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Tennis: 2 players test positive in new Australian Open blow

William West, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 19 11:25 PM

More than 1,000 players and staff are in quarantine after arriving last week in Australia, which is largely coronavirus-free.  Read more »

47 players quarantined after COVID-19 cases on Australian Open flights

Melanie Burton and Ian Ransom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 06:31 PM

Two dozen players who arrived from Los Angeles entered strict hotel quarantine after an aircrew member and Open participant tested positive for the new coronavirus. Read more »

Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million

Kavya B and Roshan Abraham, Reuters
Posted at Dec 20 10:49 AM

Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus. Read more »

DepEd Undersecretary Pascua contracts COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 07:14 PM

Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua disclosed Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19. Read more »

Over 6,000 people in China have tested positive for brucellosis—should we be worried?

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Nov 06 04:46 PM

The infection was caused by the leakage of bacteria-containing aerosols in a Brucella vaccine factory  Read more »

US coronavirus cases approach 9 million with no end in sight

Mitch Smith, Simon Romero and Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 30 08:31 AM

CHICAGO — The United States, which reported one of its earliest coronavirus cases in Washington state in the beginning of the year, approached more than 9 million total infections Thursday, including more than half a million in the past week, as the virus spiraled out of control in the lead up to Election Day. Read more »

Bulgarian Prime Minister has 'general malaise' after testing positive for coronavirus

Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 12:30 PM

The government press office said Prime Minister Boyko Borissov was able to carry out his duties and was in constant contact with his ministers as the Balkan country grapples with a spike in new coronavirus infections. Read more »

Catching coronavirus outside is rare but not impossible

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 13 12:01 PM

Almost all documented coronavirus transmissions have occurred indoors, but experts say that wearing a mask outside is justified because there is still a risk of infection. Read more »

COVID-19 test caused brain fluid leak in US patient with rare condition: study

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 02 03:10 PM

WASHINGTON - A COVID-19 nasal swab test ruptured the lining at the base of a US woman's skull, causing cerebrospinal fluid to leak from her nose and putting her at risk of brain infection, doctors reported in a medical journal Thursday. Read more »

Sales of Sharp's air purifiers grow fivefold in Indonesia on COVID-19

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 23 01:08 PM

JAKARTA - Sales of air purifiers using a unique technology have grown about fivefold in Indonesia as consumers fear COVID-19 infection, Sharp Corp.'s local subsidiary said. Read more »

Coronavirus detected on imported squid packaging in China: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 10:33 AM

Traces of the novel coronavirus were detected on a packaging of imported squid, authorities in a province in China reported.  Read more »

DILG chief Año cleared of coronavirus after 2nd positive test

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 05 06:23 PM

Año has been discharged from hospital and now recovering at home, Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya confirmed on Saturday.   Read more »

Chinese bus offers new evidence of airborne coronavirus spread: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 05:24 AM

WASHINGTON - A person on a poorly ventilated Chinese bus infected nearly two dozen other passengers with coronavirus even though many weren't sitting close by, according to research published on Tuesday that offers fresh evidence the disease can spread in the air. Read more »

China defends Wuhan pool party after viral video prompts outrage

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 20 07:40 PM

China said Thursday the pool party showed the city's "strategic victory" against the outbreak, and said the images were proof the country's approach to controlling the virus had been successful. Read more »

In New York City’s coronavirus surge, a frightening echo of the 1918 flu

Apoorva Mandavilli, The New York Times
Updated as of Aug 14 09:11 AM

The 1918 influenza pandemic is the deadliest in modern history, claiming an estimated 50 million lives worldwide, including 675,000 in the United States. By some measures, the toll of the COVID-19 surge in New York City this spring resembled that of the 1918 flu pandemic. Read more »

Tourist-favorite Sagada reports coronavirus case

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 12:15 PM

The municipality of Sagada has recorded a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case, its mayor said.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit sinasabing mas madaling madapuan ng COVID-19 sa bahay?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 05 09:31 PM

MAYNILA - Mas malaki ang tsansang mahawa ang isang tao ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa loob ng bahay kaysa labas, ayon sa isang eksperto.  Read more »

Coronavirus infects 24,000 S.African health workers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 04:25 PM

South Africa is the hardest-hit country in Africa with at least 521,318 infections diagnosed so far, accounting for more than half the continent's cases. Read more »

US adds 47,508 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 12:02 PM

WASHINGTON - The US notched 47,508 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours on Sunday, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Read more »

PTV on limited programming starting Aug. 3 for coronavirus disinfection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 09:18 PM

The network is set to resume regular programming on Aug. 10. Read more »