ANKARA – The Toronto Raptors – the only Canada-based NBA franchise – said that they will reduce home-game seating capacity by 50 percent as part of the anti-coronavirus measures. “Capacities at Scotiabank Arena (Raptors’ home court) will be reduced to fifty per cent effective Saturday,” the Raptors said on Twitter on Wednesday. Earlier this week, the … Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE All Ontarians 18+ Eligible for COVID-19 Booster Appointments at Three-Month Interval Free Rapid Testing Provided at Pop-Up Locations Across the Province and Select LCBOs for a Safer Holiday Season TORONTO — To protect Ontario’s progress in the fight against COVID-19 and safeguard the province’s hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) in the face … Continue reading
News Release Protecting Albertans against the Omicron variant Alberta is taking immediate actions and clarifying health measures to protect Albertans and the health-care system against the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. Expanding rapid testing Alberta’s rapid testing program is expanding to allow all Albertans to have access to free rapid tests. Test … Continue reading
By Kris Crismundo JANSSEN JABS. Airport personnel remove the plastic cover of the boxes containing 3,055,200 doses of Janssen Covid-9 vaccines donated by the Dutch government and 856,800 doses of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine donated by the German government at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Wednesday (Dec. 15, 2021). The Netherlands donated a … Continue reading
Dr.Deena Hinshaw tweets: I would like to provide a #COVID19AB update on Omicron variant. Since Dec. 3 we have confirmed 8 new cases of the variant, bringing our total to 12. 11 cases in AB have been identified in returning travelers & 1 is a household contact.(1/9) These individuals are isolating, and all appropriate public … Continue reading
By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan (File photo) MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday supported the pandemic task force’s decision to suspend the entry of foreign tourists to the Philippines, saying public health and safety remain a priority. The Philippines originally planned to allow the entry of fully vaccinated foreigners … Continue reading
By Azer Parrocha Cabinet Secretary and Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles (File photo) MANILA – Most of the areas in the country, including Metro Manila, will remain under Alert Level 2 from Dec. 1 to 15 to prevent the entry of new Omicron variant of Covid-19, Malacañang announced in a statement on Monday night. “The Inter-Agency Task … Continue reading
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