CORONAVIRUS PHILIPPINES
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Education
School year resumes with empty classrooms in Covid-battered Philippines
Manila, Sep 13 (EFE).- The Philippines began the school year with empty classrooms for the second consecutive year on Monday,…
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Health
Philippines hits 2 million Covid-19 infections amid worst wave yet
Bangkok, Sep 1 (EFE).- The Philippines surpassed 2 million Covid-19 cases Wednesday in middle of its worst wave of infections,…
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Health
Manila begins 3rd lockdown to stop Delta variant
Bangkok Desk, Aug 6 (EFE).- Manila began its third Covid-19 lockdown on Friday for at least two weeks to stop…
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Health
Philippines relaxes anti-Covid-19 measures after controlling latest wave
Bangkok, May 14 (EFE).- Philippine authorities announced they will relax part of the measures implemented to combat the latest Covid-19…
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Crime & Justice
2 political prisoners die in overcrowded Philippine prisons in 3 days
Bangkok, May 11 (EFE).- In the most saturated prison system in the world, shuttered by the Covid-19 pandemic, two political…
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Health
Duterte apologizes for receiving China’s unapproved Sinopharm vaccine
Bangkok, May 6 (EFE).- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has apologized for getting inoculated with Chinese vaccine Sinopharm, which has not…
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Health
Philippines authorizes emergency use of Moderna vaccine
Bangkok, May 5 (EFE).- The Philippines authorized Tuesday the emergency use of the Moderna vaccine against Covid-19, which allows it…
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Health
Philippines suspends AstraZeneca vaccine use in under-60s
Bangkok, Apr 8 (efe-epa).- The Philippines suspended Thursday the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for those under 60 after…
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Health
Philippine capital in lockdown again as Covid-19 cases surge
Bangkok, Mar 29 (efe-epa).- Filipino authorities reimposed stricter quarantine measures in the capital Manila and surrounding provinces Monday in a…
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Health
Fresh lockdown in Manila amid Covid-19 surge
Bangkok, Mar 22 (efe-epa).- Philippines authorities have imposed a fresh lockdown around the capital Manila as the area becomes the…
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