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FACT CHECK: Hindi totoong airborne ang monkeypox

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Aug 17 07:38 PM

Hindi totoong itinuturing ng U.S. Centers for Disease and Control Prevention (CDC) ang monkeypox na isang airborne disease. Read more »

More US troops to Europe

Hunter Garcia, US Army via AFP
Posted at Feb 07 08:26 PM

Tensions continue to rise in the region as Russia is said to have more than 100,000 troops near Ukraine's borders and US troops continue arriving in Poland to bolster NATO's forces in the region. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy sa California hindi pabor sa pagluluwag ng COVID-19 restrictions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 16 08:51 PM

Pinapayagan nang hindi magsuot ng mask ang mga nakakumpleto na ng bakuna sa COVID-19 sa California. Read more »

Experts call for new standards to combat airborne disease

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 05:13 AM

Future building designs must incorporate increased ventilation and air-cleaning measures, including filtration and disinfection using both filters and ultraviolet devices. Read more »

Philippines must enforce new COVID-19 measures vs airborne coronavirus: neurosurgeon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 12:02 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government must implement new guidelines in preventing COVID-19 transmission amid more evidence that the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is airborne, a neurosurgeon said Monday. Read more »

COVID-19 airborne? WHO, DOH say current protocols enough for now

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 10:07 PM

A team of American, British and Canadian scientists claims to find new evidence of how the COVID-19 virus can infect people by remaining airborne. Read more »

Airborne transmission? DOH naniniwalang sapat ang mga hakbang vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 06:45 PM

Sapat pa ang mga hakbang para manatiling protektado ang mga Pilipino laban sa COVID-19, sabi ng DOH. Read more »

Do we need masks outdoors? Experts weigh in

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 19 10:48 AM

WASHINGTON - It's a familiar sight in some US cities like Washington, New York and San Francisco: people walking on the street, riding bikes or sitting in parks with their masks on even when they're far away from others. Read more »

The coronavirus is airborne indoors. But we’re still scrubbing surfaces

Mike Ives and Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 19 04:01 PM

All over the world, workers are soaping, wiping and fumigating surfaces with an urgent sense of purpose: to fight the coronavirus.  Read more »

Japan supercomputer shows humidity affects aerosol spread of coronavirus

Rocky Swift, Reuters
Posted at Oct 14 03:23 PM

The finding suggests that the use of humidifiers may help limit infections during times when window ventilation is not possible, according to a study released on Tuesday by research giant Riken and Kobe University. Read more »

'Prioritize open air, install exhaust fans' to arrest spread of COVID-19, says DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 06:30 PM

MANILA — While more studies are being done on the possibility of airborne transmission of the COVID-19 virus, the Department of Health is erring on the side of caution by issuing a memorandum on ventilation guidelines. Read more »

How opening a window could help you avoid COVID

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 09 02:37 AM

Growing evidence suggests that allowing air to circulate around enclosed spaces can help disperse the airborne viral droplets that cause infection. Read more »

Coronavirus, 'di nakakalusot sa balat - infectious disease expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 07 10:38 AM

MANILA - Kinakailangan pa rin na makapasok sa katawan ang virus na nagdudulot ng COVID-19 bago ito makapanghawa, ayon sa isang infectious disease expert kaugnay sa bagong pag-aaral na nagtatagal umano ng ilang oras sa balat ang COVID-19. Read more »

The coronavirus may be adrift in indoor air, CDC acknowledges

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 06 07:27 AM

Two weeks after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down a statement about airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the agency Monday replaced it with language citing new evidence that the virus can spread beyond 6 feet indoors. Read more »

Droplet spray pa rin ang pangunahing paraan ng pagkalat ng COVID-19: eksperto

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 22 07:15 PM

Droplets o iyong mga maliliit na likido pa rin ang pangunahing paraan ng pagkalat ng SARS-CoV-2, ang virus na nagdudulot ng COVID-19, sabi ng isang eksperto. Read more »

Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 05:24 AM

WASHINGTON - A person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers with coronavirus even though many weren't sitting close by, according to research published on Tuesday that offers fresh evidence the disease can spread in the air. Read more »

Your hot-weather guide to coronavirus, air conditioning and airflow

Heather Murphy, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 09 09:33 AM

“The more outside air you have, the more you dilute the virus,” said Jose-Luis Jimenez, an aerosol scientist at the University of Colorado Boulder, who was among the scientists and engineers who sent a letter that pushed the World Health Organization to acknowledge that airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus is a threat in indoor spaces.   Read more »

Scientists report that airborne coronavirus is probably infectious

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 22 11:30 AM

Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious.    Read more »

Flu may linger in the air, just like coronavirus

Katherine J. Wu, The New York Times
Posted at Jul 15 07:41 AM

The coronavirus is not the flu. But the 2 viruses have something crucial in common: Both have been described as spreading primarily through close contact with symptomatic people or the surfaces they’ve touched.   Read more »

Posibilidad sa airborne transmission ng COVID-19 pinag-aaralan ng WHO

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 09:44 PM

Nananawagan ang ilang eksperto na ipagpatuloy ang pag-iingat kontra coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) matapos lumabas sa isang pag-aaral na maaaring airborne ang virus na nagdudulot ng COVID-19. Read more »