Japan Calls for Global Solidarity to Overcome COVID-19
TOKYO – Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday called on the international community to create a “united world” to defeat the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Balikbayans May Enter PH Beginning Dec. 7
MANILA – Balikbayans or former Filipinos, including their spouses and children who are traveling with them may enter the Philippines starting Dec. 7.
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PH Requires All Inbound Travelers to Register Through COVID-19 Contact Tracing App
MANILA – The Philippine Department of Transportation is requiring all passengers flying to and from any airport in the country to download and register through Traze Contact Tracing App before proceeding to the airport beginning Nov. 28.
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After Monthslong Delay, Philippines Finally Begins Avigan Trial
MANILA/TOKYO – Clinical trials in the Philippines for the Japanese antiviral drug Avigan (favipiravir) as a potential treatment for the new coronavirus have finally started, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Wednesday.
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New Japanese Ambassador to Philippines Arrives in Manila
MANILA – Japan’s new envoy to the Philippines Kazuhiko Koshikawa has arrived in the country on Thursday, the Japan Embassy in Manila said.
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