WHO declares virus crisis a pandemic, urges world to fight

03/12/2020

Updated @ 1:20 a.m., March 12, 2020 ROME — Expressing alarm both about mounting infections and inadequate government responses, the World Health Organization declared Wednesday that the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic but added that…

WHO, two other international groups issue new guidance on protection of children, schools from COVID-19 transmission

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY—Three international organizations have come up with new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). The guidance issued by the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), UNICEF and…

Effect explosion and the coronavirus

Randy David 03/09/2020

Less than two months after Chinese authorities acknowledged the emergence of an infectious outbreak from an unknown coronavirus in the city of Wuhan in central China, the world is witnessing an explosion of effects never before seen…

Taiwanese who visited PH tests positive for coronavirus

Consuelo Marquez 03/06/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A Taiwanese who flew from the Philippines was confirmed to have contracted COVID-19, the coronavirus disease that originated from China’s Wuhan city, the Taiwan’s health department confirmed on Thursday. According to Taiwan Centers for…

WHO names deadly virus from China as ‘COVID-19’

02/12/2020

GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that “COVID-19” will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a “very grave threat” for the world but there was…

2nd Filipino nCoV case is in Dubai

Jerome Aning - Philippine Daily Inquirer 02/09/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday said the Philippine Embassy in the United Arab Emirates was fully coordinating with UAE health authorities on the case of a Filipino who was among several…

WHO declares global emergency over virus from China

01/31/2020

GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more…

WHO: PH youths 2nd most ‘inactive,’ next to S. Koreans

Jovic Yee - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/24/2019

The frequent use of mobile phones, the lack of public spaces as well as poor urban and transport planning have contributed to the Philippines being ranked second in the world with the most physically inactive adolescents, according…

WHO recognizes ‘burn-out’ as medical condition

Agence France Presse 05/28/2019

GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization has for the first time recognized “burn-out” in its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is widely used as a benchmark for diagnosis and health insurers. The decision, reached during…

Locsin: I will kill anyone who asks for a birth certificate

Inquirer.net 02/19/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has warned to “kill” anyone who asks for a birth certificate as a requirement for passport renewal. Locsin made the statement on Tuesday after a netizen asked whether…

Ten threats to global health in 2019 according to the World Health Organization

Marc Cosep 01/29/2019

Cebu City, Philippines – Every year, the World Health Organization (WHO) puts out a list of the most pressing issues that face global health. It changes every year as WHO tries to zero in on what needs…

CHR launches probe vs father who tied son upside down

Inquirer.net 12/27/2018

MANILA — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has launched an investigation into an incident involving a father who tied his young son upside down to force his wife working abroad to come home. “While the CHR…

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