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(PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed the detection of 28 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in three cities and eight towns in the Eastern Visayas region. In a press briefing late Thursday, the agency said the 28 confirmed cases of highly transmissible variant form part of the 90 samples it has earlier sent to the Philippine Genome Center. Of these cases, eight were from Tacloban City, Leyte; seven from Catbalogan City, Samar; three from Ormoc City, Leyte; two each from Tunga, Leyte and San Jorge, Samar and one each from the...

Region 8 has a total of 220 cases of variants of concern during the two-year pandemic, with 55% of the cases being Delta and 13% Omicron

RED TIDE. A portion of Carigara Bay in Leyte. At least eight bays in Eastern Visayas have been affected by red tide phenomenon this week largely due to changing weather patterns, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources reported Monday (Jan. 24, 2022). (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - At least eight bays in Eastern Visayas have been affected by red tide phenomenon this week largely due to changing weather patterns, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported on Monday. BFAR Eastern Visayas Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said the heavy rains in the past weeks triggered...

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RED TIDE-INFESTED. A portion of Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City. The bay is one of the bodies of water in Eastern Visayas infested with toxic red tide organism, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said on Friday (Dec. 31, 2021).(Photo courtesy of I Love Tacloban) TACLOBAN CITY - Eastern Visayas (Region 8) ended the year with seven bays still affected by red tide toxins, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) regional office here reported on Friday. BFAR Region 8 Director Juan Albaladejo said the heavy rains this month triggered the runoff of pollutants from the uplands t...