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UPDATES ON NOVEL CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)

Information may change at any time due to the evolving situation.

Date	Time	Update
January 20, 2022		Joint Memorandum Circular 2022-0001: Operational Guidelines for the Loaning of COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Between the National Government, Local Government Units, and Private Sector Entities
January 20, 2022		Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 158
January 17, 2022		Department Circular 2022-0064: Adjustments in Maximum Retail Price (MRP) regulation of certain medicines that are covered by Executive Order No. 155 pursuant to exemption from Value Added Tax (VAT)
January 14, 2022		Department Memorandum 2022-0013: Updated Guidelines on Quarantine, Isolation, and Testing for COVID-19 Response and Case Management for the Omicron Variant
January 13, 2022		Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 157-E
January 13, 2022		Testing and Quarantine Protocols for the Classification of Countries for January 1-16, 2022

Global	575,887,049 confirmed (607,827 new)
Western Pacific	72,456,926 confirmed (347,910 new)