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WHO: Mpox ‘not the new Covid’

Geneva, Switzerland—The mpox outbreak is not another Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday, because much is already known about the virus and the...

Western Visayas courts implement mandatory face mask policy amid rising COVID-19 cases

In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, the Regional Trial Courts in Western Visayas swiftly reinstated strict face mask requirements for all employees,...

Face masks eyed as COVID rises in Iloilo City

THE Iloilo City health office (CHO) has strongly recommended the mandatory use of face masks as COVID-19 cases showed significant increase during the past...

DOH urges vigilance as schools reopen despite low COVID-19 risk in Western Visayas

Despite Western Visayas being classified as low-risk for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) is urging the public, especially school communities, to continue following...

Olympics sees 40-plus Covid cases as global figures rise—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—More than 40 athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19 highlighting a new global rise in cases, the World...

COVID-19 drives high Australia mortality rate

SYDNEY – COVID-19 is still driving Australia’s above-average mortality rate, research showed on Monday, with experts predicting the disease’s impact will continue to be...

Isolated Biden battles Covid and Democrats as crisis grows

Rehoboth Beach, United States—Joe Biden holed up at his beach house Thursday, battling both a bout of Covid and calls by senior allies for...

Biden tests positive for Covid-19—White House

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid during a campaign trip to Las Vegas on Wednesday and is suffering from mild symptoms, the...

Covid still kills 1,700 a week—WHO

Geneva, Switzerland—Covid-19 is still killing an estimated 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday, as it urged at-risk...

PIDS study: COVID-19 alters PH labor market

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted working hours and brought about notable changes in employment patterns across the labor market. The reduction in working hours...

Ex-vaccine chief doubts US anti-vax campaign

Former vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. said he has doubts about an investigative report alleging US-backed propaganda to discredit China and its Sinovac vaccine. In a...

FLiRT variant entered PH in May, but country remains COVID low-risk—DoH

A subvariant of the so-called “FLiRT” strain of COVID-19 has been detected in the country in May, the Department of Health said. “It may be...

COVID-19 erased a decade of gains in life expectancy

Data crunched by the UN World Health Organization (WHO) has revealed that the COVID-19 emergency reversed more than a decade of gains in life...

‘Flu, pneumonia vax needed vs. FLiRT strains’

A former health secretary turned legislator urged the public – especially healthcare workers, senior citizens and the immunocompromised – to have themselves vaccinated to...
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