2021-07-22 02:05:15 GMT2021-07-22 10:05:15(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
MANILA, July 22 (Xinhua) China delivered an additional batch of Sinovac CoronaVac vaccines to the Philippines on Thursday to support the Southeast Asian country s campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Secretary Francisco Duque and Carlito Galvez, the official in charge of vaccine procurement, received the fresh shipment of CoronaVac purchased from the Chinese manufacturer, which arrived before 8 a.m. local time at the airport.
China was the first to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the Philippines. It donated the first batch of CoronaVac to Manila on Feb. 28, allowing the country to kick off its vaccination drive on March 1. As of Thursday, China had been the biggest supplier of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines.
Biz group seeks less restrictive quarantine status for Boracay
mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 0600 GMT, July 22
laosnews.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from laosnews.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SC junks petition vs setting up mega vaccination site in Nayong Pilipino
mb.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mb.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
endIndex:
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 20) The country s top health official says the Philippines is doing better than its neighbors when it comes to handling the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
na nakakaranas ng malubhang pagtaas sa kaso dahil sa Delta variant,
sa ngayon kasalukuyan, mas di hamak na mas maayos naman po ang ating kalagayan vis-à-vis the Delta variant, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said at President Rodrigo Duterte s weekly address on Monday.
[Translation: Compared to other countries in ASEAN experiencing a serious rise in cases because of the Delta variant, we are currently faring much better vis-à-vis the Delta variant.]