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Putin urges mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines among G20 members

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (Oct. 30) proposed that the Group of 20 (G20) countries should solve as soon as possible the problem of mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination certificates.

Philippines logs 3,410 new COVID-19 cases

MANILA - The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 3,410 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday (Oct. 31), pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,787,276.

PNP to help in info campaign to help boost vaccination drive

Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar directed police offices and units nationwide to help local government units encourage residents to get inoculated against COVID-19 as part of the national government’s ramped-up vaccination program.

Bacolod City seeks downgrade to Alert Level 3

BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Evelio Leonardia has sought a reconsideration of the city’s Alert 4 status from Nov. 1 to 14 after it was announced by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Friday, Oct. 29.

1.5-K inmates in 4 Ilocos provinces now fully vaccinated

Some 1,537 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in the different facilities of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in the Ilocos Region have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Oct. 28.

Bacolod City sets mall-based pediatric vaccination on Nov. 3

The Bacolod City government will administer COVID-19 jabs to children aged 12 to 17 without comorbidities at two shopping malls starting Nov. 3.

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