COVID-count: Active cases in Mandaue at 102 as of Oct. 13

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/14/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Mandaue City logged three new recoveries and two new active cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) based on the latest update released by the city’s Public Information Office (PIO) Facebook page on Tuesday night, October…

Vaccine reluctance linked to belief in virus hoaxes: study

10/14/2020

Paris, France—Up to a third of people in certain countries may believe coronavirus misinformation and in turn be less open to immunisation, scientists said Wednesday, warning that development of a vaccine “might not be enough”. Researchers in…

Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid vaccine trial as participant becomes ill

10/13/2020

Washington, USA—Johnson & Johnson said Monday, October 12, 2020, it had temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become sick. “We have temporarily paused further dosing in all our Covid-19 vaccine candidate…

Number of active COVID-19 cases in Talisay City drops to 15

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Talisay City has dropped to 15 as the city recorded only one additional case on October 11, 2020. The new case is a…

Trump tells fans on post-Covid comeback tour: ‘I feel so powerful’

10/13/2020

Washington, USA—Deprived of his beloved campaign trail for 10 days by Covid-19, President Donald Trump took center stage again Monday in Florida, vowing that he is in “great shape” with 22 days to go until he faces…

Coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency, study finds

10/13/2020

MELBOURNE/SYDNEY — The virus that causes COVID-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, Australian researchers said on Monday, October 12, 2020, highlighting the need…

Zero transmission in 41 Cebu City barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fewer barangays in Cebu City now have active cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) revealed on Friday, October 9, 2020, that only 39 out of the 80…

Late-stage study of COVID-19 convalescent-plasma treatment with remdesivir starts

10/09/2020

A late-stage trial testing the combination of Gilead Sciences’ remdesivir and a highly concentrated solution of antibodies that neutralize the COVID-19 virus has begun, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Trial…

One more Lapu tricycle driver tests positive for COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 10/08/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—One more tricycle driver here tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Grace Carungay, the head of the Lapu-Lapu City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit, told CDN Digital that out of the 303 swab samples…

Three new cases, 12 recoveries in Mandaue City

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/08/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Mandaue City logged 12 recoveries and three new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) based on its latest update released on Wednesday night, October 7, 2020. The number of active cases in the city, according to…

Only one new COVID-19 case in Talisay City on Oct. 6

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City recorded only one new case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on October 6, 2020, based on the report released by the Public Information Office late night of October 7, 2020.…

Harris blasts US Covid response as ‘greatest failure’ in presidential history

10/08/2020

  Salt Lake City—Senator Kamala Harris branded the response to the Covid-19 pandemic under Donald Trump as the “greatest failure” of any US administration, as the debate between her and Vice President Mike Pence opened on Wednesday,…

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