health

France eases Covid curbs, including outdoor mask-wearing

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday in a bid to ease citizens'…

DOH guidelines recommend use of self-administered antigen test kits for individuals with Covid symptoms

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has issued guidelines on the use of self-administered antigen test kits, recommending…

Pfizer seeks US approval of Covid vaccine for children under 5

  by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from…

Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries: WHO

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even…

WHO warns ‘premature’ to declare victory over Covid

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for…

UK PM Johnson safe for now, but future in jeopardy over ‘partygate’

  by James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is "probably safe"…

PHL new Covid cases drop below 10K for the first time in 4 weeks at 9,493

New recoveries at 24,210; total active cases down to 176,053   (Eagle News) – For the first time in four…

PHL gov’t, health advisers explain scientific data, soundness of lifting of travel ban for fully vaxxed tourists

Green, Yellow, Red risk classification of countries dropped effective today, Feb. 1, as int'l leisure travel to PHL allowed  …

WHO warns of Covid medical waste threat

by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of…

Canada’s PM Trudeau tests positive for COVID-19

  By Thomas I. Likness Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday he has…

‘Stealth Omicron’ spreads more than original strain: study

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) - A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original…

Moderna Covid vaccine gets full US approval

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that it has granted full approval…

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