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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 »

Vietnam counts record number of cases as virus creeps back

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 31 02:44 PM

Hanoi, Vietnam -- Vietnam has recorded 45 new cases of COVID-19 -- its highest single daily tally since the pandemic began -- as an outbreak in the resort city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free.   Read more »

10 doctors in Silay City under isolation for possible COVID-19 exposure

Yasmin Dormido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 28 05:26 PM

Ten pediatric doctors at the Teresita Lopez Jalandoni Provincial Hospital in Silay City in Negros Occidental have been placed on isolation after possible exposure to a colleague who was found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Total lockdown ipinatupad sa bayan sa Tarlac matapos magpositibo 6 sa isang pamilya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 24 03:04 PM

MAYNILA – Kasalukuyang nasa ilalim ng 36-hour total lockdown ang bayan ng Concepcion sa Tarlac matapos na magpositibo ang anim na miyembro ng isang pamilya doon.    Read more »

US records over 76,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 24 12:31 PM

The United States on Thursday recorded 76,570 new coronavirus cases in the previous 24 hours, Johns Hopkins University reported, after the nation's total number of infections topped four million earlier in the day. Read more »

First drive- and walk-thru COVID testing center to open in Cebu City

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 06:02 PM

Residents of Cebu City and other neighboring areas can start availing of free coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test beginning Friday, July 24, at a drive- and walk-thru screening facility at the Central Visayas’ Regional Hospital - Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center. Read more »

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 »