The World Health Organization (WHO) has reclassified the coronavirus variant that was first detected in the Philippines. On its website, the WHO has removed Theta or P.3 variant from the...
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) is looking to recommend stricter border control to keep out the potentially more contagious Lambda COVID-19 variant. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
The “hybrid” coronavirus variant which Vietnam officials thought was a combination of strains first identified in the U.K. and India does not meet the definition of a new variant, the...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, June 1, validated CoronaVac COVID vaccine produced by China-based pharmaceutical firm Sinovac for emergency use. This gives the assurance that the vaccine meets...
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) has yet to receive an official statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the community transmission of new variants of novel...
At least 115,000 health workers have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In his speech, WHO Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus acknowledged...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) reported that long working hours led to 745, 000 deaths from stroke and ischemic heart disease in 2016. This...
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging vaccine manufacturers to deliver vaccines to its COVAX facility early amid the shortfall of supplies. During a media briefing on Monday (May 17),...
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to approve Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL). In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson...
MANILA, Philippines – The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech has been delivered in the Philippines. The shipment arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2...
