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Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan (File photo) MANILA - The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday supported the pandemic task force's decision to suspend the entry of foreign tourists to the Philippines, saying public health and safety remain a priority. The Philippines originally planned to allow the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners to the country from December 1 to 15 but opted to halt it amid the growing threat of the heavily mutated Omicron coronavirus variant. "The DOT understand...

(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Monday reminded the public to ensure "safety first" during holiday celebrations by continuing to comply with minimum public health standards amid the threat of Omicron variant of Covid-19. "In consideration of your activities, advice ko po ay (my advice is) safety first," Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said in a Palace press briefing. Aside from wearing face masks, washing hands, and keeping distance, ...

ANKARA - There is no evidence so far concerning the transmissibility or severity of the new Omicron strain of the coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday. "It is not yet clear whether Omicron is more transmissible (e.g., more easily spread from person to person) compared to other variants, including Delta," the organization said in a statement. The WHO said the increasing number of people testing positive and the rate of hospitalization in South Africa, where the n...

Font Size: A new COVID-19 strain is spreading across the globe, and it’s a mutation on the highly-contagious “Delta” variant that has been sending some countries back into lockdown. Four cases of a new “Delta Plus” strain, which was first discovered in England, have been identified in Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post. It remains unclear whether or not the new variant is more infectious, more lethal or better at evading vaccines than the Delta variant. The Delta variant continue...

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England also show the vaccines are effective on all the major known variants, including delta. all adults in england are now eligible to book their firstjab. with more, heres our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the nhs is hoping to see more of this — long queues of over 18s waiting to get their first covid jab. with the more infectious delta variant now dominant in the uk and spreading fast among young adults, the pressure was on to get more jabs in arms. today is a huge milestone be...

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Treatment by around 75%. the figures from public health england also show the vaccines are effective on all the major known variants, including delta. all adults in england are now eligible to book their firstjab. with more, heres our health correspondent, katharine da costa. the nhs is hoping to see more of this — long queues of over 18s waiting to get their first covid jab. with the more infectious delta variant now dominant in the uk and spreading fast among young adults, the pressure was o...

The scenic river here turning into a raging torrent. >> everyone is watching the forecast models. we tell them not to get too concerned about that. some of the biggest threats we see from the storm obviously looking at tropical storm or maybe hurricane-force winds. we are looking at potentially for a lot of flooding. potentially urban flooding. >> emergency sirens blaring in honolulu yesterday. fema says it has staged food, water, generators and other necessities around the islands. major airlin...