National Task Force Against COVID-19 Medical Adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa said Wednesday, April 27, that less than 1,000 immunocompromised (IMPs) individuals have so far received their second booster shots, two days after its rollout on Monday.
The Department of Health (DOH) announced Wednesday afternoon the detection of the country’s first case of the highly transmissible BA.2.12 Omicron subvariant in Baguio City.
To increase overseas absentee voter turnout, the Philippine Consulate in Shanghai, China said Wednesday, April 27, that there will be a “vote anywhere” scheme for Filipino voters in Xiamen, Macau, and Hong Kong.
Turkey has lifted the mandatory wearing of masks in closed spaces as the COVID-19 pandemic does not pose a "mass threat" anymore, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday, April 26.
The Philippines may experience a resurgence of COVID-19 infections but not as high as the projected 25,000 to 60,000 daily case increase by mid-May, Dr. Ranjit Rye of OCTA Research said on Tuesday.
