UK COVID-19 variant was “more deadly”, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday said that the UK COVID-19 variant that had swept Britain and beyond in recent months could be “more deadly” and more transmissible as well. The sobering news came as the United Kingdom sought record deaths … Read more
President Duterte would have an emergency meeting with the IATF and infectious disease experts, according to Malacañang. Malacañang on Friday said that President Rodrigo Duterte would have an emergency meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and infectious disease experts on Saturday. This, as the President, together with the government’s COVID-19 task force and infectious … Read more
A Filipino couple in UK had received COVID-19 vaccine after recovering from coronavirus disease. A Filipino couple in the United Kingdom (UK) had been vaccinated after recovering from COVID-19 which they contracted earlier in 2020. In a report on GMA Network’s “24 Oras” on Monday, Roberto and Liezl Demaisip had been nurses in Brighton, England … Read more
BioNTech was confident that the COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against the new strain of coronavirus disease in UK. A chief executive of BioNTech said that he’s confident that COVID-19 vaccine would be effective against new strain of coronavirus disease in the United Kingdom. On Monday, BioNTech Chief Executive Ugur Sahin said on Bild TV … Read more
WHO hailed UK’s new antiviral drug as “a lifesaving scientific breakthrough” in treating patients with COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) hailed UK’s new antiviral drug as “a lifesaving scientific breakthrough” in treating patients with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This, as experts in the UK said that dexamethasone, a low-dose steroid treatment, was a “major breakthrough” … Read more
New Antiviral Drug Could Help Save Lives Of Patients With COVID-19. A new “cheap and widely available” antiviral drug can help save the lives of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This, as experts in the UK said that dexamethasone, a low-dose steroid treatment, was a “major breakthrough” in fighting against the coronavirus disease 2019 … Read more
Having A Coronavirus Was “Bloody Awful”, According To A British Defence Minister British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace on Monday said that he described the feeling of having a coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 as “bloody awful”. In an interview with Sky News, British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that COVID-19 had reduced his energy, lessen … Read more
Lockdown To Be Lifted ‘Gradually’, According To The British Government. The lifting of COVID-19 lockdown measures in the United Kingdom was likely to be “gradual”, according to the British government. This, as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will reveal the British government’s plans following the announcement that the country had passed the peak of the … Read more