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[ad_1] PHILIPPINES authorities on Wednesday signaled plans to add the United States to the list of countries and territories covered by a temporary travel ban in a bid to prevent the entry of a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 first detected in the Kingdom. United. The United States was not …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Population and Development Commission (Popcom) said Wednesday that “at least half a million new jobs” should be created in 2021 in line with a projected increase in the working-age population. According to Popcom’s projection for 2021, the working-age population or Filipinos, aged 15-64, is expected …

[ad_1] Workers place fruit inside the EDSAN Bagsakan fruit market in Balintawak, Quezon City on December 30, 2020. Prices for round fruits are expected to rise as demand increases for the New Year celebration. Filipinos traditionally serve round fruits on the ‘Midnight’ table, which is believed to bring good fortune …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday pointed to an alleged attempt to cover up details of “illegal” inoculation by some members of the Cabinet, the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and the military against the COVID-19 even as regulators have yet to authorize the use of …

[ad_1] A healthcare worker holds a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the Memorial Healthcare System in Miramar, Florida, on December 14, 2020. – The United States began a mass vaccination campaign Monday in hopes of turning the tide. of the world’s largest coronavirus outbreak. as the death toll in the country …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic ‘is not necessarily the largest’ and that a deadlier virus could still sweep the world. Dr Mike Ryan, director of the WHO emergency program, said Tuesday that the pandemic was a “wake-up call.” “This pandemic has been very severe… …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed coronavirus model is seen in front of a stock chart shown in this illustration taken on March 25, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File photo MANILA, Philippines – The number of COVID-19 cases in the country soared to 472,532 after the …

[ad_1] An array of UK newspapers photographed as an illustration in Liverpool on December 20, 2020, shows front page headlines reporting on the story of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introducing new tougher restrictions for the COVID-19 coronavirus for London and southeastern England. cancel Christmas gatherings for those in the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – At least 26 new cases of COVID-19 have been recorded among Filipino nurses in the UK, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Wednesday. Citing a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in London to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, DOLE said the …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the China International Trade Fair for Services 2020 (CIFTIS), following the COVID-19 outbreak, in Beijing, China, on September 4, 2020. …