Nearly a million people have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Chinese company Sinopharm, the firm said, although it has not yet provided any clear clinical evidence of efficacy. This file photo taken on September 24, 2020 shows a staff member working during a media tour of a...
India's coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday, as hospitals in the capital New Delhi came under increasing pressure and graveyards began to fill up. Medical staff register names of residents that came to undergo swab tests for the Covid-19 coronavirus at a primary health centre in...
DAVAO CITY – This city has been placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) effective immediately until November 30, following the recent surge in the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). o This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque in a statement released on Friday...
Mexico said Thursday its coronavirus death toll had risen above 100,000, becoming the world's fourth country to pass the grim milestone. A worker of the Tourism Secretariat with a sign reading “Use the face mask correctly” offers antibacterial gel to pedestrians at the historic center in...
CAGAYAN – A week after typhoon Ulysses ravaged this province, eight persons tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday, November 19. According to the Provincial Health Office (PHO), among those who were found positive for the coronavirus were three teachers and a...
DAVAO CITY - Another town mayor in the province of Davao de Oro tested positive for coronavirus disease. Municipal town mayor Ramil Lao Gentugaya, in a statement Wednesday night, November 18, said he tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), while his wife and town Vice Mayor Joanna...
CEBU CITY —Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has expressed support to the proposal of holding face-to-face classes with limited capacity. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia (Cong. Gwen Garcia Facebook page / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The League of Municipalities in the Philippines (LMP) Cebu Chapter...
Hailed this week as a pandemic game-changer, the new Covid-19 vaccine offered countries that had pre-ordered doses a potential escape from a cycle of lockdowns and new waves of sickness and death. Experts warn poorer and developing countries face a string of hurdles that could deny billions...
The state of South Australia announced a six-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown for its nearly two million people on Wednesday to contain a sudden coronavirus cluster in its capital city that ended a months-long streak of no infections. South Australia is hoping to avoid a lengthy Melbourne-style...
TACLOBAN CITY – The number of coronavirus cases reported in Eastern Visayas surpassed the 8,000-mark on Tuesday, November 17, after 99 more infections were recorded. The Department of Health (DOH) Eastern Visayas said the region’s total number of COVID-19 cases has reached 8,017, but with only...
BUTUAN CITY - The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Caraga region continued to rise with 29 new cases recorded on Monday. Based on the COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin released by the Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD), 13 new cases were recorded in...
CAGAYAN – Two nurses assigned at the Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Peñablanca town here tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Monday, November 16. Based on the latest data from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) and the Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit...
