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(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police spokesperson Colonel Roderick Alba has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Alba, this was based on PNP Health Service test results that came out on Tuesday, Jan. 11. Alba said he was experiencing flu symptoms, including a dry cough, runny nose with phlegm, and body pains. He said he was so far in quarantine at the Kiangan Emergency and Treatment Facility in Camp Crame. “I am now focusing on my […]
DOH says 12 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the three-million mark after the Department of Health reported 28,007 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on January 9 while 12 laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 181016 were active. Of these, 5521 were asymptomatic, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Experts said Monday that an alleged hybrid coronavirus mutation dubbed “Deltacron” reportedly discovered in a Cyprus lab is most likely the result of a lab contamination, and not a new worrying variant. Cypriot media reported the discovery Saturday, describing it as having “the genetic background of the Delta variant along with some of the mutations of Omicron”. While it is possible for coronaviruses to genetically combine, it is rare, and […]
(Eagle News) – The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pushed for the administration of booster shots to minors or children aged 12 to 17 years old five months after the administration of the Pfizer primary vaccination series. This was in view of the rising COVID-19 cases in the US due to the highly infectious Omicron variant. US CDC director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, said giving a booster dose to children aged […]
But those infected with Omicron variant exhibiting “less severe” symptoms, faster incubation period, says DOH (Eagle News) – The entire country is now considered under “critical risk” as the Omicron variant is declared as the dominant COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, according to the Department of Health. In fact, the highly infectious Omicron variant has overtaken the Delta variant as of the latest genome sequencing data, said Health Secretary Francisco Duque III noting that […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of the Consular Affairs will temporarily suspend operations until Jan. 20. According to the DFA, its consular offices (COs) and Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) sites will also temporarily suspend operations amid the “steep rise” in COVID-19 cases among its personnel. The following offices are affected by the suspension: List of Affected COs and TOPS affected by said closure from 10 to 20 January 2022 CO […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has tested positive for COVID-19 anew. According to Año, the results were based on the COVID-19 RT-PCR test he took after several of his close contacts tested positive for the virus. So far, he said he was asymptomatic. He said he will continue working while in quarantine. “I encourage everyone to get vaccinated and boostered as soon as possible, and to continue following health protocols,” he said. This […]
DOH says P7 billion outlay available to buy more RT-PCR machines, test kits (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Department of Health to buy more RT-PCR tests so that more people could be tested for COVID-19, and help in the immediate detection, isolation and treatment of cases. Duterte, during his Talk To The People on Monday, January 10, asked Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to buy the needed RT-PCR tests, considered the […]
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — A 6.6-magnitude quake hit off the west coast of Cyprus early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said. The relatively shallow quake was centered 48 kilometers (30 miles) west-northwest of the town of Polis on the Mediterranean island, the USGS said. © Agence France-Presse
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday that he had caught Covid-19 for a second time and was experiencing mild symptoms. “I inform you that I am infected with Covid-19 and although the symptoms are mild, I will remain in isolation and will only do office work and communicate virtually until I get through it,” he tweeted. Hours earlier the 68-year-old, who rarely wears a face mask, had appeared […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pfizer expects a Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant to be ready in March, the company’s head said Monday. Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla told CNBC that Pfizer is already manufacturing doses due to keen interest from governments, as authorities contend with huge Covid-19 infection counts, including large numbers of “breakthrough” Omicron cases in vaccinated populations. “This vaccine will be ready in March,” Bourla told the network. “I […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired an “unidentified projectile” into the sea, South Korea’s military said Tuesday, less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. The projectile was fired into the sea east of the peninsula, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, without giving further details. The launch was also reported by Japan’s coast guard, which said the North had fired a “ballistic missile-like object”. […]
