TACLOBAN City - A total of 37 police officers have now been infected with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Police Regional Office 8 (PRO8). This was confirmed by PRO 8 Public Information Officer P/LtCol. Bella Rentuaya on Friday, September 4. She added that among those who were infected by the...
The Athletes Village built for Lima's Panamerican Games is being put into service again -- as a hospital treating hundreds of Covid-19 patients. Cesar Sayan, who recovered from COVID-19, gestures as he is pushed on a wheelchair by a health worker after being discharged from the Villa...
Jamaicans headed to the polls for a general election Thursday amid soaring coronavirus infections and rising criticism over the government's handling of the pandemic. Voters adhering to the rules set out by the Electoral Office of Jamaica stand by the markers before they cast their ballot, at the...
ILOILO CITY – The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Western Visayas has surpassed the 5,000-leve, according to the Department of Health in Region (DOH 6). This was disclosed by DOH-6 Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Jessie Glen Alonasbe after 157 new COVID-19 cases were recorded...
BUTUAN CITY – Health authorities appealed anew to Caraganons to strictly follow all health protocols after 40 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were reported Thursday night in Caraga region, with three new deaths. “As of September 3, 2020, Department of Health (DOH Caraga) reports...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Health in Region 6 (DOH-6) clarified that pregnant women are not obligated to undergo test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to be able to obtain medical care at a hospital. “With our limited testing capacity, the priority for testing is only for those pregnant...
Greece on Wednesday announced a first coronavirus infection in its largest migrant camp of Moria on the island of Lesbos, where nearly 13,000 asylum seekers live in unsanitary conditions. This photo taken on August 24, 2020, shows a part of the makeshift camp next to the refugee camp of Moria, in...
TACLOBAN CITY (PNA) – At least 21 communities here were locked down starting Tuesday to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement Wednesday, Mayor Alfred Romualdez said these identified areas were vulnerable, either due to large populations, clustering of...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – After recording its first coronavirus disease (COVID-19) fatality, the provincial government of Ilocos Norte, through the concerted efforts of the Task Force Salun-at, launched intensified proactive measures to control the possible upsurge of in coronavirus cases in...
ILIGAN CITY – Vice Mayor Jemar Vera Cruz has admitted that he has tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In his Facebook post on September 1, Vera Crus confirmed that the result of his reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on August 30 came back as positive. As...
ILOILO CITY —The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has infected 40 police officers and three non-uniformed personnel (NUP) in various police units in Western Visayas region. Police Regional Office (PRO-6) released new data that three more were infected with COVID-19, as of Tuesday, September 1....
Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China's crushing of the city's democracy movement. Medical workers collect samples from a man (bottom L, seated) at a...
