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Unmasking the Philippines' first COVID-19 warriors

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 16 12:55 AM

The battle against COVID-19 in the Philippines began quite early with two doctors being among the first soldiers. Read more »

Doctor stresses safety of COVID-19 jab for kids

Benise Balaoing, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 09:23 AM

Adverse effects of the COVID-19 vaccine are rare, a doctor noted, after two parents on Thursday asked a Quezon City court to stop the inoculation of children aged 5 to 11. Read more »

ALAMIN: Home care tips para sa mga may mild COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 01:06 PM

Ano nga ba ang mga gamit na dapat ihanda sakaling kailangan mong sumailalim sa home isolation dahil sa COVID-19? Read more »

Vapes, e-cigarettes increase risk of COVID-19: doctors

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 05:09 PM

The use of vapes and e-cigarettes increases the risk of catching COVID-19, doctors said Wednesday. Read more »

Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new variants

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Aug 08 11:38 PM

Scientists remain focused on Delta, now the dominant variant, but are tracking others to see what may one day take its place. Read more »

What to watch out for at the vaccination centers: cranky seniors, friendly frontliners, Destiny’s Child

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of May 02 06:12 AM

We asked people from 7 key cities in Metro Manila what their vaccination experiences were like and what needs to be improved  Read more »

Antipolo Cathedral gets Vatican nod to join global rosary marathon vs COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 30 08:17 AM

The cathedral, also called the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, said the event will be broadcast live by Vatican media midnight of May 7, Philippine time. Read more »

6 churches in CDO archdiocese closed to public, as priests contract COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 01:05 AM

In a statement released on Tuesday, Archbishop Jose Cabantan said the churches will be closed for 10 days and will begin on Wednesday, April 28.  Read more »

Pope to lead global rosary marathon for end of pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 08:59 PM

Pope Francis will kick off a worldwide month-long prayer for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Vatican has announced.  Read more »

Increase of Covid cases slowing down—but we need to slow down reproduction rate, too

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Updated as of Apr 14 10:43 AM

We need to bring it to not only 1.0 but less than 0.7 (even lower) in order to provide some order to the chaos we are experiencing.  Read more »

Everything you need to know when caring for a Covid patient at home—according to doctors

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Apr 13 04:48 PM

What to include in your Covid home care kit, what numbers to call, and how to know when it’s time to go to the hospital   Read more »

Growth of Covid cases shows a slowing down in PH, positivity rate declining

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 12 10:19 PM

But there’s also bad news  Read more »

In one week, the Philippines logs in almost 70,000 new Covid cases

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 11 07:28 PM

For the week of April 4-10 alone, the country posted 70,000 new cases and 1,323 new deaths Read more »

Total active cases in the Philippines now more than 190,000

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 11 07:42 AM

Meanwhile, the total number of cases in the country is now 853,209 Read more »

The Philippines surpasses the 840,000 mark in total Covid cases

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Updated as of Apr 09 07:03 PM

OCTA Research says the reproduction rate has decreased, but this simply means the increase of new cases have slowed down    Read more »

Total number of active cases in the PH nearing 170,000

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 08 10:07 PM

The positivity rate remains above 20 percent and ICU beds are at 81 percent occupancy rate.  Read more »

Need a priest to pray for you or your family in this pandemic? This group will connect you to one

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Apr 08 04:00 PM

Over 50 priests from all over the world have responded to the online prayer request initiative    Read more »

Growth in number of Covid cases in NCR shows significant decline

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Updated as of Apr 07 09:30 PM

However, among top 20 LGUs, Muntinlupa and Dasmariñas see a significant rise. Read more »

With 906 new cases, Quezon City continues to report highest Covid numbers in NCR

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 06 11:07 PM

With 382 new deaths, PH logs in highest number of Covid deaths in a single day    Read more »

ICU occupancy in NCR remains at critical level at 79 percent

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Apr 05 08:32 PM

Today’s slightly low numbers in new cases are due to the less than optimum testing during Holy Week    Read more »