Marcos: PH can now refocus plans, priorities after pandemic ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 22 11:49 PM Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes the worst is over for the country’s pandemic situation. Read more »
Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO Agence France-Presse Updated as of May 19 06:49 PM Nearly 337 million life years were lost in the 2 first years of the COVID pandemic, as millions of people died prematurely, the WHO said. Read more »
DOT shuns stricter travel rules despite COVID uptick Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 16 04:45 PM Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco said minimum health protocols were in place for tourism establishments. Read more »
COVID positivity rate in Metro Manila hits 25.4 pct: OCTA Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 15 10:03 AM The weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila climbed to 25.4 percent as of May 13, according to pandemic monitor OCTA Research. Read more »
COVID positivity rate in Metro Manila rises to 19.7 pct: OCTA Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 04 04:52 PM Metro Manila's weekly COVID-19 positivity rate rose to 19.7 percent as of May 2, according to pandemic monitor OCTA Research. Read more »
Metro Manila COVID positivity rate spikes to 18.8 pct: OCTA Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 03 10:35 AM The weekly COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila further rose to 18.8 percent as of May 1, according to pandemic monitor OCTA Research. Read more »
DOH: First Arcturus case is from Iloilo, has recovered Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Apr 26 04:40 PM The country's first case of omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," was detected in Iloilo province and the patient has already recovered. Read more »
Confidence in childhood jabs fell 25 pct in PH: UNICEF Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 25 03:55 PM Public perception of the importance of vaccines for children declined in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic, UNICEF warned Tuesday. Read more »
Maraming Pinoy magsusuot pa rin ng face mask: SWS ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 30 07:28 PM Kahit opsyonal na ang pagsusuot ng face mask, marami pa rin ang nagsasabing patuloy nila itong susuotin, ayon sa pinakahuling tala ng Social Weather Stations. Read more »
India: What's behind the spike in COVID cases? Deutsche WellePosted at Mar 29 07:03 AM A new virus variant could be driving the rise in COVID-19 cases in India, but there is no need to panic, experts say. Read more »
Raccoon dog data sparks new debate about Covid origins Daniel Lawler and Julien Dury, Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 24 11:44 AM New evidence that raccoon dogs were at the Chinese market where Covid is suspected to have first infected humans has reignited debate over the origin of the pandemic. Read more »
Unmasking the Philippines' first COVID-19 warriors Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Mar 16 12:55 AM The battle against COVID-19 in the Philippines began quite early with two doctors being among the first soldiers. Read more »
COVID-19: No evidence of mental health 'tsunami' Deutsche Welle Posted at Mar 15 07:22 AM The pandemic had a minimal effect on depression and anxiety symptoms in the general population, says a new study. Read more »
The COVID lab leak theory: Who says what? Deutsche WellePosted at Mar 03 11:45 AM The US is divided over the origins of the 2019 coronavirus. Some say it escaped from a Chinese lab. China rejects that. Read more »
FBI director: COVID 'most likely' caused by Wuhan lab accident Agence France-PressePosted at Mar 01 01:49 PM FBI Director Christopher Wray said his agency believes the COVID-19 pandemic was 'most likely' caused by an incident in a laboratory in Wuhan, China. Read more »
Hong Kong scraps mask mandate Agence France-PressePosted at Feb 28 10:39 AM Hong Kong is scrapping its mask mandate from Wednesday, Chief Executive John Lee announced, ending the financial hub's last major COVID curb. Read more »
South Korea ends COVID visa restrictions for China travelers Agence France-PressePosted at Feb 10 01:34 PM South Korea said Friday it would begin issuing short-term visas to travelers from China again, ending a COVID-linked restriction. Read more »
Japan poised to make noise as COVID crowd restrictions ease Kyodo NewsPosted at Feb 06 10:22 AM Sports fans and concertgoers in Japan may soon be screaming at the top of their lungs, provided they are masked. Read more »
'PH kayang tugunan ang COVID kahit 'di na public health emergency' ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 18 08:50 PM Naniniwala ang isang infectious disease expert na handa na ang Pilipinas sakaling alisin na ng World Health Organization ang deklarasyon sa COVID-19 bilang isang public health emergency. Read more »
WHO sees end of COVID-19 emergency this year Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 11 05:08 PM The WHO sees the lifting this year of the declaration of the COVID-19 disease as a public health emergency, according to an official Wednesday. Read more »