Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities said Monday, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. Children have a swab taken during testing for the COVID-19 coronavirus in a suburban park in Melbourne...
Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador refused Sunday to compare coronavirus death tolls with European states after the Latin American nation became the fifth hardest-hit country by the pandemic. A handout picture released by Mexico's Presidency press office showing Mexico's President Andres...
Chile recorded 10,159 coronavirus deaths on Sunday, as President Sebastian Pinera announced a $1.5 billion aid package to help the middle class, which has been battered by the economic crisis. A COVID-19 victim is buried at the General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile (AFP Photo/MARTIN BERNETTI) The...
BUTUAN CITY - The Regional Task Force on Covid-19-One Caraga Shield (RTF-COCS) unanimously passed a resolution on Friday, July 3, requesting the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to have locally stranded individuals (LSIs) tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection before they are...
Bolivian Health Minister Eidy Roca has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the third member of the cabinet to be infected in four days, interim President Jeanine Anez said on Sunday. Health workers carry out a door-to-door visit to check for possible cases of COVID-19, within the...
Despite feeling homesick, Filipino boxer John Riel Casimero, who is training in Las Vegas, patiently waits to book a ticket flight back to the Philippines. (Photo courtesy of Sean Gibbons) Due perhaps to prevailing travel restrictions, John Riel Casimero will not be going back home after all. After...
Possible sanctions await Aguilar, Wong after participating in five-on-five pickup game Rain or Shine rookie Adrian Wong, left, and Ginebra's Japeth Aguilar, right, are set to explain their participation in a 5-on-5 pickup game recently to PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial. (PBA Images) How the PBA...
Frances Tiafoe of the United States looks on during the singles match against Sam Querrey of the United States during the DraftKings All-American Team Cup on July 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Carmen Mandato / Getty Images / AFP) Frances Tiafoe on Saturday joined the list of tennis players to...
Ghana's president has gone into self-isolation for two weeks as a precautionary measure despite testing negative for coronavirus, the government said, after one of his contacts was confirmed to have the illness. Ghana has reported more than 19,300 cases of the respiratory disease and 117 deaths...
TAGBILARAN CITY – Bohol Governor Arthur Yap warned against the entry of illegal locally stranded individuals (LSIs), who could try to return to this province without prior coordination with their mayors or local government units (LGUs). Bohol Governor Arthur Yap (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This...
An Indian man said he paid about $4,000 for a bespoke gold face mask to protect him from the coronavirus raging in the country. Businessman Shankar Kurhade wears a facemask made of gold and being worth 289,000 rupees amid concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Pune on July 4,...
DAVAO CITY - The Department of Health-Davao Center for Health Development (DOH-DCHD) reported 14 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region on Friday. The DOH said eight new cases were recorded in Davao City, and six were recorded in Davao Oriental, bringing the total number of...
