PHL records only 665 new COVID-19 cases, lowest since July 2020; total active cases down to 16k
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported only 665 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, November 29, the…
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Omicron
PHL suspends implementation of reso allowing entry of fully-vaccinated foreigners w/ visa-free privileges from “green” countries
(Eagle News) -- The Philippines has suspended the implementation of a resolution allowing the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners with…
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Amid Omicron variant threat, Palace reminds Filipinos to get COVID shots in nat’l vaccine drive which starts today
"Bayanihan Bakunahan" target revised to 9 million for 3-day campaign; 2nd round set on Dec. 15 to 17 (Eagle…
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G7 ministers meet as new Covid strain spreads around the globe
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- G7 health ministers were to hold an emergency meeting Monday on the new Omicron Covid-19…
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PCRs detect Omicron, studies under way for other tests: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant…
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First image of Omicron shows many more mutations than Delta
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- The new Covid variant Omicron has many more mutations than the Delta variant, according…
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What is known so far about new Covid variant Omicron
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South African scientists have discovered a new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, with multiple mutations that…
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7 countries from Europe added to PHL “Red List” amid Omicron threat, bringing to 14 those recently added to list
Even fully vaccinated passengers coming from these countries not allowed entry to PHL from Nov. 28 to Dec. 15 …
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US, Canada restrict travel from southern Africa as new variant sparks concern
by Daniel Woolls with AFP bureaus The United States, Brazil, Canada, and Saudi Arabia became the latest countries Friday to…
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Omicron variant poses ‘high to very high’ risk to Europe: EU health agency
The new Covid variant, dubbed Omicron and originally detected in South Africa, poses a "high to very high" risk to…
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B.1.1.529 declared Covid ‘variant of concern’, renamed Omicron
https://youtu.be/Nf_0F1bGvXc The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19, first detected in southern Africa,…
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PHL temporarily bans travelers from S. Africa, Botswana, others over new COVID-19 variant
(Eagle News) -- The Philippines has temporarily banned inbound international flights from South Africa and other countries with reported cases of…
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