Officials Urge PH Government to take Precaution vs. New COVID-19 Variant that’s “Heavily Mutated” NEW COVID-19 VARIANT – The experts found a “heavily mutated” variant of coronavirus which is now a global concern. Several countries across the globe greatly suffered due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The coronavirus that was reported to have … Read more
New COVID-19 variant hits governor of Catanduanes, wife Joseph Cua, the governor of Catanduanes, and his wife tested positive for the new variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). On Tuesday, the Catanduanes governor announced in a statement that they were infected by the dreaded virus. “Rest assured that the Governor’s Office continues to function given that … Read more
The Philippines could be in “serious trouble” if coronavirus cases could reach millions, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday admitted that the Philippines could be in “serious trouble” if coronavirus cases could reach millions. President Duterte said that the country’s coronavirus infections had already reached over 500,000 and continued to increase based … Read more
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
A passenger who had tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley, according to the DOH. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday said that a passenger from the Philippines who tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant in Hong Kong came from Cagayan Valley. In a report on … Read more
The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported on Wednesday that the new COVID-19 variant in the country has not yet been detected. The DOH and PGC made the announcement amid speculation that the said COVID-19 variant was already present in the Philippines which was first found in the United Kingdom … Read more
DOH would check the Hong Kong flight manifest after a passenger from the Philippines found to have a new COVID-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH) had begun coordinating with Hong Kong officials following the report that a passenger from the Philippines had tested positive for the UK COVID-19 variant. In a statement, DOH spokesperson … Read more
New coronavirus variant recorded in Vietnam Vietnam has recorded its first case of the new COVID-19 variant that has been spreading rapidly around the UK. According to the health ministry of Vietnam, it was detected in a 44-year-old woman who came from Britain. She was quarantined upon her arrival and on December 24th, she tested … Read more
New COVID-19 variant found in South Korea, according to a report South Korea joined other countries in confirming the presence of a new COVID-19 variant which was first reported in the United Kingdom. This, as South Korea became the latest country to confirm the presence of the new COVID-19 variant, according to a report. The … Read more