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NCR COVID cases trending downward, but caution urged

Mico Abarro, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:01 AM

An OCTA doctor says major cities outside the NCR Plus region — such as Cebu and Davao — were seeing record-high numbers of COVID-19 cases. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 28, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 11:45 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Record-high 91% of Filipinos worry catching COVID-19: SWS

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 07:50 PM

A record-high 91 percent of Filipinos are worried that anyone in their immediate family might catch COVID-19, according to results of an SWS survey released Tuesday. Read more »

Compulsory face masks helped cut German COVID-19 cases by almost 50 percent - study

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 06 10:13 AM

A study concludes that masks are one of the most cost-effective ways to fight the disease with a cost that is ‘close to zero’ compared with other measures. It looked at data from over 400 municipal districts and found that some cities saw infections fall by up 75 percent within 20 days. Read more »

India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 12:27 PM

MUMBAI - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. Read more »

'Rural surge' propels India toward more COVID-19 infections than US

Karan Deep Singh and Jeffrey Gettleman, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 09 07:33 AM

Defiance of coronavirus rules is being reflected across rural India, and it is propelling this nation’s virus caseload toward the No. 1 spot globally. Infections are rippling into every corner of this country of 1.3 billion people. The Indian news media is calling it “The Rural Surge.” Read more »

Britain to impose new virus curbs as WHO issues grim warning

James Pheby with Nina Larson in Geneva and AFP bureaus
Posted at Sep 23 09:35 AM

LONDON - The British government announced fresh steps on Tuesday to try to stop a coronavirus surge in England, as the World Health Organization warned that new cases worldwide soared to record levels last week. Read more »

Roque says on self-quarantine after security aide tests positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 04:27 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Monday he is on isolation after one of his security aides tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

16 more overseas Filipinos sick with COVID-19; total now at 10,086

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 07:11 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 climbed to 10,086 on Tuesday, with 16 new additional cases recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Dinagat Islands logs first 7 coronavirus cases

Lorilly Charmane D. Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:06 PM

The patients arrived in the island province on July 31 and immediately underwent strict mandatory quarantine. Four of them were from Loreto town. Read more »

Vietnam says looking to buy Russia virus vaccine

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 11:11 PM

Vietnam could receive up to 150 million doses with a fraction of them donated by Russia. Read more »

Japan reports over 950 new cases of novel coronavirus infection

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 12 10:01 PM

Japan reported over 950 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, as urban centers including Tokyo and Osaka continued to see high levels of infection. Read more »

Western Visayas sees highest daily rise of COVID-19 cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 08:26 PM

Western Visayas on Tuesday reported 178 new COVID-19 cases, raising the region's tally of the disease to 2,307. Read more »

DOH bares recalibrated COVID-19 response after health group's timeout plea

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 08:06 PM

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday revealed what it described as an improved response to the global pandemic following the medical community's appeal for a timeout to arrest the swell of COVID-19 cases.   Read more »

Liquor ban ibinalik sa Mandaluyong sa ilalim ng MECQ

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 09:59 PM

Nagpatupad muli ng liquor ban ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Mandaluyong habang umiiral ang modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) sa Kamaynilaan. Read more »

Japan governor in hot seat over gargle medicine's effect on virus

Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 06 04:58 PM

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has drawn fire for suggesting that popular over-the-counter gargle medicines containing an antiseptic can have an effect on the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »

Global coronavirus death toll tops 700,000: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 04:45 PM

Paris, France -- The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in China in December, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 0655 GMT on Wednesday. Read more »

Some 4,000 COVID-19 deaths may be underreported in the Philippines, says former gov’t adviser

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 09:53 AM

Around 4,000 deaths due to COVID-19 in the Philippines may not have been included in the government's official tally as many people severely ill with the disease have succumbed to it without actually getting tested, a former adviser of the task force against the pandemic said Sunday. Read more »

Barangay 142 sa Caloocan isasailalim sa total lockdown

Arra Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 05:56 PM

Ipatutupad ang total lockdown sa Barangay 142 sa Caloocan City simula Agosto 1 hanggang Agosto 7 upang maiwasan ang lalo pang pagkalat ng COVID-19.   Read more »

Vietnam records 1st virus death as pandemic rebounds

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 31 06:01 PM

The patient, a 70-year-old man, died in the central city of Hoi An nearly 3 weeks after being admitted to hospital with serious underlying conditions. Read more »