South African variant of Covid-19 harder to detect, difficult to treat!

THE SOUTH AFRICAN variant of the deadly Covid-19 respiratory disease in Zamboanga City is harder to detect and more difficult to treat, and there are still other strains of the virus in the community – the U.K. and Philippines variants.

New Covid variants in Zambo?

 ‘U.K. variant found in Zambo Norte, Zambo Sur’

THE SURGE in Covid-19 cases in Zamboanga City may have been caused by new strains or variants of the novel coronavirus that are now plaguing the National Capital Region and other provinces in the country.

Zambo imposes strict health protocols anew

WITH THREE Covid variants now in the Philippines, the City Government of Zamboanga has ordered a stringent implementation of health protocols in spite of the relaxed travel requirements imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID). 

Sinovac vaccine works on UK, South African variants - Brazil institute

THE COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech is effective against the UK and South African variants, the vaccine’s Brazilian partner said on Wednesday, citing test results in Chinese trials.