PRC mulls volume testing for new COVID-19 variant
SENATOR Richard J. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, yesterday said the PRC is now eyeing doing volume testing after the new coronavirus variant which is known
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B.A. Journalism
DOH tightens variant watch
FOLLOWING the detection of the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the Department of Health intensified weekly genomic biosurveillance among incoming passengers, local cases, re-infected patients, and those with
DOH intensifies genomic biosurveillance UK variant
FOLLOWING the detection of the United Kingdom COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, the Department of Health intensified weekly genomic biosurveillance among incoming passengers, local cases, re-infected patients, and those with
Devotees who attended Traslacion urged to minimize interactions
WITH close to 300,000 devotees joining Saturday’s Black Nazarene feast celebration amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health yesterday reiterated its call on those who attended to minimize interactions,
DOLE exec passes away
THE Department of Labor and Employment asked the public for prayers for the eternal repose of one of its undersecretaries who succumbed to COVID-19 early Sunday morning. Labor Secretary Silvestre
14 DPWH district engineers sacked
PUBLIC Works Secretary Mark A. Villar reported that 14 district engineers of the Department of Public Works and Highways allegedly involved in corruption have been “relieved” from government service. “Actually,
Assign rep to PRC, Gordon asks PhilHealth
SENATOR Richard J. Gordon, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross, advised the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to assign a point person or representative to the PRC to
No UK variant detected in PH– DOH, PGC report
AMID speculations that the UK variant (B.1.1.7) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is already in the Philippines, the Department of Health and the Philippine Genome Center yesterday said the said variant
No virus variant detected — DOH
AMID speculations that the UK variant (B.1.1.7) of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is already in the Philippines, the Department of Health and the Philippine Genome Center yesterday said the new strain
3 vaccine firms’ trial bid pending — DOH
THE Department of Health yesterday said the applications of Sinovac, Gamaleya, and Clover to conduct clinical trials of their COVID-19 vaccines in the country are still being processed as they