Topic: disesase

NBI says probe vs Vico Sotto 'politicized, sensationalized'

NBI says probe vs Vico Sotto 'politicized, sensationalized'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 02 01:43 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation said Thursday some individuals had ''politicized'' and ''sensationalized'' its investigation of Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto's possible violation of a recently approved law that gave President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to contain the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Pandemic pranks off the table on April Fools' Day

Pandemic pranks off the table on April Fools' Day

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 01 02:49 PM

It may be the global day for pranks but with the world under assault from the deadly coronavirus pandemic many governments on Wednesday were warning against virus-themed April Fools' jokes -- some even threatening jail.  Read more »

Coronavirus and sex: Questions and answers

Coronavirus and sex: Questions and answers

Jen Gunter, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 12:56 PM

The pandemic has most of the world practicing exceptional hand hygiene and social distancing. This coronavirus is so new that we don’t know what we don’t know, and while fresh information is coming at an incredible pace, one medical recommendation has remained constant: the need for social distancing.   Read more »

Should you make your own mask?

Should you make your own mask?

Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 10:35 AM

The world is running out of face masks for health care workers, which is one reason that US officials, including the surgeon general, have warned members of the public against buying their own masks for protection against the coronavirus. Read more »

She’s alone, 105 and in a nursing home threatened by coronavirus

She’s alone, 105 and in a nursing home threatened by coronavirus

John Leland, The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 08:33 AM

In New York City, nursing homes account for 1 in 4 coronavirus deaths. Nearly 1.5 million Americans live in nursing homes. Depleted staffs means more residents per worker — and also more room for error or neglect, less time to fully scrub between residents and greater opportunities to carry the virus from one room or wing to another. Read more »

What if I need to go on a ventilator?

What if I need to go on a ventilator?

Daniela J. Lamas, M.D., The New York Times
Posted at Apr 01 08:08 AM

Many people don’t know what intensive care entails or what would happen if they or a loved one needs to go on a ventilator. While the vast majority of patients with coronavirus will not develop severe respiratory distress and require hospitalization, critical care can be lifesaving but difficult to understand for a patient or family in the midst of an acute illness. Read more »

Lung Center needs bleach in COVID-19 frontlines

Lung Center needs bleach in COVID-19 frontlines

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 07:33 AM

The Lung Center of the Philippines on Wednesday called for donations of bleaching agents that will be used to sanitize its laboratory and rooms for patients with the novel coronavirus. Read more »

Obama suggests Trump team 'denied warnings' of pandemic

Obama suggests Trump team 'denied warnings' of pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 01 07:01 AM

Former US president Barack Obama took a veiled swipe Tuesday at his successor Donald Trump, chastising those who have "denied warnings" of a deadly coronavirus pandemic and cautioning against ignoring the consequences of climate change.   Read more »

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