Omicron

Pandemic spirals, but deaths still drop

    PARIS, France (AFP) -- The number of Covid-19 cases soared by nearly two thirds across the world this…

PM mourns ‘terrible toll’ as UK tops 150,000 virus deaths

More than 150,000 people have died after catching coronavirus in the United Kingdom, the government said Saturday, in a tragic…

IATF okays shorter quarantine for fully vaxxed health workers, home quarantine for mild and asymptomatic cases

Five days of quarantine for fully vaccinated health care workers due to increasing number of hospital cases   (Eagle News)…

President Duterte orders bgy captains to restrain unvaccinated persons from going outdoors

  (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte has directed all barangay captains to restrain unvaccinated persons from going out of…

As cases rise, India fears another Covid catastrophe

  by Aishwarya KUMAR Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Haunted by the spectre of last year's crisis,…

“Fleeting contact” is all it takes for Omicron to spread, says PHL health expert

But Omicron will only have "mild" effect on fully vaccinated, says Dr. Salvana who notes that PHL can ride the…

More cities from Luzon and Visayas placed under Alert Level 3 amid spike in COVID-19 cases

  (Eagle News) -- More areas in the country, particularly in Luzon and the Visayas regions, were placed under the…

DOH checking “all passengers” from flights of 10 returning Overseas Filipinos confirmed to be Omicron cases

DOH urges passengers of said flights to contact DOH, their LGUs if they experience symptoms after arrival in the PHL…

Calling Omicron ‘mild’ a mistake, warns WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the…

Laguna joins NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Rizal under Alert Level 3 following spike in COVID-19 cases

Alert Level 3 in these areas to remain in effect until January 15   (Eagle News) -- Starting Friday, January…

Macau bans international passenger flights for two weeks

  HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Macau has announced a two-week ban on any inbound passenger flights from outside of…

Hong Kong ramps up virus controls, bans flights from eight countries including the PHL

2-week ban on flights from 8 countries to take effect starting Saturday midnight   Hong Kong announced strict new anti-coronavirus…

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