New virus cases spike again in S. Korea, most traced to cluster infections in greater Seoul

The Korea Herald/Asia News Network 06/10/2020

SEOUL — South Korea’s new virus cases spiked again Wednesday as sporadic cluster infections continued in the greater Seoul area, prodding health authorities to consider more stringent social distancing in the densely populated area. The country added…

PH ‘actually’ on second wave of COVID-19 infections now – Duque

Christia Marie Ramos 05/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — “Actually, we’re on the second wave” of COVID-19 infection. This was revealed Wednesday by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during the resumption of the Senate hearing on the government’s COVID-19 response. Senator Ramon “Bong”…

Epidemiologist warns of ‘3rd wave’ of infections

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 05/07/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — A third wave of infections can be expected after the government lifts the lockdown it has imposed on major urban areas to halt the spread of the new coronavirus in the country, an…

Vietnam records largest increase in new coronavirus infections

03/23/2020

HANOI — The Ministry of Health on Sunday night announced seven more SARS-CoV-2 infections, adding to the 12 announced earlier the same day. Sunday’s 19 new infections are the largest single-day rise in the country and bring the…

Italy passes 10,000 COVID-19 infections as clusters spur worry in US

03/12/2020

ROME — Expanding clusters of the new coronavirus were eyed warily Wednesday as the outbreak upended daily life and reshaped everything from the United States presidential race to Pope Francis’ travel. In the U.S., the caseload passed…

Seafarers and infections

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 05/14/2018

It is a well-known fact that seafaring is one of the most hazardous occupations, in regards to personal health and safety concerns of seafarers. Apart from accidents, seafarers are prone to certain serious diseases and health hazards…

Causes of major illnesses

Dr. Philip S. Chua 10/23/2017

EXCEPT for infectious, congenital diseases, and rarer maladies, the most common major illnesses today are caused by four main risk factors, for which I have coined the acronym: TABA, the Filipino word for fat, for easy remembrance.…

PH has fastest growing HIV infections in Asia — UN

AFP, Futch Anthony Inso 08/02/2017

The Philippines has the fastest growing number of HIV infections in Asia, a report by the United Nations and the government showed Tuesday. The nation saw a 140 percent increase in new cases from 2010 to 2016,…

Intense heat, lack of water bring more woes

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 04/16/2016

IT IS not just heat strokes that the public needs to guard against in this time of high climatic temperature and low water supply. Poor hygiene brought about by water shortage could lead to skin diseases like…

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