Frontline duties for policemen against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to take their toll in the Philippine National Police (PNP) as 45 more cops have been infected by the virus, raising fears that the infection would eventually sap the strength of the organization which takes the...
Jaxson Hayes #10 of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts to a play against the Miami Heat on November 16, 2019 at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (Jesse D. Garrabrant / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) The NBA's New Orleans Pelicans have had three players test positive for COVID-19 while...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (Photo by Stacy Revere / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) NBAÂ commissioner Adam Silver says there are no risk-free options to finishing the season in a coronavirus pandemic but the league's bubble plan is the safest, most responsible way. In a Time 100 online talk...
Celtics head coach Brad Stevens (Nathaniel S. Butler / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) The Boston Celtics began mandatory workouts Wednesday in preparation for the NBA restart in Orlando, and coach Brad Stevens said so far none of the team's players has tested positive for coronavirus. Stevens spoke...
Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo believes winning this season's NBA crown will be harder than ever, dismissing suggestions a championship victory will be diminished by the coronavirus shutdown. As 22 teams prepare...
The Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) will reduce the number of its operating trains beginning July 6 after the number of its depot personnel infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) increased to 127 on Thursday, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said. In a virtual briefing...
Britain and Germany said Wednesday they had sufficient stocks of remdesivir, the first drug to be shown to be relatively effective in treating COVID-19, and of which the United States has bought almost all supply. Remdesivir is an experimental medication produced by the US laboratory Gilead...
Iraq's official death toll from the novel coronavirus has surpassed 2,000, the health ministry said Wednesday, as the war-ravaged country's crippled healthcare system struggles to cope. Health authorities announced there were now 51,524 cases of the COVID-19 disease in the country and that 2,050...
The test of the 55 individuals who were in close contact with the COVID-19 positive Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel in Boracay came out negative for the virus. This was based on the June 24 to 25, test results as reported by ABS-CBN News. The COVID-19 positive BFP personnel was with five...
In this file photo, NCRFA edges Negros Occidental in extra time to bag the PFF U-15 Boys National Championship. (Photo from PFF website) The Philippine Football Federation has set up multiple guidelines on the potential return of football competitions in the professional and amateur scene once the...
Greece prepared to welcome tourist flights to its island destinations on Wednesday for the first time in months, as it raced to salvage a tourism season shredded by the coronavirus pandemic. Sunset in the town of Oia on the island of Santorini as Greece prepares for the return of tourists (AFP...
Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye has declared the coronavirus the country's "biggest enemy", in a major about-turn for a nation which has largely ignored the dangers of the virus. Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye says the government is now committed to fighting the new...
