LINGAYEN – The provincial government of Pangasinan, together with the Pangasinan Provincial Police Office (PPPO), has started to implement stricter border control point protocols at the Tarlac-Pangasinan boundary due to the rising number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the province....
The United States counted 1,442 new deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Friday (0030 GMT Saturday), according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. It was the fourth day in a row with more than 1,200 deaths, according to the Baltimore-based college. The US...
Fresh off a bout of COVID-19, President Jair Bolsonaro said Friday nearly everyone will probably end up catching the new coronavirus, urging Brazilians to "face up to it" and saying there was nothing to fear. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, seen here showing off a box of hydroxychloroquine to...
Devastating economic data poured in Friday as nations counted the cost of efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic, even as fresh spikes forced countries including Britain to put the brakes on a return to normality. Virus concerns did not stop beach-goers flocking to Bournemouth amid the...
Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday as the pandemic rebounds in a country that had previously been praised for stubbing out the contagion. The patient, a 70-year-old man, died in the central city of Hoi An nearly three weeks after being admitted to hospital with serious...
Health experts have debunked claims that the wearing of face masks for an extended period of time may lead to hypercapnia or carbon dioxide (CO2) retention or poisoning. A man wearing a face mask walks along a street of Havana, on July 29, 2020. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP) In order to...
WASHINGTON, United States — The scale of economic devastation from the pandemic was laid bare on Thursday as Western economies recorded historic slumps, just as resurgent caseloads forced many countries into agonizing new tradeoffs between health and financial stability. A volunteer gestures...
The United States counted 1,379 new deaths from the coronavirus in the 24 hours leading up to 8:30 pm Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), according to a count by Johns Hopkins University. It was the third day in a row with more than 1,200 deaths, according to the Baltimore-based school. The US...
Brazil's first lady Michelle Bolsonaro tested positive for the new coronavirus Thursday, the government said, after her husband spent two weeks in quarantine with it. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and the first lady Michelle Bolsonaro attend the launch of the Rural Women's Rights program at...
Florida registered a record 253 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, setting a grim new high for the third day in a row as the state closes down some COVID-19 test centers due to a looming tropical storm. People relax on the beach in Miami Beach, Florida -- a state seeing record numbers of COVID-19...
Britain on Thursday banned people from different household in Manchester and stretches of northern England from meeting indoors because of a spike in coronavirus infections. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said restrictions were being tightened slightly for millions of Britons because people were...
BUTUAN CITY – In an effort to stop the spread of the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19), health authorities and local government units (LGUs) here have stepped up their contact tracing capabilities in targeted areas in various parts of Northeastern Mindanao or Caraga region. The continued...
