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GENEVA - The new omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in 57 countries so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. "Even if the severity is equal or potentially even lower than for delta variant, it is expected that hospitalizations will increase if more people become infected and that there will be a time lag between an increase in the incidence of cases and an increase in the incidence of deaths," the WHO said in its weekly epidemiological report. The report said more data is needed to assess whether the omicron variant may result in reduced protec...

VAX TO THE MAX.Adults and teenagers queue up for Covid-19 vaccination at the multipurpose area of Barangay Kaligayahan in Novaliches, Quezon City on the last day of the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" vaccination drive on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). The government targets to administer 9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses during the three-day vaccination drive that began on November 29.(PNA photo by Oliver Marquez) MANILA - The number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide has declined by 42 percent in the recent week, a health official said Monday. The figure is 42 percent lower than the recorded 941 ca...

(PNA file photo) MANILA-The Philippines is using metrics based on World Health Organization (WHO) standards to help in its border control, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Saturday. The assurance was made amid the coronavirus surge in Europe, which is now back at the Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic epicenter. Vergeire said the system Manila is using is also derived from the United States Centers for Disease Control, which monitors the incidence rate of Covid-19 in countries. "Tinitingnan natin iyong two-week growth rate din nila, tinitingnan natin iyong testi...

MANILA - The Covid-19 situation in the National Capital Region (NCR) continues to improve based on the latest data of the OCTA Research Group. In a tweet on Monday, OCTA Research Group's Guido David said NCR's seven-day average is 1,448 with a positivity rate of 9 percent, down by 1 percent from the previous data. "The last time the positivity rate was at 9 percent was from July 23 to July 29," David tweeted. On Sunday, the NCR logged the lowest number of new cases since July 28 at 1,159, down from the previous 1,681. Image from OCTA Research Group Fellow Guido David OCTA als...

MANILA - The OCTA Research Group on Sunday said the number of daily Covid-19 cases may drop to 5,000 to 6,000 by the end of October. In a television interview, OCTA fellow Guido David also said that within the week, daily new cases may reach 10,000 because of the backlog. "Temporary lang 'yan, pero generally 'yung trend natin pababa na (That's temporary, but generally our case trend is declining," he said. David noted that reproduction number nationwide is 0.64 and the seven-day average of cases is at 8,400. "May mga lugar pa rin na ngayon lang nagkakaroon ng surge o...