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Pagsusuot ng face mask sa ilang lugar hinikayat

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 04:19 PM

Nagpaalala ang isang doktor sa publiko na magsuot pa rin ng face mask lalo na sa mga lugar na mataas ang tsansa ng hawahan ng COVID-19. Read more »

Expert sees up to 5K daily COVID-19 cases in January due to holidays

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 23 05:37 PM

Dr. Rontgene Solante said fresh infections may not exceed 5,000 amid the population's immunity. Read more »

Get booster jab amid presence of BQ.1: health expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:04 AM

An infectious disease expert encouraged the public to get booster doses against COVID-19 in order to fend off its more infectious subvariants. Read more »

PH detects 14 cases of omicron subvariant BQ.1

Davinci Maru and Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 10:18 PM

The Philippines has detected 14 cases of omicron subvariant BQ.1, which is more contagious and better at evading immunity, the Department of Health said Friday. Read more »

Get boosted, don’t wait for bivalent vaccines: vaccine panel head

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 12:23 AM

The head of the government’s vaccine expert panel advised Filipinos against waiting for bivalent vaccines to arrive in the country and instead focus on getting boosted with currently available jabs that have been found to be as effective in combating COVID-19. Read more »

DOH confirms local transmission of omicron XBB subvariant, XBC variant

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 05:33 PM

The Department of Health on Friday confirmed the local transmission of the highly transmissible omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant. Read more »

Kailan magkakaroon ng COVID-19 bivalent vaccines sa PH?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 07:45 PM

Wala pang naghahain ng aplikasyon mula Pfizer at Moderna kaugnay ng bivalent vaccine, na tututukan ang ilang variant ng COVID-19. Pero nakikipag-usap na ang DOH sa mga kinatawan ng 2 manufacturer. Read more »

Pinoys urged: Get boosters amid XBB subvariant, XBC variant threat

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 10:28 AM

Filipinos are urged to get COVID-19 booster doses after the Philippines’ first confirmed cases of the Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant. Read more »

DOH supports face-to-face classes amid new COVID-19 variants

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 10:39 PM

The Department of Health (DOH) said it continues to support the implementation of face-to-face classes. Read more »

New XBB subvariant and XBC variant present in the PH for weeks prior being reported

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 10:09 PM

The XBB and XBC variants have been detected in the Philippines as early as August and September, according to the Philippine Genome Center. Read more »

DOH rejects border restrictions amid detection of XBB, XBC cases

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 18 08:36 PM

The DOH said there are no indications requiring the reimposition of border restrictions amid the detection of 81 cases of the XBB omicron subvariant and 190 cases of the XBC variant. Read more »

Masks, boosters key in fighting new COVID XBB variant: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 01:34 PM

An infectious diseases expert said the wearing of face masks and getting the COVID-19 booster shot are still important amid the threat of a new variant. Read more »

DOH: COVID variant XBB not yet detected in Philippines

Davinci Maru and Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 13 07:14 PM

A new Omicron subvariant known as XBB has not yet been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health said Thursday. Read more »

Omicron won’t be last COVID-19 variant, expert warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 02:39 PM

The omicron variant will not be the last variant of concern despite a global rollout of vaccinations, an infectious diseases expert said Tuesday. Read more »

EU watchdog OKs vaccine targeting omicron sub-variants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 13 05:17 AM

The latest shot is aimed at people over 12 and who have already received at least one primary vaccination against the coronavirus. Read more »

28,008 COVID cases, 229 deaths logged in past week

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 07:24 PM

The Philippines tallied 28,008 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Read more »

Philippines' severe, critical COVID cases rise to 772

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 07:47 PM

The Philippines tallied 27,331 new COVID-19 cases in the past week, during which severe and critical patients reached 772, the DOH said. Read more »

PH logs more severe, critical COVID-19 cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 09:04 PM

The Philippines reported 24,100 new COVID-19 cases and 744 severe and critical patients during the last week, the Department of Health said Monday. Read more »

PH logs 33pct week-on-week spike in new COVID cases

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 07:35 PM

The Philippines recorded 19,536 new COVID-19 cases during the last week, a 33-percent increase from a week before, the DOH said Monday. Read more »

14,640 COVID cases logged in past week: health dept

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 09:46 PM

The Philippines recorded 14,640 new COVID-19 cases in the previous week, reflecting about a 40-percent increase from a week before, the DOH said. Read more »