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4 na stranded na pasahero sa pier sa Maynila, nagpositibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 23 04:31 PM

Apat na stranded na mga pasaherong unang natulungan ng Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) ang nagpositibo sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ayon sa isang opisyal ngayong Huwebes. Read more »

All 506 COVID-19 cases in 'localized quarantine areas' in Taguig recover

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 03:20 PM

MANILA — All 506 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in local quarantine areas in Taguig City have recovered from the disease, Taguig City's Safe City Task Force said Thursday. Read more »

Oxford University is developing a coronavirus vaccine, and the results look promising

ANCX
Posted at Jul 22 09:17 AM

They’re still in the testing phase, but tests subjects of the vaccine have shown strong immune responses. By JAM PASCUAL Read more »

Border ng Iloilo City isasara dahil sa pagtaas ng kaso ng COVID-19

Cherry Palma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 21 06:12 PM

Isasara ng Iloilo City ang border nito simula Miyerkoles, Hunyo 22, 2020 sa mga taong mula sa Bacolod City Negros Occidental at Negros Oriental dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa lungsod.  Read more »

Experts say you can get infected with COVID through the eyes. Can goggles really help?

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 21 09:58 AM

A study by doctors from the University of Hong Kong highlights that the eyes may be an important route of the novel coronavirus infection. By RHIA GRANA 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 »

Korean embassy’s consular office in Taguig to close for 3 days for disinfection

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 18 04:41 PM

According to the embassy’s Facebook post, a security staff tested positive on July 17. Read more »

India passes 1 million virus cases as global crisis worsens

Abhaya Srivastava with AFP bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 04:34 PM

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. Read more »

Fetuses rarely get COVID-19, study explains why

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 03:21 PM

The placenta plays a role in stopping harmful substances from being passed down from a mother to her unborn child -- but certain pathogens like the Zika virus are known to cross this barrier frequently. Read more »

Barangay 38 sa Caloocan, isinailalim din sa 'total lockdown'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 12:16 PM

MAYNILA — Isinailalim din sa total lockdown ang Barangay 38 sa Caloocan upang mapigilan ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19) sa lugar, ayon kay Mayor Oscar Malapitan nitong Miyerkoles. Read more »

Baby infected with COVID-19 in the womb: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 15 06:50 AM

The baby boy, born in March, suffered brain swelling and neurological symptoms linked to COVID-19 in adults, but has since recovered, they reported Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications.  Read more »

Sandiganbayan closed as two employees test positive for COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 13 06:42 PM

The Sandiganbayan in Quezon City closed on Monday for a "thorough disinfection" after two of its employees tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Read more »

Argentina passes 100,000 COVID-19 cases

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 02:59 PM

Argentina has registered more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases, its Ministry of Health said Sunday, despite the Buenos Aires area -- the country's coronavirus hot spot -- being under extended shutdown. Read more »

Another House employee falls ill with COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 12:52 PM

MANILA – Another personnel of the House of Representatives has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), House Secretary General Atty. Jose Luis Montales announced on Saturday.    Read more »

Duterte declares 'National Infection Prevention and Control Week' as world battles COVID-19 pandemic

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 02:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of July of every year as "National Infection Prevention and Control Week" in a bid to promote health consciousness while the world battled the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Taguig says 'surge' in COVID-19 cases contained in localized quarantine areas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 04:49 PM

MANILA — Taguig City's Safe City Task Force has said a recent "surge" in cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 in the city were already "contained" in localized quarantine areas, attributing the rise in infections to massive testing. Read more »

WHO reviewing new evidence on airborne coronavirus range

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 05:36 AM

The WHO pointed Tuesday to "emerging evidence" that the coronavirus might spread by air further than previously thought, and warned the pandemic was still accelerating. Read more »

3 'key officials' in Manila test positive for coronavirus, says Isko

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 03:30 PM

Three government officials in Manila tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso said, as he urged his constituents to continue practicing precautions against the viral disease. Read more »

Teen stranded in Zambo dies of heart attack: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 12:58 PM

A locally stranded individual (LSI) died at Zamboanga City due to heart attack, its city mayor said Monday. Read more »

Tawi-Tawi tallies first COVID-19 case, bans returning residents, migrant workers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 06 10:37 AM

Tawi-Tawi has recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus, its provincial government said Sunday evening.  Read more »