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Health workers tuloy sa pagkalampag para sa benepisyo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 08:22 PM

Tuloy ang bantang protesta at mass resignation ng mga health worker dahil sa mga hinahabol nilang benepisyo. Read more »

Vietnam urges vigilance, as neighbors battle infection spikes

Reuters
Updated as of Apr 29 01:01 PM

Vietnam's health ministry called for "unanimity and determination" among the public to keep the virus at bay.   Read more »

5-minute prayers, 10-person Mass: Quiapo Church reopens with new pandemic protocols

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 04:06 PM

Quiapo Church in Manila, home to the Black Nazarene statue that draws millions of miracle-seekers in its yearly procession, will reopen Friday with new protocols to keep parishioners safe from the coronavirus pandemic, a priest said. Read more »

Task force studying reopening churches with smaller Masses

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 03:33 PM

An inter-agency task force is studying a proposal to let Masses resume with churches holding only a fifth of its capacity, an official said Wednesday, as the Philippines prepared to relax its coronavirus lockdown to protect jobs and the economy. Read more »

Physical distancing a 'big challenge' for re-opening Quiapo Church: priest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 09:26 AM

Physical distancing to keep Catholics safe from COVID-19 is a "big challenge" in re-opening the Quiapo Church in Manila, home to the Black Nazarene statue that draws millions of miracle-seekers in its yearly procession, a priest said Wednesday. Read more »

Marikina starts free COVID-19 testing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 01 08:43 AM

Marikina City on Friday will start screening its residents for the novel coronavirus for free after the health department accredited its testing laboratory following weeks of delay, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said. Read more »

Just spit and wait: First saliva-based test for new coronavirus offers advantages

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 30 11:56 AM

A new test for the coronavirus is so simple and straightforward, almost anyone could do it: Spit a glob of saliva into a cup, close the lid and hand it over. Read more »

Marikina to get DOH nod for free coronavirus testing Tuesday: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 10:11 AM

The health department is set to accredit Tuesday a testing laboratory that will screen residents of Marikina and neighboring cities for the novel coronavirus for free, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said. Read more »

'High-risk' patients, medical workers are priority in COVID-19 mass test: health dept

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 13 09:24 AM

A mass testing for COVID-19 will prioritize "high-risk" patients and medical workers, the health department said Monday, a month into the lockdown of millions to halt the pandemic.  Read more »