DOH, PGC Confirm Detection Of UK COVID-19 Variant In PH

DOH PGC

DOH and PGC confirmed the detection of the UK COVID-19 variant in the Philippines Following border control and strengthened biosurveillance efforts, the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) on Wednesday confirmed the detection of the UK COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant) in the Philippines. This, after swab samples from a Filipino … Read more

Nograles: COVID-19 Vaccines May Not Be Available For Commercial Use In PH This Year

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles

COVID-19 vaccines may not be available for commercial use in PH this year, according to Nograles. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that COVID-19 vaccines may not be available for commercial use in the Philippines this year. According to Nograles, Filipinos can’t yet buy the COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippine market since the emergency use authorization … Read more

Galvez: Sinovac To Get EUA For COVID-19 Vaccine Before February 20

Sinovac

Sinovac would get EUA for its COVID-19 vaccine before February 20, according to Galvez. Vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez, Jr. on Wednesday said that an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine will be granted before February 20, 2021. During the day’s Laging Handa public briefing, Galvez said that the EUA for Sinovac COVID-19 … Read more

Civil Rights Groups In US Demand YouTube To Remove YouTube Channel Of Donald Trump — Report

YouTube

Civil rights groups in the US were demanding YouTube to remove the YouTube channel of Donald Trump, according to a report. Civil rights groups in the United States would organize an advertiser boycott against YouTube if it didn’t remove the YouTube channel of US President Donald Trump, according to a report. Jim Steyer, one of … Read more

PRC Begins Pilot Run Of Saliva-based COVID-19 Testing

Senator Richard Gordon

PRC began the pilot run of its saliva-based COVID-19 testing The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday launched the pilot run of its saliva-based COVID-19 testing in the Philippines. This, as saliva-based COVID-19 testing was seen as a “less invasive” and cheaper alternative to swab tests. PRC chairperson Senator Richard Gordon told reporters in a … Read more

iQOO 7 Now Official In China, Specs and Price Revealed

iQOO 7

iQOO 7 now official in China iQOO officially launched its latest smartphone in China — the iQOO 7. Check out its official specs, price, and availability below. To sum up, this smartphone has an AMOLED display, 4000mAh battery capacity, triple-rear camera setup, and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset to name a few. For complete specs, you can … Read more