DAVAO CITY - The Municipality of Santo Tomas has recorded its first fatality due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a statement on Monday night, Municipal Health Officer Dr. June P. Lim said a 27 year-old woman from Barangay Tulalian died due to COVID-19 at the Davao Regional Medical Center...
Plans to let thousands of frontline workers ring in the new year around Sydney Harbour were ditched Monday as authorities work to suppress a growing cluster of virus cases in Australia's most populous city. A public health order notice is seen at an almost empty Bondi Beach on Christmas Day in...
BAGUIO CITY – Five new deaths related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in the city and nearby towns of La Trinidad and Itogon in the province of Benguet on Sunday, Dec.27. Baguio City reported two fatalities, 29 new cases, and 42 recoveries. The first fatality is a...
After nearly a week's delay and under pressure from all sides, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion Covid-19 relief bill Sunday, the White House said, extending benefits to millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic. In this file photo taken on July 27, 2020 US President Donald...
US President Donald Trump on Sunday promised "good news" on a massive Covid-19 relief bill that he has so far refused to sign, but did not give further details as millions of Americans struggling through the pandemic faced the loss of unemployment benefits. US President Donald Trump delivers an...
DAVAO CITY - The DOH Davao Center for Health Development reported that out of the 1,539 persons tested on Tuesday, 130 were found to be positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the region on Tuesday bringing the total number of recorded cases to 11,722. The region has 1,910 active cases....
GENERAL SANTOS CITY - Police authorities here have undertaken stringent health protocols at the premises of various police stations here after six detainee s from Police Station 6 tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Police authorities here have undertaken stringent health...
TACLOBAN CITY - As the streets and establishments get crowded with Christmas shoppers, Eastern Visayas posted a record-breaking number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Wednesday. The Department of Health- Eastern Visayas has reported 244 fresh COVID-19 cases out of 1,472 samples tested by...
Sydney has seen a two-day dip in coronavirus cases after Australian authorities imposed a snap lockdown and residents flocked to testing centres in record numbers, but officials have cautioned the outbreak is still "evolving". People queue in cars at a COVID-19 drive-through testing centre at Bondi...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was to chair a crisis meeting Monday as a growing number of countries blocked flights from Britain over a new highly infectious coronavirus strain the UK said was "out of control". A sign on the M56 motorway informs drivers that all routes into France are closed at the...
South Korea banned gatherings of more than four people in the capital and surrounding areas Monday as the country recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the epidemic began. A health worker distributes hand sanitizer prior to people taking a test for the covid-19 novel coronavirus...
ILOILO CITY —The Department of Health (DOH) has identified Iloilo and Bacolod City as the two priority areas in Western Visayas region for the distribution of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. Department of Health (DOH) (MANILA BULLETIN) “Technically, we call Iloilo and Bacolod as...
