Philippines' Duterte wants government-to-government deal for COVID-19 vaccines

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 19 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 66%

Singapore Headlines News

Singapore Latest News,Singapore Headlines

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday (Oct 27) that he prefers a government-to-government deal for the purchase of COVID-19 ...

AdvertisementApart from China's Sinovac Biotech and Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute, the Philippines is also evaluating Johnson & Johnson's Janssen unit's application to conduct Phase 3 trials of its COVID-19 vaccine.The Philippines' health ministry on Monday recorded 1,607 new coronavirus infections and 62 more deaths.

In a bulletin, the ministry said total confirmed cases had increased to 371,630, while deaths had reached 7,039.Travellers to other countries are required to show confirmed round-trip tickets, travel and health insurance, a declaration acknowledging the risks of travel and trip delays, and a medical test within 24 hours of departure that clears them of COVID-19.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in SG

Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Qatar signs deal to buy Moderna COVID-19 vaccineQatar has signed an agreement with drugmaker Moderna Inc to buy its potential COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved and released for global ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

France's new COVID-19 cases could be 100,000 per day: Government medical advisorPARIS: France may be experiencing 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day - twice the latest official figure - Professor Jean-François Delfraissy, who ... Omg. So powerful second wave ☹️
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

WHO chief warns against COVID-19 'vaccine nationalism'The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday (Oct 25) called for global solidarity in the rollout of any future coronavirus vaccine, ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly: MediaLONDON (REUTERS) - The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca Plc produces a robust immune response in elderly people, the group at highest risk, the Financial Times said on Monday (Oct 26), citing early results.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: The Straits Times - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trials produce robust immune response in elderly: ReportEarly results from tests for a coronavirus vaccine being developed by the University of Oxford, in collaboration with AstraZeneca Plc, show it ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »

UK considers reducing quarantine period for COVID-19 contactsBritain's government is looking at how long those exposed to COVID-19 need to quarantine, Northern Ireland minister Brandon Lewis told Sky News on ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »