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Lighting candles amid pandemic

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 09:24 PM

Filipino Catholics and candle vendors transact with a metal barrier in between them along Carriedo street in Quiapo, Manila on Friday, the same day Philippine health authorities logged a record-high 9,838 newly-reported COVID-19 infections Read more »

PH officials mull over diverting COVID-19 vaccines to areas hit by infection surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 03:46 AM

But local government officials and the head of the national vaccine procurement efforts do not agree with the suggestion. Read more »

Doctors warn: Fight COVID fatigue amid spate of new infections

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 17 10:07 AM

A doctors' group on Wednesday urged the public not to drop their guard as the country battles a surge in COVID-19 infections. Read more »

India widens coronavirus curbs as infections top 20,000 for 6th day

Reuters
Posted at Mar 16 02:43 PM

India reported 24,492 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the sixth straight day of more than 20,000 infections, as curbs to try to stop the spread of COVID-19 were expanded in parts of the country that have recorded a surge. Read more »

PNP to set up checkpoints at COVID-19 hotspots, as infections spike

Isay Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 06:38 PM

The checkpoints would only "ensure" the people on board vehicles are complying with minimum health and safety protocols. Read more »

Duterte naniniwalang dumami ang COVID-19 cases dahil sa pagpapabaya ng publiko

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 09 06:58 PM

Kumbinsido si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na kaya tumaas ulit ang kaso ng COVID-19 ay dahil binabalewala ng maraming Pilipino ang minimum health standards. Read more »

Number of COVID-19 patients admitted at St. Luke’s doubled recently, says hospital exec

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 05:25 PM

Dr. Benjamin Campomanes said this was an indication of public complacency over health protocols. Read more »

Over 2 million deaths and almost 95 million infected: COVID-19 tally as of Jan. 17

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 09:27 PM

The novel coronavirus has killed at least 2,022,740 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Sunday. Read more »

Global death toll nears 2 million as WHO battles new virus strains

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 09:24 PM

The worldwide death toll from coronavirus approached two million on Friday, with Europe topping 30 million infections and World Health Organization experts working on advice to fight new, more contagious strains of the disease.   Read more »

China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high; travel discouraged

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 02:38 PM

China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown. Read more »

Sydney on alert after mystery cases but new infections remain low

Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 01:06 PM

Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) maintained its downward trend of new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday but authorities asked people to be on "high alert" after cases were detected outside the current virus cluster. Read more »

US sets new 24-hour record of COVID-19 infections

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 16 01:37 PM

The US set a new daily record of COVID-19 cases Tuesday, with more than 248,000 infections registered in the past 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University virus monitor reported. Read more »

7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID era were non-communicable diseases: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:59 AM

The WHO's new Global Health Estimates, adding 2019 data to statistics going back to 2000, found that people were living longer lives -- but those extra years were not necessarily lived in good health. Read more »

Makati, Baguio, Davao City marked 'high-risk' as mobility boosts COVID-19: OCTA

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 12:52 PM

MANILA - The OCTA Research Group on Wednesday identified 4 local government units as "high risk" for the period December 1-7 as increased mobility led to a rise in COVID-19 cases as well as high hospital occupancy.  Read more »

Compulsory face masks helped cut German COVID-19 cases by almost 50 percent - study

Holly Chik, South China Morning Post
Posted at Dec 06 10:13 AM

A study concludes that masks are one of the most cost-effective ways to fight the disease with a cost that is ‘close to zero’ compared with other measures. It looked at data from over 400 municipal districts and found that some cities saw infections fall by up 75 percent within 20 days. Read more »

India records 44,489 new coronavirus cases

Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 12:27 PM

MUMBAI - India recorded 44,489 new coronavirus infections, data from the health ministry showed on Thursday, the 19th straight day that single-day cases have stayed below the 50,000 mark. Read more »

Experts warn of coronavirus surge as infections spike nationwide

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 26 10:24 AM

The Philippines may see a gradual rise of COVID-19 cases, a group of analysts warned Wednesday, as virus infections climbed in many parts of the country.   Read more »

PH daily infections, COVID-19 positivity rate in NCR steadily declining: OCTA group

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 04 01:43 PM

MANILA - The COVID-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila is declining steadily as the Philippines' daily coronavirus cases also continue to decrease, a group of analysts said early Wednesday, presenting a brighter outlook for the country. Read more »

COVID-19 infections among health workers declining: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 14 04:04 AM

GENEVA - Health workers have since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic been disproportionately affected by the crisis, but the WHO said Tuesday their high infection levels had finally begun to subside. Read more »

Active COVID-19 cases among House of Representatives employees down to 7

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 11:30 PM

MANILA - The House of Representatives on Monday said there are now only 7 active COVID-19 infections in its employees. Read more »