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[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) is monitoring three new variants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) that could threaten the country. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said on Friday that the strains are those found in the United Kingdom, South Africa and Malaysia. DIRECTED HOME Overseas repatriated …

[ad_1] The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved on Friday the request of the Chinese company Clover Biopharmaceuticals to carry out clinical trials of its vaccine against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the country. In a statement issued Friday night, FDA CEO Eric Domingo said the company was the …

[ad_1] Iloilo’s representative, Janette Garin. INVESTIGATOR FILE PHOTO / LYN RILLON MANILA, Philippines – Iloilo’s representative, Janette Garin, proposes the creation of a death investigation system in the country, saying that the case of flight attendant Christine Dacera showed how “weak” the current system is. According to Garin, the country’s …

[ad_1] The Pfizer vaccine appears to work against some of the mutations in variants of the coronavirus from South Africa and the United Kingdom. Getty / Fredrik Lerneryd For the most up-to-date news and information on the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. The coronavirus variants that have swept through …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The House of Representatives will resume its debates on the change of statutes (Cha-cha) on January 13, but lawmakers assured that the discussions will only be on the proposed amendments in the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution. Ako Bicol party list representative Alfredo Garbin Jr., …

[ad_1] Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay and Valenzuela City Mayor Rex Gatchalian downplayed controversy over unregistered COVID-19 vaccine inoculation on members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Tuesday . Mayors said the problem has been exaggerated, if it has not distracted the nation from securing the supply of the …

[ad_1] THE challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 affected all sectors of society, not just in the Philippines but around the world. The strict blockades in their initial stage from March to May in the country restricted mobility and halted almost all economic activities. However, Philippine government agencies …

[ad_1] The United Nations is commemorating the first International Epidemic Preparedness Day on Sunday, underscoring the need to learn lessons from the coronavirus pandemic and urging greater solidarity within and between countries in dealing with future health emergencies. “This first-ever celebration of International Epidemic Preparedness Day falls at the end …

[ad_1] WITH President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to postpone face-to-face class drills this January due to the emergence of a new strain of Covid-19, the Philippines may be facing a “learning crisis” that will force the government to “exhaust all resources and implement measures to help students catch up, ”warned a …

[ad_1] BEIJING: In Wuhan, capital of central China’s Hubei Province, a ceremony to launch the fishing ban was held in key waters of the Yangtze River. Under the central government’s plan, a full 10-year fishing ban is now enforced in the core waters of the Yangtze, China’s longest river, starting …