Author: Jaleen Ramos
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Bacoor City Mayor Lani gets COVID-19 jab
Bacoor City Mayor Lani Mercado-Revilla received her first dose of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine from Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac on Friday, April 16.
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San Jose, California names park in honor of Filipino farmworkers
A new park in San Jose, California will be named “Delano Manongs” to honor the Filipino American community in the city.
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Regular physical activity reduces risk of severe COVID-19 — study
Regular physical activity will help lessen the severity of symptoms of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a new study.
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Hong Kong mulls temporary ban on all foreigners; PH domestic workers highly affected
Hong Kong is mulling the possible temporary closure of its border to prevent the entry of an emerging coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant from outside the country.
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WHO calls for ‘reality check’ as COVID-19 cases globally increase
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a "reality check" as coronavirus infections around the world increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with some countries already abandoning restrictions.
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India’s richest state tightens curbs as hospitals struggle
India's richest state Maharashtra tightened coronavirus restrictions late Tuesday, imposing tougher lockdown measures including in regional capital Mumbai as infections surge and oxygen supplies run short.
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‘Hand of God’: Nurses in Brazil use gloves to simulate ‘human contact’ for COVID-19 patients
Nurses in Brazil have come up with an idea to simulate the "human touch" in a bid to comfort the isolated COVID-19 patients.
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COVID patient in Japan receives world’s first living donor lung transplant
A woman in Japan has become the world's first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient to receive a living donor lung transplant.
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Contracting coronavirus from surfaces is ‘1-in-10,000 chance’ — CDC
The risk of contracting the coronavirus from touching a surface is low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.
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PH consulate in NY urges Filipinos to report hate crimes
As the attacks against the Asian American community continue to rise, the Philippine Consulate in New York urges Filipinos who experience these attacks to immediately report.
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Woman raises over $100,000 for free cab rides of Asians in NY amid rise in hate crimes
A woman in New York has started providing members of the Asian Community free cab rides amid the rising number of anti-Asian hate crimes in the city.
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Mother discovers son’s bride is her long-lost daughter on wedding day
A wedding in China turned into a family reunion after the mother of the groom discovered that her soon-to-be daughter-in-law was in fact her long-lost biological daughter.
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104-year-old woman beats COVID twice in Colombia
A 104-year old woman received a round of applause from hospital staff as she headed home after beating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for a second time in northern Colombia.
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1 in 3 COVID-19 survivors suffer ‘brain disorders’ — study
One in three people infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have suffered mental health or neurological symptoms, according to a new study.
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Doormen fired after closing doors on Fil-Am woman brutally attacked in NYC
Two New York doormen who closed the doors to their building's entrance while a Filipino-American woman was being brutally attacked outside have been fired.
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Filipina health care worker attacked in Los Gatos, California
Police are now searching for a man suspected of attacking a Filipina health care worker in Los Gatos, California on Tuesday, March 30, the latest in the recent string of violent attacks against Asian-Americans in the Bay Area.
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Nearly 40,000 children have lost a parent to COVID-19– study
A staggering 40,000 children have lost at least one parent to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to a new research letter published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
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Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine protection lasts for at least six months
Pfizer and BioNTech announced that results from the ongoing phase three trial of their vaccine showed its protection against the virus lasts for at least six months.