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Breakthrough infections raise health, death risk: study

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 22 01:58 PM

At six months after infection, after taking their risk factors into account, people with breakthrough infections had lower rates of death and long-term lingering health problems than COVID-19 patients who had not been vaccinated. Read more »

Netherlands brings back COVID curbs as cases rise

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 12 07:28 PM

The Netherlands is bringing back coronavirus measures including a requirement for face masks in many public spaces to combat a surge in cases. Read more »

Havana reopens its beaches -- but masks are required

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 11:59 AM

Beaches and pools in the Cuban capital Havana, as well as the famed Malecon seafront promenade, were reopened on Wednesday. Read more »

Health workers group says govt, Pharmally deals 'devilish act'

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 01:51 PM

Government's overpriced procurement of substandard medical supplies with Pharmally was a "devilish act" to health workers, an official of a nurses' group said Monday. Read more »

Linconn Ong won't speak in executive session: lawyer

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 27 12:52 PM

Pharmally executive Linconn Ong won't speak in an executive session with the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, his new lawyer Ferdinand Topacio said. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 21, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:08 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Pharmally exec in Senate custody

Senate PRIB Photos
Posted at Sep 21 05:23 PM

Members of the Office of the Sergeant-At-Arms escort Pharmally Pharmaceuticals Corporation Executive Linconn Ong (M) inside the Senate building on Tuesday Read more »

'Pharmally delivered 500,000 face masks ahead of purchase order'

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 05:27 PM

Pharmally delivered 500,000 pieces of surgical face mask to the PS-DBM ahead of an official purchase order from the government agency, senators learned Monday. Read more »

Senators: PS-DBM favored Pharmally over Filipino face mask producer

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 04:59 PM

Several senators on Tuesday questioned why the Department of Budget and Management's Procurement Service (PS-DBM) seemed to have given preferential treatment to foreign supplier Pharmally instead of patronizing local producers of pandemic supplies. Read more »

Hontiveros: 2 top Pharmally officials allegedly wanted in Taiwan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 05:31 PM

Two top officials of Pharmally are allegedly wanted for fraud, embezzlement, and stock manipulation in Taiwan, an opposition senator said Wednesday. Read more »

Tax expert says Pharmally deals with DBM ‘suspicious’

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 05:07 PM

Mon Abrea, a BIR consultant, said he finds it suspicious how a company barely a year old was able to bid for billion-peso contracts. Read more »

What is Pharmally Pharmaceuticals? Who controls it?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 02:14 PM

Based on SEC documents, Pharmally was registered on Sept. 4, 2019. That year, it had zero sales and a net loss of P25,550. But in 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country, Pharmally's sales skyrocketed to nearly P7.5 billion pesos. Read more »

Miami students back at school amid COVID surge

Gerard Martinez, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 08:31 AM

As Covid cases surge in Florida due to the Delta variant, some school districts ordered students and staff to wear masks as classes resumed. Read more »

Florida, Texas schools defy bans on wearing masks

Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 08:18 AM

School districts in Florida and Texas are bucking their Republican governors' bans on requiring masks for children and teachers as coronavirus cases soar in conservative areas with low vaccination rates. Read more »

Face masks na habing-kamay, tumutulong sa mga katutubo

Globe
Updated as of Jul 30 02:00 PM

Ang mga natatanging face masks na gawa sa habing-kamay na fabric scraps ang tumutulong sa mga pamayanang katutubo na bumangon mula sa krisis.   Read more »

N95 masks panawagan ng mga apektado ng volcanic smog sa Batangas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 02:30 PM

Nananawagan ang opisyal ng barangay na malapit sa Bulkang Taal ng karagdagang suplay ng mga N95 mask sa harap ng tumitinding volcanic smog o vog sa Batangas.  Read more »

Could face masks detect COVID? Research looking into tech

Natalie Handel, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 30 01:59 AM

Tiny sensors incorporated into masks and jackets could provide instant information on exposure to disease-causing pathogens, according to research.  Read more »

More than 1,500 arrested in a week for not observing physical distancing: Año

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 11:20 PM

MANILA - More than 1,500 people were arrested for not observing physical distancing last week, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday. Read more »

Spain street masks dropped but most faces stay covered

Hazel Ward, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 02:31 PM

A few smiles were visible in Madrid on Saturday but most kept their faces covered as Spain dropped its requirement for people to wear masks in the street.   Read more »

Italy says face masks no longer mandatory outdoors from June 28

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 07:28 AM

ROME - Facemasks will no longer be compulsory outdoors in Italy, one of the countries in Europe worst hit by the coronavirus, from June 28, the health ministry said Monday. Read more »