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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
Washington—US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid-19 along with First Lady Melania Trump but is “well” and will continue to perform his duties while quarantined at the White House, his doctor said Friday, October 2,…
Washington—US President Donald Trump said late Thursday, October 1, 2020, he would go into quarantine after one of his close advisors tested positive for the coronavirus. Hope Hicks, “who has been working so hard without even taking…
Paris, France—The Covid-19 pandemic has created a surge in potentially flawed scientific studies as researchers rush to publish results without adequate oversight, a leading medical ethicist said Friday, October 2, 2020. Since the novel coronavirus appeared late…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City once again recorded more than 30 cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on August 21, 2020. According to Assistant City Health Officer Michelle Linsalata, that at least 15 out of…
A team of medical researchers from a university in the United Kingdom has identified a correlation between selenium levels in the body and the rate of recovery and deaths of those with COVID-19 cases in China. According…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Special Action Force (SAF) team will be staying in Cebu City until the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) here stops spreading. This was the announcement of Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police…
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…
