Spike in Covid-19 cases noted, Marcos orders ramp up vaccination anew

DAVAO CITY - With the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there is a need to ramp up vaccination efforts, especially for young people.

Covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V effective vs. Omicron variant

SPUTNIK V is twice more effective than the Pfizer vaccine in neutralizing activity against the Omicron - this is the main takeaway from the latest analysis by Italy’s Experimental Institute Lazzaro Spallanzani, Russia’s Gamaleya Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology and Moscow State Sechenov Medical University.

Zambo Covid cases up again

ZAMBOANGA CITY Mayor Beng Climaco has cautioned residents following the sudden spike in the number of active Covid-19 cases here and ordered stricter health protocols on the entry of travellers effective Wednesday.

Ramp up vax vs. Omicron

AS THE Omicron variant continues to pose a threat to the healthcare system capacities, the national government underscored the need to ramp up vaccination across the country as the National Capital Region and its neighboring provinces registered a sharp increase in the number of Covid-19 cases.

Zambo mayor fears Omicron

CHIEF COVID frontliner Mayor Beng Climaco warned residents not to be complacent and to strictly follow public health protocols due to threats posed by the new coronavirus variant called Omicron.

7.5 million more Filipinos vaccinated vs. Covid

THE NATIONAL government said it surpassed the target set for the second phase of its National Vaccine Days (NVD), with close to 7.5 million Filipinos across the country having been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Brace yourself for Omicron variant: Zambo Doc

ZAMBOANGA CITY Health Officer Dr Dulce Amor Miravite has warned residents to brace themselves for the possible entry of the new Covid-19 variant called Omicron as more countries reported a spike in infections due to the mutation of the novel coronavirus.

Omicron: Don’t panic but prepare for likely spread, says WHO

HERALDING SOUTH Africa’s and Botswana’s decision to report the appearance of the Omicron coronavirus mutation last month, the UN health agency repeated that it will take another two weeks before more is known about how transmissible and how dangerous it actually is.

Flights from ‘red list’ countries cancelled due to Omicron

FILIPINO WORKERS who are bound for countries included in the Philippines' so-called 'red list' due to the threat of the new Covid-19 variant called Omicron will not be able to travel to their host nations for now after the government cancelled all flights to those places, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said.

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‘New COVID-19 variant sparks global panic’

THE WORLD Health Organization has urged people to strictly follow public health protocols following the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant in Botswana in South Africa called “Omicron.”