A rapid increase in the number of Omicron COVID-19 variant cases is imminent, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) warned on Wednesday (Dec. 15).
Global debt rose to a record $226 trillion in 2020 as the world was hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and a deep recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday (Dec. 15).
National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) strategic communications on current operations head Assistant Sec. Wilben Mayor urged all Filipinos to get protected against the new COVID-19 variant by getting their primary shots and boosters.
MANILA – Eight (8) countries, territories, and/or jurisdictions are on the Philippines' "red" list from Dec. 16 to 31, which means travelers from these destinations are barred from entering the country due to the high risk of COVID-19 infection.
The Malacañang Palace and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) asked the public to observe standard health protocols given by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) during Misa de Gallo or Simbang Gabi amid the detection of confirmed Omicron cases in the country on Wednesday, December 15.
