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Local transmission ng COVID-19, idineklara sa Iligan City

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 03:50 PM

ILIGAN CITY – May local transmission na sa lungsod na ito ng virus na sanhi ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ayon sa Inter-Agency Task Force o IATF nitong Miyerkoles.  Read more »

Citing UP studies, Roque says PH would've logged 3.6M infections without lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 04:19 AM

If the Philippines did not implement lockdowns in its different regions, the coronavirus crisis in the country would've been worse than the present, according to Malacañang. Read more »

Taiwan to shut down 1st "comfort women" museum amid COVID-19

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 06 09:21 PM

TAIPEI - Financial hardship is forcing Taiwan's first museum dedicated to Taiwanese "comfort women" forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels to shut down in November, the museum's owner said Monday. Read more »

'Surge' in new COVID-19 cases seen as virus now at least 3X more infectious

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 12:52 AM

Dr. Edsel Salvana said that after the government lifted strict lockdown measures, the country got hit with “a double whammy” of more opportunities for COVID-19 to spread as well as “a more infectious virus.” Read more »

Fun-hungry young adults in Florida fuel rise in virus infections

Leila Macor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 28 10:40 PM

On Monday, Florida surpassed 100,000 known coronavirus cases, and the average age of the people infected is now 33 -- down from 65 two months ago. Read more »

Tokyo confirms 55 new coronavirus infections, highest since May 5

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 24 07:39 PM

The discovery of the new cases brought the total number of coronavirus infection in the capital to 5,895, the most among Japan's 47 prefectures. Read more »

US facing 'critical' coronavirus surge

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 24 01:48 PM

WASHINGTON, United States - Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert has warned, as the death toll in Latin America passed 100,000. Read more »

How COVID-19 cases exploded in prisons: A timeline

Aie Balagtas See, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Jun 24 12:10 AM

When the outbreak of COVID-19 seemed inevitable in early March, human rights advocates appealed to authorities to decongest jails and prisons. The reason was obvious: these facilities were not equipped to respond to a pandemic and did not have enough doctors.  Read more »

QC COVID-19 cases cross 3,000

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 04:00 PM

MANILA - Cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Quezon City have reached over 3,000 as of Tuesday, with 5 areas under a 14-day special concern lockdown due to the high number and clustering of infections, authorities said.    Read more »

South Korea says it is battling 'second wave' of coronavirus

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 05:02 PM

 Health authorities in South Korea said for the first time on Monday it is in the midst of a "second wave" of novel coronavirus infections focused around its densely populated capital, stemming from a holiday in May. Read more »

Brazil passes 1 million COVID-19 cases with no end in sight

Pedro Fonseca and Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 20 09:03 AM

Right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, sometimes called the "Tropical Trump," has been widely criticized for his handling of the health crisis. Read more »

Iran's death toll from coronavirus outbreak approaches 10,000

Reuters
Posted at Jun 19 05:00 AM

There have been nearly 200,000 people infected with the new coronavirus in the Islamic Republic and the number deaths in a single day from the pandemic topped 100 for the first time in two months on Sunday. Read more »

Thailand reports no new coronavirus cases or deaths

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 03:30 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand on Tuesday reported no new coronavirus infections or deaths and marked 22 successive days without a domestic transmission. Read more »

S.Korea may face a new coronavirus wave without tough social distancing measures -expert

Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 05:49 PM

SEOUL - South Korea will face another wave of coronavirus infections, with as many as 800 new cases a day by July, if the government does not introduce stricter social distancing guidelines, a prominent infectious disease specialist has warned. Read more »

Beijing wholesale market temporarily shut after new coronavirus infections

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 01:13 PM

SHANGHAI - Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a major wholesale agricultural market following a rise in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China's capital city over the past two days. Read more »

Mga stranded mula Cebu City bawal muna sa Baybay City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 11:20 AM

Pansamantala munang ipinatitigil ang pagtanggap ng mga stranded na taong mula sa Cebu City papasok sa Baybay City sa Leyte.   Read more »

UK COVID-19 death toll nears 52,000, Reuters tally shows

Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 05:54 PM

Such a large death toll has prompted criticism of Prime Minister Johnson, who opposition parties say was too slow to impose a lockdown or protect the elderly in nursing homes or to build a test and trace system. Read more »

Philippines' COVID-19 tally soars to 20,626

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 07:14 PM

The Philippines on Friday documented 244 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the overall tally from the pandemic to 20,626, as the country return to relative normality after weeks of restrictions.  Read more »

Wuhan claims it is now 'safest city' with only 300 positive cases out of nearly 10 million tested

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 02 09:00 PM

However, doubt has been cast on the reliability of China's numbers and the United States has led the charge in questioning how much information Beijing has shared with the international community. Read more »

Asawa, anak ng ginang na nauna nang pumanaw sa COVID-19, nagpositibo rin sa sakit

Rod Bolivar, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 28 06:20 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ang asawa at anak ng isang 62-anyos na ginang na una nang pumanaw sa sakit, ayon sa awtoridad dito.    Read more »