The Philippines recorded 14,749 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, its second-largest daily increase, bringing the South-East Asian country’s total confirmed infections to 1.74 million.
Philippines detects first ever Covid-19 Lambda variant case as cases keep soaring away in country
The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday confirmed the first case of the Lambda coronavirus variant in a 35-year-old female.
Coronavirus: Philippines finds first Lambda variant case; South Korea sets up ‘bus walls’ to block protesters
Despite the government’s warnings over the spread of Covid-19, some groups pushed ahead with annual protests in Seoul The Philippines’ health ministry said on Sunday it has detected the first case of …
Philippines needs energy transition plan ASAP
The Philippines needs to come out with an energy transition plan tailored to its specific requirements as a developing nation and as an economy recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, officials said.
Philippines records 1st COVID-19 lambda variant case, Delta variant cases rise to more than 800
By NewsDesk @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case of Lambda variant in a 35-year-old female; however, it’s not clear if this is a local case or a …
Partial closure of China port to affect Philippines
Further setbacks face the country’s shipments as peak holiday season draws near following the partial closure of China’s Ningbo-Zhoushan port, the world’s third busiest cargo port.
Philippines’ Robredo seeks improvement in testing, contact tracing amid second-highest jump in Covid-19 cases
The Philippines’ Vice-President Leni Robredo on Sunday (Aug 15) called for an improvement in the country’s testing and contact tracing efforts amid soaring Covid-19 cases.
469,200 more Moderna vaccine doses arrive in the Philippines
A total of 469,200 more doses of Moderna vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Sunday afternoon, to augment the country’s supply for its vaccination program against COVID-19.
OCTA: Virus reproduction rate up to 1.46 as Philippines averages 11K new COVID-19 cases daily
The country’s coronavirus reproduction number, which refers to the number of people that each COVID-19 case can infect, has gone up to 1.46 this past week, the OCTA Research group said on Sunday.
Onyok Velasco believes Philippines can claim boxing gold in next Olympics
Falling short of the gold himself in Atlanta 25 years ago, Velasco is taking the multi-medal haul in Tokyo as a sign of good things to come, and that the gold for Filipino boxers will come sooner …