MANILA, Philippines — Local health authorities on Tuesday reported 4,777 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,280,773. The country’s Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 12 to 15 years. Foreign nationals with approved visas may leave the Philippines even though they have not yet been issued their alien certificate of registration identity card (ACR I-Card), the Bureau of Immigration said. All international flights to Mactan-Cebu International Airport will continue to be diverted to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport until June 12, Malacañang announced. The Palace also clarified that the Emergency Use Authorization issued for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinese state-owned Sinopharm only covers the 1,000 doses donated to the Philippines.

Source: Philippine Star June 08, 2021 05:48 UTC