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US turning corner on pandemic, says White House COVID coordinator

Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at May 10 12:28 AM

US health officials are aiming to meet President Joe Biden's goal of 70% of American adults having at least one shot by the July 4 U.S. Independence Day. Read more »

Vietnam says new COVID outbreak threatens stability

Reuters
Posted at May 09 10:56 PM

Vietnam reported 102 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday as the Southeast Asian country battled a fast-spreading outbreak which Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said threatened political stability if not brought under control. Read more »

Laos records first COVID-19 death

Reuters
Posted at May 09 10:36 PM

The Southeast Asian country of Laos recorded its first death from coronavirus on Sunday, losing its place among the few countries yet to suffer a fatality, state media said. Read more »

'Freedom' fiestas: Spaniards celebrate end of COVID curfew

Michael Gore and Jordi Rubio, Reuters
Posted at May 09 08:12 PM

Exhilarated Spaniards danced in streets, chanted "freedom" and partied on beaches overnight as a COVID-19 curfew ended across most of the nation. Read more »

Tokyo's Olympic Stadium holds track and field test event, minus fans

Chris Gallagher, Reuters
Posted at May 09 07:22 PM

Hundreds of athletes participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday. Read more »

India Covid-19 deaths surge past 4,000

Sanjay Kanojia, AFP
Posted at May 09 05:15 PM

Family members perform the last rites during the cremation of their loved one who died due to COVID-19 in Allahabad, India on Saturday. Read more »

Ilang lungsod tinukoy na 'areas of concern' dahil sa pagdami ng COVID-19 cases

Bianca Dava, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 07:31 PM

Ilang lungsod ang tinukoy ng OCTA Research Group na "areas of concern" dahil sa pagtaas ng bilang ng mga kaso ng COVID-19. Read more »

Philippines' COVID-19 tally breaches 1.1 million with over 7,000 new cases

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 09 10:06 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines confirmed 7,174 new cases of the disease on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 1,101,990.  Read more »

Variant accelerating India's COVID explosion: WHO top scientist

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 01:55 PM

A COVID-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections, contributing to the country's explosive outbreak, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said Saturday. Read more »

S. Africa picks up first cases of coronavirus variant from India

Reuters
Posted at May 09 09:28 AM

South Africa's health ministry said on Saturday it had detected the first four cases of a new coronavirus variant that emerged in India and was responsible for a surge of infections and deaths in the Asian country.   Read more »

‘Digital native’ journalists urged to rise to challenges in pandemic reporting

Nica Rhiana Hanopol, VERA Files
Posted at May 08 11:49 PM

As the world faces a “perfect storm of crises” ? the COVID-19 pandemic, attacks on media credibility, and online disinformation ? it is even more important now for young journalists to verify information they share online and in telling stories.  Read more »

Vlad the vaccinator: Dracula's castle lures visitors with COVID-19 jabs

Luiza Ilie, Reuters
Posted at May 08 10:15 PM

BUCHAREST - Visitors to Dracula's castle are more likely to find puncture marks in their arms than their necks this month, after medics set up a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Transylvanian attraction. Read more »

First patients in HK with COVID-19 variants arrested over providing misleading info

Kanis Leung and Christy Leung, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 08 09:09 PM

Hong Kong’s first two patients found locally with Covid-19 variants were arrested on Saturday over providing misleading information to authorities for contact tracing, the South China Morning Post has learned.   Read more »

Japan's daily COVID-19 cases top 7,000 for 1st time since January

Kyodo News
Posted at May 08 08:45 PM

TOKYO - Japan's daily COVID-19 cases topped 7,000 for the first time since mid-January on Saturday, a day after the government's decision to expand the ongoing state of emergency beyond Tokyo and the greater Osaka region, amid growing fears over spreading variants of the coronavirus. Read more »

DFA says additional 13 Filipinos sick with COVID-19 abroad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 07:43 PM

In its latest bulletin, the DFA said 6,029 Filipinos are still undergoing treatment for the respiratory disease outside the country. Read more »

DOH: 8 people had 'minor adverse events' after Sputnik V jabs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 06:31 PM

MANILA - Eight people experienced "minor adverse events" after being inoculated with Russia's Sputnik V, according to the health department. Read more »

EU seeks 'concrete' US plan on lifting vaccine patents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 06:00 PM

EU chief Charles Michel said the bloc is ready to discuss a US proposal to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines once the details are clear. Read more »

Pope Francis backs waivers on intellectual property rights for vaccines

Reuters
Updated as of May 08 06:00 PM

Pope Francis on Saturday supported waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, backing a proposal by U.S. President Joe Biden that has been rebuffed by some European nations, including Germany. Read more »

Hospital honors Fil-Am nurse who beat COVID-19 with room named after her

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 08 07:18 PM

LONG BEACH, California - A hospital in Southern California honored a Filipino-American nurse who beat COVID-19 after eight months of being hospitalized with a room named after her.  Read more »

COVID-19 vaccination for priority A4 group can start by June - DOH

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 08 05:32 PM

In a public briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the vaccination rollout for the A4 sector would still depend on the global vaccine supply and the country's available jabs.    Read more »