covid

China reports first virus death in eight months

  BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China reported a death from Covid-19 on Thursday -- its first in eight months --…

Pres. Duterte says he’s praying that UK variant not more dangerous after PHL case detected

Duterte refers to highly infectious COVID strain as "new monster"   (Eagle News) – President Rodigo Duterte said that he…

3 Americans dying per minute: US Covid-19 deaths hit daily record of 4,470 deaths in 24 hours

  by Agence France Presse Bureaus The United States has endured its worst day of the pandemic, with three Americans…

President Widodo gets first Sinovac jab to prove its safety as Indonesia starts mass vaccination

  (Eagle News) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to be inoculated with China's Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19…

Quezon City announces securing 1.1 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca

(Eagle News) -- The Quezon City government announced that the city will "receive an initial 1.1 million doses of the…

Indonesia okays emergency use of Sinovac, as Turkey announces start of vaccination this week

  (Eagle News) -- Indonesia has given emergency use approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac BioTech Ltd.,…

China places 5 million more under lockdown to stamp out virus cluster

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese authorities sealed off a city of almost five million people and imposed strict travel restrictions…

240 more private firms join part 2 of tripartite deal with PHL gov’t and AstraZeneca

Total of 6 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca assured https://youtu.be/O3nI8NEWq4M   (Eagle News) – The number of private companies which…

Palace says first COVID-19 vaccines set to arrive in February will be 65k doses from Sinovac

Roque says PHL to get a total of 25 million vaccine doses from Sinovac in 2021 (Eagle News) – Malacanang…

WHO rules out Covid herd immunity this year

  by Agence France Presse Bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Scientists at the World Health Organization warned Monday that mass…

Galvez says first COVID-19 vaccine doses for PHL set for delivery by February 20

  (Eagle News) -- Philippine vaccine czar Calito Galvez Jr., said that the first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines in the…

What we do and don’t know about new Covid mutations

  by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two…

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