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Tag: Omicron variant

New Zealand outbreak forces PM Ardern to scrap wedding plans

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was Sunday forced to call off her own wedding as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the face of...

Omicron will pinch, not derail US growth

WASHINGTON, United States—The latest coronavirus variant will weigh on US economic growth in the months ahead but will not derail it, Treasury Secretary Janet...

PH posts 2 Omicron deaths

First-ever fatalities unvaxxed elderlies, 492 new strain cases detected The country has registered its first two deaths from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, both of...

World tourism set to return to normal by 2024—WTO

MADRID, Spain—Tourism arrivals around the world are not expected to return to their pre-pandemic levels until 2024 at the earliest, the World Tourism Organization...

Tokyo stocks open higher with eyes on Bank of Japan

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors awaited a key Bank of Japan monetary policy decision and its governor's press conference for his...

Fourth jab ‘partially’ effective against Omicron: Israeli study

Fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines against COVID-19 are only "partially" effective for the Omicron variant of the virus, the authors of...

Makati gives home health kits for COVID

The Makati City government has distributed home health care packages to 12,138 residents with COVID-19 symptoms. Mayor Abigail Binay said the initiative started in August...

Case growth slows in NCR

COVID tally hits new daily high of 39k amid confirmed Omicron spread The growth of new COVID-19 cases has slowed in Metro Manila, even if...

US Omicron cases receding in NY, big cities, data finds

The United States’ omicron wave is beginning to recede in New York and other major cities, official data showed this week, even as COVID-19...

DOH: Peak won’t happen yet

PH cases at all-time high: 37,207; NCR, 50 other areas still Alert Level 3 The peak of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila...

HK bans transiting from 153 areas

Hong Kong announced a ban on passengers from most of the world transiting through its airport on Friday. Hong Kong's airport, in normal times one...

Low vaccination rate

Curbing the spread of the Omicron virus strain is not easy if the Philippines lags in the vaccination rollout. Restricting the mobility of the...

End of quarantine

Filipinos working abroad walk in front of the Manila Mega Covid-19 Hospital in Burnham grass, Luneta. The workers are scheduled for release after completing...

Omicron’s on the loose…time to reinforce #LysolOClock habits

Omicron’s entry to the Philippines has left the country shocked after the holidays. Reaching over 32,000 daily confirmed cases, a positivity rate of 46%,...
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