The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) announced on Wednesday (Dec.15) that they will allow the operation of cockpits and traditional cockfighting in areas under Alert Level 2, provided that there are no objections from the local government units (LGUs).
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Wednesday (Dec.15) that the country detected its first two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant from travelers who recently arrived from Japan and Nigeria. Both are now in isolation facilities managed by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).
The National Vaccination Operations Center (NVOC) witnessed a great turnout of people seeking vaccination on Wednesday, the start of the second round of the three-day Bayanihan Bakunahan that will run until Dec. 17.
The Dutch government has decided to extend the current anti-COVID-19 measures until Jan. 14 next year, and speed up the country's booster vaccination campaign amid concerns about the Omicron variant.
The Italian government on Tuesday (Dec. 14) approved a decree allowing the extension of the national state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic for another three months.
Interior Sec. Eduardo Año said the number of places under granular lockdown all over the country has been reduced to only 42 due to the effectiveness of the government’s alert level system to prevent the spread of COVID-19, among other factors.
