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MANILA, Philippines — New COVID-19 cases nationwide soared by 127 percent on Friday, the highest rise in coronavirus infections in the country in recent weeks, according to the Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 Tracker data. But infectious diseases expert…
MANILA, Philippines — There is no need for the country to shut or tighten its border control protocols amid the surging number of COVID-19 cases in China, Department of Health (DOH) officer-in-charge and Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on…
MANILA, Philippines—The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting services and treatments for other diseases, like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is projected to rise as a result, both directly and indirectly, of restrictions brought by the pandemic. According…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will be deploying more personnel out on the streets to monitor the implementation of health protocols following a slight increase in the daily cases…
BEIJING — China reported the highest number of daily Covid-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown.…
Los Angeles, United States—US authorities on Thursday, November 19, 2020, urged Americans not to travel for the Thanksgiving holiday as virus cases soared in the worst-hit nation and California announced a night-time curfew aimed at curbing the…
Hong Kong, China—Asian markets struggled Thursday, November 12, 2020, as a week-long rally sputters, with sentiment split between vaccine hopes and Joe Biden’s election win on one side and fears over a surge in virus cases that…
MANILA, Philippines — With Europe seeing a rapid spike in new coronavirus cases partly due to “pandemic fatigue,” the Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday advised the public to accept that “little sacrifices” have to be made…
MANILA, Philippines — The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is set to meet with officials of Facebook Philippines to discuss the sudden surge of fake accounts on the social media site. In a statement on Saturday, NPC Commissioner…
Facebook on Thursday said it had yet to discover proof of malicious activity in the apparent surge of fake accounts in the Philippines. “At this time, we have not seen evidence of the reported accounts engaging in…
Increased antibiotics use in combating the COVID-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organization said Monday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a “worrying…
MANILA, Philippines — The total number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines has risen to 14,319 as the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported 284 new cases nationwide. Of the new cases, 171 came…
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