A million people in and around the Spanish capital on Monday were under new "stay-at-home" orders to contain another coronavirus surge, as the US death toll neared 200,000. A woman take children to school in a neighborhood under partial lockdown in Madrid, on September 21, 2020. (Photo by OSCAR DEL...
ILOILO CITY —Four major educational institutions in Iloilo played pivotal roles in establishing a hospital’s new testing laboratory for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The COVID-19 Testing Laboratory of the Metro Iloilo Hospital and Medical Center in Iloilo City. (UP Visayas / MANILA BULLETIN)...
BUTUAN CITY -Â The Department of Health-Center for Health Development (DOH-CHD) recorded 71 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Caraga region on Saturday. The DOH-CHD said these new confirmed cases were based on the receipt of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)...
ILOILO CITY —Despite the national government’s new policy, Mayor Jerry Treñas of this city wants repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to undergo mandatory 14-day quarantine and swab testing to make sure that they are not afflicted with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Mayor Jerry...
BAGUIO CITY – This city posted 16 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, mainly due to extensive contact tracing and expanded testing, on Friday, September 18. FREE SWAB TEST – The city government called residents, workers and organization to avail the last day of free swab test...
BAGUIO CITY – “The most important skill a person, who will be hired as a contact tracer, must have will be his critical thinking ability,” said the country’s contact tracing czar and City Mayor Benjamin Magalong. Mayor Benjamin Magalong (JJ Landingin / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Magalong...
It's all about greed for power. Malacañang has railed against opponents attacking the government's coronavirus pandemic response, saying their criticisms are driven by greed for power. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (JOEY DALUMPINES/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) According to...
San Juan City is now hiring 50 additional contact tracers to further beef up its contact tracing efforts of those exposed to patients infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Mayor Francis Zamora urged city residents to be...
The early crafting of clinical guidelines and information dissemination are among the factors why the Philippines has a low case fatality rate (CFR) for COVID-19, an official of the Department of Health (DoH) said. The Philippines “had a rough start” during the early days of the COVID-19...
NUEVA VIZCAYA – The office of Governor Carlos Padilla reported on Friday two deaths, and 49 new coronavirus disease (COVID19) cases. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Edwin Galapon said the confirmed deaths were a 62-year-old male from Osmena, Solano, and a 68-year-old male from Careb, Bagabag....
CABANATUAN CITY (PNA) – A two-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy were among the eight new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in this city, which has logged a total of 217 infections as of Thursday. A report from the City Health Office (CHO) showed the girl was from the...
While institutions, governments, elected officials, companies and sports federations are all having to adapt to new constraints under the coronavirus pandemic, experts say they are often using the health crisis as an excuse to restrict journalists' access. Democratic presidential nominee and former...
