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(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported only 665 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, November 29, the lowest single-day record of new virus cases since July 2020. Total active cases went down to just 16,289 or 0.6 percent of total COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began in March last year. The COVID-19 positivity rate is also down to the country’s lowest at 2.1 percent. Most of the 2,832,375 total COVID-19 cases are […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has suspended the implementation of a resolution allowing the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners with visa-free privileges from countries included in the Philippines’ green list. The Palace made the announcement on the suspension of the implementation of Resolution 150-A on Monday, Nov. 29, following reports of a new COVID-19 variant in several countries, including Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, and Switzerland. The detection of the Omicron variant, classified as a variant […]
“Bayanihan Bakunahan” target revised to 9 million for 3-day campaign; 2nd round set on Dec. 15 to 17 (Eagle News) – Malacanang advised Filipinos nationwide to take advantage of the three-day “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” national vaccination drive which started on Monday, November 29, amid the threat of the highly infectious Omicron Covid-19 variant. Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Alexei Nograles said that getting fully vaccinated is important to protect against the severe form of Covid-19. At […]
Even fully vaccinated passengers coming from these countries not allowed entry to PHL from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 (Eagle News) – Seven more countries – all from Europe – have been added in the Philippines’ list of “red” countries and territories bringing to 14 the total number of countries, territories or jurisdictions recently imposed imposed additional restrictions affecting entry of passengers, even those fully vaccinated amid the discovery of more infectious COVID-19 variant, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is targeting only nine million vaccine doses to be administered in the three-day National Covid-19 vaccination drive set from November 29 to December 1, the National Task Force Against Covid-19 said on Saturday. This was a revision of the original plan of administering 15 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. As this came about, the NTF also announced the holding of another three-day vaccination campaign from December 15 to 17. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases rose to 2,831,177 after the Department of Health reported 899 additional COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Nov. 27. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 17,052 were active. Of these, 49 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 6.3 percent critical, 15 percent were severe, and 22.77 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2765920 with the addition of 1667 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 48205 with the addition […]
(Eagle News)–Four Philippine Coast Guard officials took their oath on Saturday, Nov. 27, following their promotion as commodores. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade led the oath-taking of the following in the PCG headquarters in Manila. – CG Captain Ramon S. Lopez, now the deputy commander of the Coast Guard Human Resource Management Command -CG Captain Joeven L. Fabul, commander of the Coast Guard Finance Service -CG Captain Edgar Ybañez, district commander of the PCG-Western Visayas – […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Quarantine has been directed to locate travelers from South Africa, Botswana, and other countries with reported cases of the new COVID-19 variant or with a likelihood of such occurrences who may have arrived in Philippines prior to the temporary suspension of travelers. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the BOQ shall attempt to find travelers also from Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique, which are adjacent to South Africa […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, Nov. 27. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon, Davao Region, Caraga, Northern Mindanao and Palawan, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has temporarily banned inbound international flights from South Africa and other countries with reported cases of the B.1.1.529 variant or with a likelihood of such variant cases. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the temporary ban on travelers also from Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique, which are near South Africa, is in effect immediately until Dec. 15. Nograles said passengers coming from or who have been to those countries within […]
Total active cases at 17,853 or 0.6 percent of total COVID cases (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported 863 new COVID-19 cases, the second lowest number of new cases in a day for this month. The single-day lowest number of new cases was 849 recorded last Nov. 16. Total active cases reached 17,853 as of Friday, November 26, or just 0.6 percent of total COVID cases for the third straight day. This is so […]
High number of mutations of B.1.1.529 raise alarm bells, as PHL eases restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers from “green” countries starting Dec. 1 (Eagle News) – The Philippines is closely monitoring the developments in South Africa and in Hong Kong where a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected, given the name B.1.1.529, which is found to have a “very high number of mutations, with a concern for predicted immune invasion […]
