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Woman in US dies after receiving donated lungs infected with COVID-19: report

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 23 05:47 PM

A woman from the United States died in what appears to be the first case of donor-to-recipient transmission of the SARS-CoV-2, according to a report quoting a study published this month. Read more »

England's quarantine hotels open in bid to keep COVID variants out

Reuters
Posted at Feb 15 10:09 AM

LONDON - Passengers arriving in England from Monday from any of 33 "red list" countries will have to spend 14 days quarantined in a hotel room under new border restrictions designed to stop new variants of the coronavirus. Read more »

Pregnant OFW tests positive for coronavirus infection in Macau

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 01:10 PM

MANILA - A pregnant overseas Filipino worker returning to Macau from vacation in the Philippines was diagnosed as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive.    Read more »

Rainy season, dengue may snarl COVID-19 fight: Cebu doctor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 08:33 AM

MANILA — The rainy season and dengue cases may stretch medical resources during the coronavirus pandemic, a doctor in Cebu City, where cases of the respiratory disease are increasing, warned Wednesday. Read more »

Modified GCQ in Negros Occidental extended until July 15

Yasmin Pascual-Dormido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 11:41 PM

The implementation of modified general community quarantine in Negros Occidental will be extended until July 15, the province's governor ordered on Tuesday afternoon. 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 »

ALAMIN: Ayudang makukuha sa 'Balik-Probinsya'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 11:41 AM

Nasa 63,700 katao na ang nag-apply para sa "Balik-Probinsya" ng gobyerno na layong bawasan ang populasyon ng Metro Manila sa pamamagitan ng pag-aalok ng ayuda kapalit ng paglipat sa mga lalawigan, sinabi ng National Housing Authority, Miyerkoles. Read more »

Why motorcycle group OKs ban on backrides

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 09:19 AM

A group of motorcycle riders said Monday it supports a ban against backrides, even for couples, as parts of the country eased their coronavirus lockdown last week.  Read more »

5,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong lose jobs due to pandemic: community leader

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 25 08:24 AM

Some 5,000 Filipinos in Hong Kong lost their jobs due to disruptions from the coronavirus pandemic, a community leader said Monday.    Read more »

Kailan dapat bayaran ang bill sa tubig para hindi maputulan?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 22 02:24 PM

Tinalakay ng Manila Water Co at Maynilad Water Services Inc ngayong Biyernes kung kailan dapat magbayad ang kanilang mga kustomer upang maiwasang maputulan ng tubig. Read more »

Taiwan rejects China's main condition for WHO participation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 01:30 PM

Taiwan's health minister rejected on Friday China's main condition for the island to be able to take part in the World Health Organization (WHO) - that it accepts it is part of China - ahead of a key meeting of the body during a pandemic.  Read more »

Motorcycle backrides still barred in looser coronavirus lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 10:26 AM

Backrides on motorcycles will remain banned as parts of the country start easing their coronavirus lockdown this weekend, a police official said Friday.    Read more »

Coronavirus may pose new risk to younger patients: strokes

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at May 15 08:44 AM

Neurologists in New York City, Detroit, New Jersey and other parts of the country have reported a flurry of unexplained strokes represent yet another insidious manifestation of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. Read more »

Thousands fleeing Ambo face COVID-19 threat at evacuation centers

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 09:50 AM

Typhoon Ambo on Friday continued to lash coronavirus-stricken Philippines with strong winds and heavy rains that sent tens of thousands to evacuation centers while observing pandemic protocols and authorities scrambled for funds. Read more »

In Qatar, failure to wear a mask outside means P2.6 million fine

Reuters
Posted at May 15 07:09 AM

Qatar's interior ministry announced on Thursday that wearing masks will be mandatory to go outside starting Sunday, and those who do not comply will be fined up to 200,000 riyals or around P2.6 million. Read more »

Typhoon-hit Eastern Samar struggles with evacuation amid COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 05:10 PM

Eastern Samar scrambled Thursday to shelter its residents from Typhoon Ambo after converting most of its evacuation centers into quarantine facilities for the coronavirus pandemic, its governor said.  Read more »

Pasay lifts month-long liquor ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 02:18 PM

The Pasay government lifted its month-long ban on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in the city effective Thursday.    Read more »

Buzzfeed closes news operations in Britain, Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 12:21 PM

Groundbreaking website Buzzfeed said on Thursday that it would be shuttering part of its loss-making news operations in Britain and Australia, as it scales back global ambitions to cut costs.   Read more »

Application errors delay SSS aid: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 12:11 PM

The Social Security System said Thursday online application errors were slowing down the distribution of its cash aid for 3.4 million workers of small businesses. Read more »