Vaccine access for all

Guillermo M. Luz - @inquirerdotnet 08/21/2021

As we have experienced throughout this pandemic period, it’s been a constant rollercoaster ride of ups and downs. Just when we thought we were hitting our stride with vaccinations across the country, the Delta variant started to…

Viruses, variants, and vaccines

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 03/07/2021

Almost one year has quickly passed since the government imposed a general lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak that was first reported in Wuhan, China. In our country alone, the virus has infected over half a…

OCTA sees link between COVID-19 variants and spike of cases in Pasay

Cathrine Gonzales 03/03/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A research group monitoring the trends of Covid-19 in the Philippines believed that the increase of coronavirus cases in Pasay City is linked to the SARS-CoV-2 variants that were first detected in the United…

DOH: 40 of 44 people with UK variant recover from Covid-19

Cathrine Gonzales 02/16/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Forty of the 44 patients with confirmed cases of the more transmissible UK variant of Covid-19 have already recovered from the disease, the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday. Dr. Alethea de Guzman, medical…

DOH-7: No confirmed cases of UK variant in CV

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are no confirmed cases of patients with the more infectious UK variant of the SARs-CoV-2 in Central Visayas, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) said. Health officials here made…

COVID-19 UK variant infects 19 more in PH

Leila B. Salaverria, Patricia Denise M. Chiu 02/14/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said it had recorded 19 new infections of the B.1.1.7 variant of the coronavirus first detected in the United Kingdom, which brought the total number of cases of the…

PH confirms 19 more cases of UK Covid-19 variant; total now 44

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Friday additional 19 cases of the more transmissible UK variant of the new coronavirus, which brings the total number of confirmed cases of the variant in the…

Cebu patient’s roommate checked for UK virus variant, too – Belmonte

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/12/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The room companion of the 35-year-old Cebu patient, who tested positive for the more contagious variant of Covid-19, was checked for B.1.1.7., Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said Friday. Belmonte said the two live…

22 among 25 UK Covid-19 variant patients have recovered — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-two among the 25 patients in the country who were infected with the more transmisible UK variant of the new coronavirus have recovered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Health undersecretary Maria Rosario…

DOH apologizes to Cebu over conflict in address of UK Covid-19 variant patient

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) apologized on Monday to Cebu residents for earlier announcing that a UK Covid-19 variant patient was from Liloan even though he did not stay in the town prior to…

Cebu City breaches 2K mark in COVID-19 active cases AGAIN

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City, which was once praised for beating the peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2020, has once again reached over 2,000 active cases of the disease as of February 6,…

UK variant COVID patient not cause of rise in cases — DOH-7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City resident who proved positive to the UK variant of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not the cause of the rise of cases in Cebu City, where he was isolated.…

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