MANILA – The Philippines on Wednesday has officially confirmed its first case of the highly contagious B.1.1.7. SARS-CoV-2 variant, also known as the UK variant, after samples from a Filipino who returned home from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Jan. 7 yielded positive genome sequencing results.
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MANILA/TOKYO – Actor Paulo Avelino has spoken of his fascination with Japan during a recently held online press conference for the dark coming-of-age film “Fan Girl” written and directed by Antoinette Jadaone.
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MANILA/TOKYO – “Sobrang thankful po kami sa Japanese audience at sa lahat po ng mga kababayans natin diyan sa Japan.”
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TOKYO – The Japanese government on Friday said it would require all travelers entering Japan to submit negative results from COVID-19 tests taken within 72 hours of their departure for the country during the period of the second state of emergency that was declared Thursday.
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TOKYO – Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday has declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and three other nearby prefectures that will last for a month in an effort to curb soaring COVID-19 infections.
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