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Philippines logs first death among UK COVID-19 variant cases

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 08 12:41 PM

The Philippines has recorded its first fatality due to the more transmissible COVID-19 variant, the health department said Monday.   Read more »

This rescuer wanted to save more lives in the Tuguegarao flood—but he ended up losing his own

RHIA GRANA
Posted at Nov 19 07:27 PM

“Nung unang blast, may presence of mind pa ako e. Pero nung second, nanghina na talaga ako. Lahat kami nanghina na,” says Sherwin Buguina of BFAR’s Fisheries Resource Protection Group. Read more »

Pandemic of neglect: COVID-19 deaths in PH have doubled since August, and the dying are not getting hospital care

Warren de Guzman and Edson Guido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 06:54 PM

COVID-19 deaths in the Philippines have doubled since August, and the number of COVID-19 fatalities that never made it to hospital have more than doubled as well in that same time frame. More bad news, the deaths are accelerating this October, even as the daily number of confirmed cases of the disease appear to be slowing. Read more »

DOH: Low COVID-19 deaths in PH due to treatment guidelines crafted early in pandemic

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 02:00 PM

MANILA— The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said the relatively low COVID-19 fatality rate of the Philippines is partly due to clinical guidelines on how to manage coronavirus patients crafted by medical societies early into the pandemic. Read more »

Expect more COVID-19 deaths next month, infectious disease experts say as PH cases rise

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 02:54 AM

MANILA — With more than 3,000 cases reported daily since the start of the month, infectious disease experts said on Tuesday that they are expecting higher number of deaths to be reported as well. Read more »

NDRRMC verifying reported death of ex-policeman in Masbate quake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 12:42 PM

The disaster agency said Tuesday it was verifying reports that an earthquake that struck the central Philippines left at least one dead.  Read more »

Vietnam records 1st virus death as pandemic rebounds

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 31 06:01 PM

The patient, a 70-year-old man, died in the central city of Hoi An nearly 3 weeks after being admitted to hospital with serious underlying conditions. Read more »

Ahead of Duterte SONA, House reports COVID-19 fatality

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 10:25 AM

Another staff of the House of Representatives died Thursday morning due to COVID-19, the chamber's secretary-general said.   Read more »

3-yr-old from Lanao del Sur dies of COVID-19, the 4th fatality in the province

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 01:32 PM

A 3-year-old child from Malabang, Lanao del Sur died Sunday due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the death toll in the province to four, the provincial government said. Read more »

Galvez lauds 'model areas' Davao City, NCR for following quarantine protocols

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 02:47 AM

National Task Force on COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. lauded the leadership of several areas in the Philippines for successfully implementing quarantine protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Broadway actor Nick Cordero dies age 41 from coronavirus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 07 11:02 AM

Broadway and TV actor Nick Cordero, who spent months in intensive care being treated for the coronavirus and lost his leg from complications, died Sunday, his wife said.   Read more »

An open letter to the worried

ANCX
Updated as of Jun 14 09:38 PM

We live in a world that has wandered into a war, and is now trying to fight its way into safety. Will it do us good to look to the ones who came before us for solace and guidance? By GIAN LAO Read more »

Exterminating the virus in Cagayan de Oro

Froilan Gallardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 11:08 PM

Health and police officials have cordoned off two blocks in Dabatian Street and advised residents to quarantine thrmselves for 14 days. Read more »

Genes may leave some people more vulnerable to severe COVID-19

Carl Zimmer, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 04 01:22 PM

Why do some people infected with the coronavirus suffer only mild symptoms, while others become deathly ill? A study by European scientists is the first to document a strong statistical link between genetic variations and COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus.   Read more »

Baby Kobe, Philippines' youngest COVID-19 survivor, dies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 01:41 PM

The Philippines’ youngest survivor of the novel coronavirus has died, his father said Thursday.  Read more »

India coronavirus death toll passes China's

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 29 02:29 PM

India's coronavirus death toll passed neighboring China's on Friday, with 175 new fatalities in 24 hours taking the total to 4,706, according to official data.  Read more »

US passes dire milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

Michael Mathes, Dave Clark and AFP bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 28 06:59 AM

Unthinkable just 4 months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its grip on Latin America.  Read more »

US tops 90,000 coronavirus deaths, 1.5 million cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 07:00 AM

The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University.   Read more »

Suspected COVID-19 patient dies in Caraga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 09 11:33 AM

A 33-year-old man suspected to have COVID-19 died in a hospital in Caraga, a health official said Friday. Read more »

Americans outraged by shooting death of another unarmed black man

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 11:39 PM

Politicians, celebrities and people speaking out on social media are angrily demanding the arrest of 2 white men in the shooting death of an unarmed black jogger in Georgia. Read more »