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[ad_1] Tragedy befell a family in Taguig on Christmas Day (December 25) after Aiko Siancunco killed her two children. PNP SPD MANILA, Philippines – A family suffered a tragedy in Taguig on Christmas Day (December 25) after a man killed their two children. The suspect, identified as Aiko Siancunco, turned …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain An experimental COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac is 91.25% effective, a Turkish health official said Thursday. Dr Serhat Unal, an infectious disease expert who works on Turkey’s medical board, said the finding is based on early results from late-stage trials in the …

[ad_1] MANILA – Residents of the city of Valenzuela will not be allowed to light firecrackers and display fireworks, as well as buy and sell them, by order of the local government, Mayor Rex Gatchalian said Friday. In an ANC interview, Gatchalian said that “any pyrotechnics by nature is prohibited, …

[ad_1] With rich countries acquiring supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on vaccines developed in China to try to beat the outbreak. The question: Will they work? There’s no external reason to believe they won’t, but China has a history of vaccine scandals, …

[ad_1] (CNN) – The opening and closing ceremonies of the Tokyo Olympics will be carried out with a “simpler and more measured approach,” the Organizing Committee announced on Wednesday. The ceremonies will be designed to “reflect the overall simplification of the Games” with Covid-19 countermeasures in place. The Tokyo Organizing …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has registered 1,885 additional new cases of COVID-19, bringing the current total of active cases of the disease in the country to 27,748 (5.9 percent of total cases) starting on Friday, Christmas Day. . This brought the country’s total COVID-19 case …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 25) – The country recorded another 1,885 new coronavirus infections on Christmas Day, bringing the total to more than 467,000, the Health Department announced. The agency’s case bulletin on Friday showed the count rose to 467,601 with 27,748 or 5.9% active or currently ill …

[ad_1] Chinese President Xi Jinping learns about the progress of scientific research on a coronavirus vaccine and antibody during his visit to the Academy of Military Medical Sciences in Beijing, capital of China, on March 2, 2020. Ju Peng | Xinhua News Agency | fake images With rich countries sourcing …

[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with the government’s COVID-19 task force and infectious disease experts on Saturday to address the new strain of coronavirus that emerged in the UK, Malacañang said on Friday. Duterte spokesman Harry Roque said the meeting will be held at the Malacañang Golf Club House. …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A 50 percent efficacy rate for a coronavirus vaccine is “a joke” and “totally unacceptable,” Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday. Zubiri made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that the 50 percent efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 …