More health protocols to be imposed in Cebu City supermarkets, groceries

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents in Cebu City are advised to brace themselves for longer queues and waiting time in supermarkets and groceries. This developed after the Cebu City government has instructed the management of these establishments…

A syndemic approach to the pandemic

Ronald Law - @inquirerdotnet 09/25/2020

With the havoc being wrought by COVID-19 on our health system, a fixation on daily statistics of infection, deaths, and recovery is inevitable. However, the focus on the pandemic’s collateral damage to other health issues—which by themselves…

Studies show masks with valves and face shields allow spread of virus

Agence France Presse 09/03/2020

WASHINGTON — People wearing plastic face shields or masks fitted with a valve can spray invisible droplets over a very wide area when they sneeze or cough, making the devices ineffective at preventing the spread of coronavirus…

Cebu City produces 110 tons of ‘assumed-infectious waste’ from BICs, infected communities

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has produced 110 tons of garbage from areas infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), from May 1 to 20, 2020. Data from the Department of Public…

The political economy of COVID-19

Fernando Fajardo 04/15/2020

  No country in the world, both rich and poor, is immune from the onslaught that comes with the recent coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Known as SARS-Cov-2, the virus has already…

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