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WHO warns ‘premature’ to declare victory over Covid-19

The UN health agency chief pointed out that since Omicron was first spotted, nearly 90 million Covid cases have been reported to the WHO.

A number of senators were open to the idea of getting rid of the alert level system, saying this would spur economic activity.

The Philippine College of Physicians president said it would probably be safe to lower the alert level after Feb 15.

He made the remark after Israel’s Health Ministry said a fourth dose of the vaccine made people three times more resistant to serious illness.

The World Health Organisation has said that Covid-19 increased the demand for mental health services worldwide.

Several cases of teachers falling victim to a phishing scam are being reported, despite “safe” banking systems.

The proposed law also lowers the age limit for vaping from 21 to 18 years old, and removes the existing two-flavor restriction.

It was in response to outdated video clips circulating online showing President Duterte saying two doses of the vaccine were enough.

The comments came after the current pay and allowances given to healthcare workers were replaced with the One Covid-19 Allowance.

In Manila, the number of Covid-19 cases continued to decline in recent days, according to data from the city health department.