The Quezon City government is closely monitoring all closed-setting and long-term care facilities following recent COVID-19 outbreaks in orphanages and convents. “Hindi pwedeng reactive tayo sa tuwing magkakaroon ng outbreak. Nakikita natin na sunod-sunod na ang mga reported outbreak sa ganitong...
A total of 122 children and personnel of the Gentlehands Orphanage in Barangay Bagumbuhay, Quezon City have tested positive for COVID-19. (UNSPLASH) Out of the total number, 99 are children with ages 18 and below. A total of 143 individuals were tested and 118 yielded positive results for...
Wellington, New Zealand - New Zealand recorded its first Covid-related death in six months Saturday, but health authorities said there were signs the outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant was coming under control. A woman in her 90s, who had underlying health conditions and could not...
CHICAGO, United States -- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Tuesday listed 26 Illinois schools with COVID-19 outbreaks, including several in the suburban Chicago areas, Chicago Tribune reported on Tuesday. Students of Montrara Ave. Elementary School are seen in their in-person...
A heated exchange ensued between Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate and Agriculture Secretary William Dar and on Tuesday, August 10, after the latter accused the lawmaker of distorting facts on the impact of African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on the local hog industry. Department of...
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand has extended a night-time curfew and other virus restrictions to 16 more provinces beginning Tuesday as the kingdom's COVID-19 death toll soared to a new record. Thai military police and Pattani Port Authority officials man a checkpoint at the Pattani Port on...
CANBERRA, Australia -- Australia's Health Minister Greg Hunt has declared that the country is on "high alert" with coronavirus spreading in the community. As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been 30,562 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Australia, and the numbers of locally and overseas...
STATE OF CALAMITY – Barangay Pasian in Monkayo, Davao de Oro was placed under a state of calamity due to a diarrhea outbreak. (Photo courtesy of the Local Government Unit of Monkayo) DAVAO CITY – Five persons have died from a diarrhea outbreak caused by contaminated water since...
Malacañang has appealed to the public to refrain from attending pool parties and other large gatherings that could potentially trigger a dangerous coronavirus outbreak. People form a long line leading to a community pantry in Manila in this photo taken in April 2021 (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin)...
The government will closely guard provinces with reported surge in coronavirus cases, readying contingency plans to deploy more testing kits, vaccines, and possibly health workers to help slow down the transmission. A resident of Paranaque gets vaccinated at a vaccination site inside a mall in...
President Duterte has directed authorities to hasten the release of funds for the rehabilitation of the local hog industry affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) According to the President, the release of the funds is part of the...
President Duterte has placed the entire country under a state of calamity due to the African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak, that led to the billions of pesos in losses to the local hog industry and the spike in prices of pork products. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In...
