more »

Why more contagious variants are emerging, over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Feb 16 03:41 PM

Every COVID-19 case gives the virus a chance to mutate, and if the number of infections continues to rise, more new variants are likely to emerge. Read more »

UK COVID-19 variant case in PH linked to MRT cluster

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 11:48 PM

A Philippine case of the UK coronavirus variant is linked to a cluster of COVID-19 infections in the country's Metro Rail Transit.   Read more »

Iran sees risk of fourth COVID wave fed by mutant virus

Reuters
Posted at Feb 14 08:51 AM

Iran's health minister warned on Saturday of a fourth COVID-19 surge with the possible spread of a mutated virus in the worst-hit country in the Middle East. Read more »

Quezon City isolates community where UK COVID-19 variant case was detected

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 10:53 PM

Authorities isolate a Quezon City community that was recently visited by a man infected with the UK coronavirus variant. Read more »

QC to file raps vs recruitment agency for COVID-19 protocol breach

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 09:59 AM

The Quezon City government will take action against a Manila-based recruitment agency for alleged breach of COVID-19 protocols after transferring an overseas Filipino worker with UK coronavirus variant in the city. Read more »

Higit 300 subject sa contact tracing sa QC dahil sa UK COVID-19 variant

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Updated as of Feb 12 09:43 AM

Puspusan ang contact tracing na ginagawa ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City sa mga posibleng nakasalamuha ng isang overseas Filipino worker na nagpositibo sa UK COVID-19 variant. Read more »

Quezon City to conduct contact tracing after man tests positive for UK COVID-19 variant

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Posted at Feb 11 11:24 PM

Philippine health authorities in Quezon City race to conduct contact tracing after a visitor tested positive for the UK coronavirus variant. Read more »

UK, South African, Brazilian: a virologist explains each COVID variant

Reuters
Posted at Feb 10 09:15 AM

But what exactly are these variants, and how concerned should we be?   Read more »

PH's first UK COVID-19 variant death had comorbidity: health official

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 09 06:03 PM

MANILA - The 84-year-old man who was the Philippines' first fatality due to the UK COVID-19 variant had comorbidities, an official of the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »

UK coronavirus variant rapidly spreading in US, study shows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 09 06:41 AM

A coronavirus variant first identified in Britain is rapidly spreading in the United States, threatening to bring a surge of new cases as its prevalence doubles roughly every 10 days, according to a new study.   Read more »