Singapore, Jan 26, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Asia’s integrated healthcare company, Clearbridge Health Limited (“Clearbridge” or the “Company” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), is pleased to announce that Labnovation Technologies, Inc.’s (“Labnovation”) COVID-19 Antigen Rapid (“ART”) Test Kit, which is imported by Clearbridge and registered for use in the Philippines, […]
THE Social Security System (SSS) has once again urged its members, pensioners and employers to use its online services as the country continues to record a high number of Covid-19…
THE Covid-19 outbreak in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu is still “very high” based on their average daily attack rate (Adar) as of Jan. 22, 2022.Adar refers to the avera…
TALISAY City reported 71 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, bringing active cases in the southern Cebu city to 218, and leaving just one barangay…
WITH the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic still raging for more than two years now, the yearly celebration of the Fiesta Señor or the feast of the Sto. Niño in Cebu continue…
EVEN though this year’s Sinulog Festival is cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia will continue with her yearly practice of offering a “prayer dance” t…
HANGZHOU, CHINA, Jan 12, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – On January 8, AIM Vaccine held a meeting at Shulan (Hangzhou) Hospital to report on the analysis results of the phase I clinical trial data of its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (LVRNA009). Safety data on the phase I clinical trial was released by Director Chen […]
CEBU CITY’s active Covid-19 cases have breached the 500 mark after the city returned to recording new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases at the triple-digit level Sunday.Councilo…
MAYOR Michael Rama has suspended the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Cebu City starting Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, in order to address the severe impact brought by Typhoon Odette (i…
PETS and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreading it to people is low.Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, h…
HONG KONG – We are now at a point where although the COVID-19 crisis continues, we have seen a bend in the curve and a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel with America proceeding cautiously to re-open up shops. At the beginning of the crisis, NovationWire saw a slight pause in the press […]
CEBU City logged zero infections from the 500 samples tested on Dec. 12, 2021, the first time since coronavirus disease (Covid-19) reached Cebu. City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said it was the first time that no Covid-19 infections were recorded from the individuals tested. Garganera said since […]
ONE barangay in Cebu City has four active Covid-19 cases left. This is the highest among 18 barangays that have Covid-19 cases as of Dec. 9, 2021. Based on data from the Emergency Operations Center headed by north district City Councilor Joel Garganera, the barangay with the highest number of active cases is Guadalupe, which […]
SINGAPORE, Dec 3, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Homegrown medical technology Company, Acumen Diagnostics Pte. Ltd. (“Acumen Diagnostics” or the “Company”), a 51% owned subsidiary of Q&M Dental Group (Singapore) and 49% owned by Aoxin Q&M Dental, today announced that its proprietary, locally-manufactured polymerase chain reaction (“PCR”) test kits Acu-Corona 2.0 and Acu-Corona […]
IF THE 1.3 million target doses would be achieved by Central Visayas in the three-day nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, 2021, the number would help the region reach 50 percent of its target population to be fully vaccinated and 70 percent to be vaccinated with at least first dose. This […]
AROUND 156 students of the Talisay City College (TCC) got their first shots of Covid-19 vaccine during a one-day vaccination activity at their campus in Barangay Poblacion, Talisay City on Friday, November 26, 2021. Dr. Richel Bacaltos, TCC president, told SunStar Cebu that they requested the city government to hold a separate vaccination activity at […]
ABOUT 200 children were vaccinated during the launch of the pediatric Covid-19 vaccination program in Pilar, Camotes, Cebu on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The vaccination drive was conducted at the Pilar gymnasium in Barangay Upper Poblacion, under the leadership of Dr. Camelle Mae Celis and together with the staff of the Pilar rural health unit, […]
November is National Children’s Month (NCM). This year’s theme is “New Normal na Walang Iwanan: Karapatan ng Bawat Bata Ating Tutukan!” The annual celebration recognizes children as the nation’s most valuable assets and emphasizes the importance of their role within the Filipino family and Philippine society. The theme is relevant in the context of the […]
Metro Manila mayors are thinking of imposing age restrictions for minors who go to the malls. A belated action, one that should have been done two weeks ago, but this shows the importance of an evolving policy. With the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation turning fluid and pandemic restrictions changing, there is a need for the […]
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter The Philippine government will require employees, both public and private, doing on-site work to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), but only in areas with a stable supply of vaccines. Palace spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement on Friday that the […]