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Omicron BA.5 ‘most predominant’ sub-variant of samples sequenced

The current increase in COVID-19 cases may be attributed to the coronavirus Omicron BA.5 sub-variant, which now comprises about 85 percent of the samples...

PH in for record COVID peak

Experts warn of surge in hospitalization, strained healthcare system The ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases will likely hit record numbers, tax the country’s ability to...

Calls mount for extended Alert Level 2

An infectious disease expert said on Sunday that he favors delaying the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in the country, joining the chorus of...

Govt tracking 80 more passengers from S. Africa; ‘Omicron possibly here in PH’

While the highly-mutated Omicron variant of COVID-19 has yet to be detected in the country, it is “possible” that the strain is already here,...

Government adapts new testing protocols for international arrivals

With the discovery of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Malacañang said on Friday the National Task Force Against COVID-19 Task Group focused on returning overseas...

Delta cases ‘rising fast’

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Bayanihan 3 to fund Genome Center expansion–Salceda

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Ex-VP Binay hits Duque: Reactive, not proactive

Former Vice President Jejomar Binay on Tuesday debunked the claim of Health secretary Francisco Duque III that his agency has been proactive in dealing...

Travel ban covers more areas

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Indonesia detects new variant, Health department on the look-out

The Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a new variant of coronavirus that has been discovered in Indonesia that has the ability to evade...

Cases seen surging 6k/day

The surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila this past week is worse than the one that prompted a strict lockdown in August last...

DOH: No UK variant of coronavirus yet in PH

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday clarified that as of January 2, the Philippine Genome Center has not detected the coronavirus variant first...

Gov’t confirms local presence of more infectious virus strain

Medical experts confirmed Tuesday the presence of an even more infectious variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, after it was seen in...

More infectious variant of COVID-19 found in PH

A medical research group said it discovered a genetic variation of the novel coronavirus that infects human cells more readily than the one that...
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