DAVAO CITY – A nurse, medical technologist and driver of the provincial government of Davao de Oro were among the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reported in Davao region on Thursday. In a statement on Thursday, the Davao de Oro government said the three patients were already in an...
Papua New Guinea ramped up coronavirus testing and rushed to build field hospitals on Wednesday after an outbreak was found to have spread beyond its locked-down capital. Papua New Guinea's coronavirus outbreak has spread beyond the capital, Port Moresby (AFP Photo/SAEED KHAN) More than 70 people...
BAGUIO CITY – The city's tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases went beyond the century mark on Wednesday, July 29, after chalking up three more cases, bringing the total to 103 confirmed cases – or 50 active,51 recoveries and two deaths. Mayor Benjamin Magalong (JJ Landingin / MANILA...
CEBU CITY – At least 101 personnel of the Police Regional Office Central Visayas (PRO 7) are back in harness after recovering from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A total of 101 policemen participate in the reintegration ceremony after they recovered from coronavirus disease.(Photo via Calvin...
Coronavirus deaths in the United States surged to their highest level in months as Muslim pilgrims began Wednesday a pandemic-curtailed version of their sacred hajj. Saudi Arabia begins on July 29 hosting the annual hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has...
US biotech firm Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine induced a robust immune response and prevented the coronavirus from replicating in the noses and lungs of monkeys, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine said Tuesday. A colorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with...
Germany's disease control agency voiced "great concern" Tuesday over rising virus numbers in the country as authorities issued a travel warning against parts of Spain. Passengers wait at the check-in of Turkish Airlines of the airport in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on July 27, 2020. - The state...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and other health professionals have debunked claims that the metal strip in medical masks is a "killer 5G antenna" saying the strip is there to enhance the mask's protective effect. People cover their faces fully or partially with a protective face mask as they...
A pet cat has become the first UK animal to be infected with coronavirus, health officials said Monday, insisting there was "no evidence" it could pass on the disease. (Pixabay / MANILA BULLETIN) The case was confirmed by the UK's chief veterinary officer after...
DAVAO CITY - The provincial government of Davao de Oro bared on Monday that a member of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and two members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have tested positive with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement, the provincial government said the...
A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said Monday. A patient infected with COVID-19 waits for assistance outside the regional Honorio Delgado Hospital, in the Andean city of Arequipa, south of Peru on July 23, 2020....
Everyone in Hong Kong will have to wear masks in public from Wednesday, authorities said, as they unveiled the city's toughest social distancing measures yet to combat a new wave of coronavirus infections. Hong Kongers were early adopters of widespread mask wearing, but now the government has made...
