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File February 19, 2021 ADDITIONAL data are needed to determine whether the Sars-CoV-2 mutations detected in specimens from Cebu would have significant public health implications, the Department of Health (DOH) said.
In a statement issued late Thursday night, February 18, 2021, DOH said the Center for Health Development in Central Visayas (CHD-7) was expected to submit additional samples for genomic sequencing.
These should “provide additional information to guide their (Central Visayas’) ongoing Covid-19 response,” the agency said.
DOH assured that CHD-7 has initiated measures to contain the transmission in the region.
An investigation has been launched to characterize the cases and areas of concern.
The heartbreaking love story of a Filipino couple, who both got infected with COVID-19 and yet only one made it through the pandemic, landed on the New York Times.
Groups warn of lost opportunities amid COVID-19
February 19, 2021 | 12:31 am
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PHILIPPINE business groups on Thursday urged the government to further ease lockdowns to fast-track economic recovery amid a coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, several chambers and industry groups said the qurantines should be limited to areas with rising infections.
“Delaying any further could result in lost opportunities and see us again lagging behind our neighbors in our quest for economic recovery and sustainability,” they said.
Among those that signed the statement were the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc., Foundation for Economic Freedom, Inc., Management Association of the Philippines, Subdivision and Housing Developers Association, Inc. and University of the Philippines (UP) School of Economics Alumni Association.
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For its inspiring accomplishments and excellence in the Information Technology sector, Multisys Technologies Corporation has again clinched multiple recognitions from international and local award-giving bodies in 2020.
MultiSys is considered as the Philippines’ most important software solutions company that provides a wide range of cost-effective, full-scale software services, system platforms, and integrations that are being used by now more than 2,500 companies and organizations.
Among the recognition that the company bagged were:
Asia CEO Awards (ACA) – Asia CEO Awards, the largest business awards in the country and in the Asia Pacific Region, recognized MultiSys as 2020s Most Innovative Company of the Year. The award was open to any Philippines-based organizations that achieved accomplishments and innovations meaningful to the organization and to society.
Economic Recovery in Philippines Hinges on Kids Leaving Lockdown
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(Bloomberg) For CK Colindres and her two children, 12 and 2, weekends were always spent strolling in malls and dining out in the Philippine capital of Manila. That all changed when the pandemic struck.
(Bloomberg) For CK Colindres and her two children, 12 and 2, weekends were always spent strolling in malls and dining out in the Philippine capital of Manila. That all changed when the pandemic struck.
Theyâve been cooped up at home since the government ordered minors to stay indoors to curb virus transmissions, the only country in Southeast Asia to impose such restrictions, where children and teens make up over 40% of the population.