France headed into a second lockdown on Friday as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic hit new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just five days before the presidential election. A food delivery man rides a bicycle in front of the Grand Theatre in Bordeaux,...
BAGUIO CITY – Twenty-one health workers were among the 59 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases recorded here on Thursday, October 29. Of the new patients, 30 were detected through contact tracing, and 21 through expanded testing that included the health workers, while seven were...
DAVAO CITY - The Department of Health - Davao Center for Health Development (DOH-DCHD) reported on Thursday 99 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 5,075. The DOH said 76 of the new cases were from Davao City, eight from Davao del...
The United States notched a record number of new coronavirus cases on Thursday, for the first time topping 90,000 diagnoses in 24 hours, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. People stand in line outside of CityMd for Covid-19 testing on October 29, 2020 in New York City. Covid-19...
Brussels has set aside 220 million euros to transfer Covid patients from hard-hit member states to neighbors with spare hospital beds, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday. Speaking after a videoconference with the 27 EU leaders, Von der Leyen called for European capitals to pool coronavirus...
BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Health-Center for Health and Development (DOH-CHD) reported 33 new additional cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region, bringing the total number of active cases to 661. Based on the COVID-19 Regional Case Bulletin...
Close quarters, poor ventilation and no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province, residents who have not fled fierce fighting may be safe from shelling, but not coronavirus. Doctor Lucine Tovmasyan (R) swabs the nose of an elderly woman as she...
Champagne corks popped in Australia's second-biggest city as a months-long coronavirus lockdown ended on Wednesday, contrasting with deepening gloom in Europe where France and Germany were set to reintroduce curbs. A woman takes a picture in front of a sign after measures to curb the spread of the...
Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking drastic new curbs, including fresh  shutdowns hitting leisure, sports, and the food and drink sectors, in crisis talks Wednesday with Germany's regional leaders to halt surging coronavirus infections and save the Christmas holiday season. German Chancellor...
CEBU CITY – The top health official in Central Visayas on Wednesday said the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Cebu and Bohol have gone on a downward trend after three weeks of surveillance. Department of Health (DOH) Regional Director Jaime Bernadas said in a statement...
CEBU CITY —To strengthen the measures against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV) is planning to establish a COVID Playbook Academy in the Visayas. The proposed academy, which may be put up either in Cebu or Bacolod, or both, will be...
Australia's second-biggest city will this week exit its coronavirus lockdown following nearly four months under onerous restrictions, authorities announced Monday, after no new daily cases or deaths were recorded. Police patrol on horseback along the St Kilda Esplanade in Melbourne on October 26,...
