Paris authorities made a last-minute about-turn Friday on a new requirement for universal mask-wearing, exempting cyclists and joggers from the otherwise blanket outdoors obligation. This file photo taken on March 28, 2020, shows a woman wearing a protective mask as she jogs, in Paris, on the...
Nearly 200 coronavirus survivors from a secretive South Korean sect blamed for the country's early outbreak donated blood plasma Friday to help treatment research, as the group seeks to redeem itself. A member of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, who has recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus,...
CAGAYAN – The Tuguegarao City chief of police, her deputy and 20 of her men, as well as all 32 detainees of the police station’s jail have been infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Governor Manuel N. Mamba Friday, August 28, as he disclosed that Lt. Col....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga (PNA) – Governor Dennis Pineda has ordered the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) to conduct a probe on the integrity of results of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) swab tests in the province, after reports of a growing number of positive cases turning up...
ILOILO CITY – Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. is worried that Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is allowing the return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) without having them undergo tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Governor Arthur Defensor Jr. of Iloilo province....
After he lost his job because of the coronavirus pandemic, Andres Hernandez suddenly found himself trying to survive on the streets with his wife and children, joining Mexico's growing ranks of homeless. Andres Tolentino Hernandez, from the state of Hidalgo, who lost his job at a printing...
The government has reversed policy on wearing facemasks in schools in England, sparking fresh criticism about its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Protective face masks are seen for sale in Birmingham, central England on August 22, 2020, as Britain's second-city, home to more than one million...
Myanmar expanded a lockdown in conflict-wracked Rakhine state to cover four more townships on Wednesday, halting the movement of about 1 million people as the number of coronavirus cases climbs steadily. A deserted main street is pictured on August 23, 2020, during a lockdown amidst fears of the...
CEBU CITY – The Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7) Center for Health Development (CVCHD) registered its lowest number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on August 24 with only for the entire region, according to DOH 7 Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas. In a virtual media talk...
BACOLOD CITY - A 92-year-old woman, considered the oldest survivors of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Negros Occidental, is bringing hope and courage to everyone amid the struggle to fight the pandemic. Antonina Gargoles, 92, of Barangay Saraet, Himamaylan City, pne of the oldest COVID survivors...
With martial arts training on rooftops, virtual exercise classes and outdoor workouts, Mexicans are getting creative as they try to slim down during the pandemic in one of the world's most obese countries. Mexican urban artist Sergio Morelos, aka Applezman, paints a mural in tribute to doctors and...
Qatar has the world's highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing, a young population and lavish healthcare spending. In this file photo taken on May 11, 2020, a field hospital set up by Qatari authorities to treat people infected...
