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Omicron drives ‘worrying’ surge in South Africa COVID cases
The Omicron variant has propelled a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Africa in recent weeks, health officials told parliament Wednesday, calling the situation “worrying”. There had been an “exponential increase” over the...
3 travelers from South Africa under quarantine in Negros Occidental
Three travelers who arrived from South Africa last week are currently under quarantine in Negros Occidental.advertisement According to Jun Veneracion’s “24 Oras” report on Wednesday, the Negros Occidental provincial government said the three foreigners,...
Duterte wants to ‘shoot dead’ Omicron COVID-19 variant
MANILA (UPDATED)— President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday he wanted to “shoot dead” the newly discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant that has spread to more countries and posed very high risk of infection surges. “Gusto kong...
NCR to remain under Alert Level 2 until Dec. 15, 2021 —IATF
Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 2 until December 15, IATF spokesperson Karlo Nograles said Monday.advertisementhttps://115089662273a1e8a50059a76be5b580.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases extended the alert level for the...