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PHL targets to administer 1.8 million vaccine doses in 4th phase of nat’l vaccination (Eagle News) – Philippine health officials urged Filipinos who have not yet been vaccinated or who have not yet received their booster shots to go to the various vaccination sites to get their Covid-19 jabs, from March 10 to 12, the fourth phase of the country’s “National Vaccination” campaign. The Philippines is targeting to vaccinate 1.8 million more Filipinos for […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health is considering donating some of the Covid-19 vaccines that the Philippine government had received as it studied a decline in vaccination numbers. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that one option they are considering is donating vaccine doses that are nearing their expiration dates. “Yung hindi magagamit at malapit nang magexpire, ang desisyon dyan ay i-donate sa mga bansang mababa ang vaccine coverage,” he said in a […]
4th national vaccination campaign set from March 10 to 12 to increase vaccination numbers (Eagle News) – Philippine officials observed that less Filipinos are now going to vaccination centers as they noted that country seemed to have reached its saturation point in terms of its vaccination. Vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that this February, there were only 8.7 million people who had been vaccinated. Compare this to the numbers in November when […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Over six million people have died worldwide from Covid-19 since the pandemic began, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP on Tuesday. A total of 6,001,585 people have succumbed to the virus, AFP counted at 0900 GMT. The milestone comes as the number of infections and deaths continues to plummet in most regions of the world, except in Asia, where Hong Kong is suffering its worst-ever outbreak, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two years as clusters emerged in more than a dozen cities, posing a fresh challenge to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy. The country’s borders remain mostly closed as policymakers continue to pursue the zero-tolerance approach even as many parts of the world turn to living with the virus. More than 500 infections were reported across mainland China on Monday, the most […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,667,542 on Sunday, March 6, after the Department of Health reported 870 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 870 new cases, 799 occurred within the recent 14 days. The top regions with the most additional COVID-19 cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila, with 212; Region IV-A with 126; and Region 6 with 80. Of the total detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — One of Hong Kong’s top coronavirus experts on Thursday joined a growing chorus of criticism over plans to test the entire city, saying doing so during its worst-ever outbreak would have little impact. The Asian financial hub is registering tens of thousands of new cases each day, overwhelming hospitals and shattering the city’s zero-Covid strategy. China has ordered local officials to stamp out the current wave even as studies […]
Total active Covid-19 cases down to 50,827 (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported only 866 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, March 2, the lowest number of new Covid-19 cases in a day so far this year in the country. There were also 1,622 new Covid-19 recoveries and 53 new deaths. This brings the total number of active Covid cases down to 50,827, equivalent to 1.4 percent of total confirmed virus cases since March 2020 […]
68.8M more individuals receive first doses, 10.2 million booster doses given so far (Eagle News) – The Philippines has already fully vaccinated 63.2 million people, while 68.8 million have already received their first doses of the Covid-19 vaccines, Malacanang said on Tuesday, March 1, as the country marked the first year of its mass vaccination campaign to defeat the pandemic. March 1 was also the start of de-escalation of Metro Manila and 38 other areas […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China could move away from its zero-Covid strategy “in the near future” and co-exist with the virus, a top Chinese scientist said in a possible sign that the country’s leadership is rethinking its strict approach. The country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019 is now one of the last places still hewing to a zero-tolerance approach, responding to small outbreaks with snap lockdowns and cutting off most international […]
by Nioucha ZAKAVATI Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Janice Obiang stifled sobs as she packed goods to send to the Philippines, gifts for loved ones she hasn’t seen in years as life for domestic workers in virus-hit Hong Kong goes from bad to worse. Few have suffered more during Hong Kong’s pandemic restrictions than the hundreds of thousands of women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers. And […]
Says NCR, 38 other areas to be placed under Alert Level 1 on March 1, to continue observing minimum health protocols (Eagle News) — Malacanang reiterated on Monday, February 28, the four conditions that should be met by an area before it could be de-escalated to Alert Level 1. This was a day before Metro Manila and 38 other areas in the country are placed under Alert Level 1. These conditions are the following: […]
