ILOILO CITY —The Iloilo provincial government is helping boost diagnostic testing for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Panay Island by temporarily lending it real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machine to the Western Visayas Medical Center (WVMC). The laboratory for COVID-19 testing at...
Travellers from Spain and Serbia will still have to self-isolate if they travel to Scotland, the devolved government in Edinburgh said on Wednesday, despite a previous UK government lifting of restrictions. London last week cancelled coronavirus quarantine for travellers coming to the UK from...
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wore a tartan face mask on a recent visit to shops in Edinburgh, as they prepared to reopen after the long coronavirus lockdown. Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon sits by a fire pit table during a visit to Cold Town House in Edinburgh's Grassmarket...
With the start of the US school year only weeks away, Marina Avalos still has no idea how or where her 7-year-old daughter will attend classes. Children in an elementary school class wear masks and sit as desks spaced apart as per coronavirus guidelines during summer school sessions at Happy Day...
The US welcomes the World Health Organization's probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday. The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) at its headquarters in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP / File photo) "We...
Matter of attitude from players to maintain guidelines, says NLEX coach Yeng Guiao PBA coaches are in unison with the PBA's strict health guidelines for the return of team practices. From left, NLEX coach Yeng Guiao, Commissioner Willie Marcial and Brgy. Ginebra mentor Tim Cone are among those who...
Yap finalizing return to PH Rain or Shine forward James Yap regains his shooting form at a playground in Milano, Marittima, Italy in preparation for his return in the Philippines as the IATF gives PBA the green light to resume team practices under strict health protocols. (Photos courtesy of James...
Hong Kong will close all schools after the territory reported a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the city's education minister said Friday. Students run for shelter during a sudden but brief heavy downpour in Hong Kong on July 8, 2020. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) The...
Financial aid to be used in development programs, says PH football chief Nonong Araneta The Philippine Football Federation is set to receive $1 million (P49.48 million) financial aid from world governing body FIFA to be used in development programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (MB File Photo) The...
Fears of contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have reached new heights as the World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledged a letter signed by over 200 scientists stating that people can get infected with droplets floating in the air. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN) The advice to...
Australia will slash the number of returning citizens allowed into the country by half as it struggles to contain a worsening coronavirus outbreak in its second-largest city, officials announced Friday. Australia will allow only 4,000 citizens or permanent residents back into the country each day,...
A detainee at the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) headquarters in Manila has recovered from the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin said on Friday, July 10, the detainee underwent a second confirmatory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test...
