For months, the world has watched the emergence and spread of the new coronavirus causing ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It has now infected nearly 13 million people and killed over 560,000 around the world. And the end is not in sight. Early this week, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP)...
The face mask has become the universal symbol of the fight against the coronavirus COVID-19 by people and governments around the world. The face mask, along with social distancing and constant washing of hands, is now known to be one’s best protection against the...
There is great concern in the United States today over the opening of the school year in September, with coronavirus cases still rising in many parts of the country. It is not merely a health issue; it is a key part of the nation’s economic recovery. Most parents in the US won’t be able to go...
The coronavirus continues in the country but the government has to relax quarantine measures, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said early this week. “I don’t think we have other alternatives but to open the economy,” he said. “If we don’t open the economy,...
The hot summer season came and went this year, without the problems over water supply that we experienced in previous years. Last year, we may recall, the people in the east zone of Metro Manila suffered water rationing, with people lining up with their pails and barrels as government opened major...
American health officials have made a special appeal to the people of the United States as they celebrate their Independence Day today, July 4. This is the day Americans traditionally celebrate with fireworks, parades, and concerts, along with family barbecues in their front and back lawns. This...
It is now established that keeping one’s distance from another person – social distancing, avoiding physical contact such as shaking hands, avoiding touching surfaces such as doorknobs and arm rests, are among a person’s frontline defenses against the coronavirus. The distancing is needed...
