The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

Associated Press 01/26/2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the…

Wuhan keen on shaking off pandemic label five years on

Agence France Presse 01/19/2025

WUHAN, China — Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city’s fight against the virus that first emerged there.…

Pandemic: Is the world ready for the next one?

Agence France Presse 01/08/2025

GENEVA, Switzerland — An awkward question remains five years after Covid-19 began its deadly rampage: is the world ready to handle the next pandemic? The World Health Organization, which was at the heart of the pandemic response,…

Five ‘pandemic trends’ in the Philippines

Immae Lachica 03/15/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Have you been seeing the post online saying, “This week was the last normal days of our lives?” Ever wonder why? It was in mid-March in the year 2020 when the world paused and…

Covid lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide — study

Agence France Presse 03/12/2024

COVID-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday. This marked a…

House rep seeks Senate approval of future WHO pandemic policies

Jeannette I. Andrade 01/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Rep. Dan Fernandez of Santa Rosa City is seeking Senate approval for any upcoming pandemic policies or regulations, which could result in “medical martial law,” that the World Health Organization (WHO) might impose on…

EG.5 coronavirus strain a ‘variant of interest’— WHO

08/10/2023

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest” but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public…

Cebu groups: Marcos ‘squandered’ his first year in Malacañang

Emmariel Ares 07/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “failed” to address pressing issues on livelihood and the need to improve lives during his first year in Malacañang. This was according to cause-oriented groups in Cebu who gathered…

26th SHAABAA opens on Sunday with 23 teams vying for supremacy

Glendale G. Rosal 07/14/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—- A total of 23 teams will battle for hardcourt supremacy in the 26th season of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) that will unfold at 1 p.m.on Sunday, July 16, 2023,…

Washington recruits dogs and cats in war on rodents

Agence France Presse 06/19/2023

WASHINGTON — On a hot June night, revelers descend on Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, a nightlife and dining hotspot in the US capital. But they aren’t the only ones profiting from the good weather. Also out in…

Mandaue to shift focus from COVID-19 to El Niño preparations, other problems

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Following the declaration of the World Health Organization (WHO) that COVID-19 is no longer a  global health emergency, the Mandaue City Government would now shift its focus on post pandemic recovery. Mayor Jonas…

Gwen on WHO declaration ending COVID pandemic: It’s about time

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – “It’s about time.” This was Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia’s comment when the World Health Organization (WHO) no longer considered COVID-19 a global health emergency. On Friday, WHO declared the end of the COVID-19…

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