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Hundreds of vaccinated Indonesian health workers get COVID-19, dozens in hospital

Kate Lamb, Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 04:10 AM

More than medical workers have caught COVID in Indonesia despite being vaccinated with Sinovac, as concerns grow about the efficacy of some vaccines against more infectious variants. Read more »

2020 heroes: Frontliners who died battling COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 04:24 AM

All of them sacrificed their own safety and the safety of their families to serve the country. In the battle against COVID-19, they are our fallen heroes, and they will always be remembered for their love and courage.  Read more »

Ospital ng Malabon idi-disinfect matapos mahawa ng COVID-19 ang 4 na staff

Lyza Aquino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 07:16 AM

Titigil pansamantala ang Ospital ng Malabon na tumanggap ng non-COVID-19 positive na mga pasyente simula ngayong Huwebes para magbigay daan sa disinfection ng pasibilidad, sinabi ni Mayor Antoline Oreta.  Read more »

Taguig doubles pay of health workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 11:58 AM

The Taguig city government said Tuesday it doubled the monthly salary of its health workers, nearly a month into the lockdown of the entire Luzon to halt the spread of COVID-19. Read more »

COVID-19 bayanihan: Hotel sa Albay libreng nagpapatuloy ng mga health worker

Karla Thea Omelan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 08 09:55 PM

Libreng magagamit ng mga health worker na lumalaban sa COVID-19 pandemic ang isa pang hotel sa lungsod na ito, ayon sa may-ari nito.  Read more »

Philippine-born nurse dies in UK's coronavirus frontline: report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 06 10:56 AM

A 23-year-old nurse born in the Philippines died due to the coronavirus epidemic in the UK, according to a newspaper report.  Read more »

US has world's most confirmed coronavirus cases: trackers

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 27 12:54 PM

The United States now has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, according to data gathered both by Johns Hopkins University and The New York Times. Read more »

Fake cures, risky rumors: Virus misinformation hits home

Katie Forster and Uzair Rizvi, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 26 03:47 PM

From being duped into taking poisonous "cures", to watching businesses crumble and avoiding life-saving medication, people are suffering devastating real-world impacts of a deluge of online virus misinformation.   Read more »

No more tummy tucks: US plastic surgeons idled by coronavirus offer help

Karen Freifeld, Reuters
Posted at Mar 26 11:54 AM

Some plastic surgeons want to help colleagues on the front lines of fighting the virus in US hospitals, where healthcare workers are trying to keep up with a flood of new patients.  Read more »

Leading pediatrician, sister of TV host Ruby Rodriguez, succumbs to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 26 11:59 AM

Dr. Sally Gatchalian, head of the Philippine Pediatric Society, has passed away after reportedly battling the novel coronavirus, her sister, television host Ruby Rodriguez said Thursday.  Read more »

How the world’s richest country ran out of face masks

Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 26 10:38 AM

Why is the United States running out of face masks for medical workers? How does the world’s wealthiest country find itself in such a tragic and avoidable mess? And how long will it take to get enough protective gear, if that’s even possible now? Read more »

Can you become immune to the coronavirus?

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Updated as of Mar 26 09:25 AM

As the number of people infected with the coronavirus surpasses 450,000 worldwide, and more than 1 billion are locked in their homes, scientists are wrestling with one of the most pressing questions of the pandemic: Do people who survive the infection become immune to the virus?   Read more »

Filipino nurse in Ireland has COVID-19: envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 08:43 AM

A nurse in Ireland has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Philippine diplomat said Thursday, amid a lockdown in the United Kingdom. Read more »

'Di minamaramot': Health dept seeks understanding on COVID-19 gear shortage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:52 AM

The health department on Tuesday asked for the understanding of medical workers over a shortage of gear that would protect them from the novel coronavirus.    Read more »