Philippines Covid

On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.

The Philippines will re-open to fully vaccinated tourists from most countries on February 10 and lift quarantine requirements, officials said Friday, nearly two years after closing its borders to contain the coronavirus.

Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, recognised for their fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, will receive their awards at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday, despite Norway's high rate of COVID-19.

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated.

Novavax Inc expects regulators in India, the Philippines and elsewhere to make a decision on its COVID-19 vaccine within "weeks," its CEO said after the shot received its first emergency use authorization (EUA) from Indonesia.

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines was hailed after securing country's first Olympic gold medal as she smashed her personal best with final clean and jerk of 127kg in the women's 55kg category.

S&P Global has cut its growth forecasts for some of Asia's top economies including India, the Philippines and Malaysia

The Philippines will exempt elderly people who have been fully vaccinated from stay-at-home orders to encourage more to get inoculated and help authorities meet COVID-19 immunisation targets, officials said on Friday.

Seven Group A fixtures involving China, Syria, Maldives, the Philippines and Guam are affected, playing further havoc with the already heavily disrupted Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has cancelled plans to visit India and the Philippines during his country's extended holiday starting in late April amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, a senior government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Hong Kong has banned flights from India for 14 days after dozens of passengers tested Covid positive after flying in on a Vistara flight from New Delhi on April 4. A similar ban has been placed on flights from Pakistan and the Philippines, too.

Britain said on Friday it would add Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry to people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.

Thousands of Filipinos were crammed into a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people wanting to return to their home provinces flooded a government transportation program.

Zomato is extending Zomato Gold memberships by four months, in light of lockdowns keeping restaurants closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This is applicable for Zomato Gold members in India, Australia, Indonesia, Lebanon, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Turkey, and the UAE.

On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.

The Philippines will re-open to fully vaccinated tourists from most countries on February 10 and lift quarantine requirements, officials said Friday, nearly two years after closing its borders to contain the coronavirus.

Schools in the Philippine capital Manila were ordered Friday to suspend online classes for a week, as an Omicron-driven record surge in infections ravages the metropolis of 13 million.

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, recognised for their fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia, will receive their awards at a ceremony in Oslo on Friday, despite Norway's high rate of COVID-19.

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of the population remains unvaccinated.

Novavax Inc expects regulators in India, the Philippines and elsewhere to make a decision on its COVID-19 vaccine within "weeks," its CEO said after the shot received its first emergency use authorization (EUA) from Indonesia.

Tokyo Olympics: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz of Philippines was hailed after securing country's first Olympic gold medal as she smashed her personal best with final clean and jerk of 127kg in the women's 55kg category.

S&P Global has cut its growth forecasts for some of Asia's top economies including India, the Philippines and Malaysia

The Philippines will exempt elderly people who have been fully vaccinated from stay-at-home orders to encourage more to get inoculated and help authorities meet COVID-19 immunisation targets, officials said on Friday.

Seven Group A fixtures involving China, Syria, Maldives, the Philippines and Guam are affected, playing further havoc with the already heavily disrupted Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has cancelled plans to visit India and the Philippines during his country's extended holiday starting in late April amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases, a senior government spokesman said on Wednesday.

Hong Kong has banned flights from India for 14 days after dozens of passengers tested Covid positive after flying in on a Vistara flight from New Delhi on April 4. A similar ban has been placed on flights from Pakistan and the Philippines, too.

Britain said on Friday it would add Bangladesh, Kenya, Pakistan and the Philippines to its travel "red list", banning entry to people arriving from those countries unless they are British or Irish nationals.

Thousands of Filipinos were crammed into a baseball stadium in Manila on Saturday, breaking social distancing rules despite coronavirus risks, after people wanting to return to their home provinces flooded a government transportation program.

Zomato is extending Zomato Gold memberships by four months, in light of lockdowns keeping restaurants closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. This is applicable for Zomato Gold members in India, Australia, Indonesia, Lebanon, New Zealand, the Philippines, Portugal, Turkey, and the UAE.