A newly developed, lollipop-shaped coronavirus test is being rolled out in some of Austria's kindergartens as an alternative for toddlers who don't take well to throat or nose swabs. A pre-school boy uses a newly developed, lollipop-shaped COVID-19 test prior to the testing of pre-schoolers at the...
India released $6.7 billion in cheap financing for vaccine makers, hospitals and other health firms on Wednesday, to counter the devastating coronavirus surge gripping the country. A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent...
Hong Kong on Tuesday confirmed that four new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases have been detected in the country following the mandatory mass testing ordered by health authorities. In this file photo taken on July 28, 2020, visitors walk along a viewing platform on Victoria Peak in Hong Kong....
Singapore announced a slew of new coronavirus restrictions Tuesday including a ban on spectators at sporting events as infections rise in the wealthy city-state. FILES) In this file photo taken on January 4, 2021, a cyclist takes a photo in front of the Merlion statue in Singapore. Hong Kong and...
President Joe Biden wants 70 percent of American adults to have received at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine by the July 4 holiday, and has made vaccinating adolescents a key part of the next phase of the country's immunization campaign. U.S. President Joe Biden (ALEX WONG / GETTY IMAGES NORTH...
While the battle against COVID-19 isn't over, with more evolved strains coming in, news of people getting infected by it has also been increasing. And it's not just one person who gets it, the whole family ends up getting the virus, too! Mom-of-two Kabbie Rodriguez Alipio, like most of us, didn't...
The chief implementer of the National Task Force on COVID-19, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. would rather see Filipinos 'learning to live with the virus' rather than live with total lockdown enforcements anew. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the National Task Force (NTF) on...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez on Wednesday (March 10) banned mass gatherings and other similar virus-spreader events following the spike in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the city. Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez (FACEBOOK/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Olivarez said the City...
• More cases equal more transmissions, which maximizes the chances that a significant mutation will occur. • If we keep case numbers lower, we essentially restrict the virus's playground. • Factors for mutations: A combination of how much virus is out there coupled with...
With the second strain of the Covid-19 confirmed in the country, parents have been thinking twice of pushing through with their travel plans. But life—and the world—has changed, and things will never go back to the way it was. Make airline travel stress-free, especially when you're with...
PARISㅡThe emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the virus, has prompted widespread concern. Here is what we know一and what we don’tㅡabout the mutations. What are they? All viruses mutate when they...
FAITH ON THE GROUND Noel R., 33, a construction worker who lost his job, on Plaza Miranda imploring the Black Nazarene’s mercy. (Ali Vicoy) Your employer? No, he’s disappeared. Malacañang ? A senator, your congressman? Your mayor and barangay captain? No—he can’t even get a bus ride...
