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Oil prices slip as pandemic takes toll on India's fuel sales

Florence Tan, Reuters
Posted at May 03 01:43 PM

Oil prices fell on Monday as a catastrophic second wave of a coronavirus epidemic in India cut short a recovery in oil demand there, offsetting optimism about a strong rebound in demand in developed countries and China in the second half of the year.   Read more »

Philippines under 'second wave' of COVID-19 - expert

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Updated as of Mar 24 06:09 PM

The Philippines is facing a "second wave" of the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert said Wednesday, as the number of coronavirus infections is rising rapidly. Read more »

France, Britain ease lockdowns as second virus wave subsides

Agence France-Presse Bureaus
Posted at Nov 25 01:05 PM

Britain and France on Tuesday announced their intention to ease coronavirus restrictions in the run-up to Christmas, as a second wave of infections subsides following weeks of lockdowns in Europe. Read more »

California rolls back reopening as nations battle resurgent coronavirus

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Jul 14 08:02 AM

California drastically rolled back its reopening plans Monday as coronavirus cases surged across dozens of US states and the World Health Organization warned that too many nations are mismanaging their pandemic response.   Read more »

China's new strategy to tame second-wave virus outbreaks

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 11:01 AM

A recent coronavirus outbreak in Beijing sowed fears of a second wave of infections in China, but officials appear to have beat back the disease with a new targeted strategy. Read more »

South Korea reports 46 new virus cases as it tackles 'second wave'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 23 01:24 PM

South Korea reported 46 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday after health authorities declared the country was battling a second wave of infections that had been circulating for weeks.   Read more »

Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second wave: study

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 07:44 AM

Population-wide facemask use could push COVID-19 transmission down to controllable levels for national epidemics and could prevent further waves of the pandemic disease when combined with lockdowns, according to a UK study published Wednesday.   Read more »

WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining

Reuters
Updated as of May 26 09:42 AM

Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said on Monday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Walking it back

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 22 05:00 AM

First wave or second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic? The Department of Health (DOH) clarifies the status of the country. Read more »

Duque's second wave announcement 'premature' says Gordon

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 21 04:28 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III prematurely announced that the Philippines was already on the second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, Sen. Richard Gordon said Thursday. Read more »

DOH should be 'more prudent' in declaring second wave of COVID-19: analyst

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Updated as of May 21 01:16 PM

The Department of Health and medical professionals should be more prudent in declaring another wave of COVID-19 infections, an infectious disease expert said Thursday. Read more »

The ANC Brief: DOH says 2nd wave is here

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 05:26 AM

The Department of Health (DOH) made a surprise announcement on Wednesday on the pandemic. And the debates are already starting. Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

PH now on 2nd wave of COVID-19 outbreak: Duque

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 11:48 PM

The Philippines is now dealing with a second wave of coronavirus infections, according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque. Read more »

Duterte's top Cabinet official says no second wave yet of COVID-19 outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:11 PM

The Philippines has yet to see a second wave of the COVID-19 outbreak, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Wednesday as he distanced Malacañang from the announcement of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Read more »

Duque’s statement on COVID-19 ’second wave’ confuses experts

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 06:30 PM

The Philippines is still dealing with the current stream of COVID-19 infections, contrary to its health minister’s announcement that the country was now experiencing a “second wave,” medical experts said Wednesday Read more »

The ANC Brief: Second wave?

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Posted at May 19 05:00 AM

After quarantine measures were relaxed, will we see a second wave of COVID-19 infections? Here are the stories making the headlines on ANC today. Read more »

Seoul closes bars and clubs over fears of second virus wave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 10:20 AM

South Korea's capital has ordered the closure of all clubs and bars after a burst of new cases sparked fears of a second coronavirus wave.   Read more »

As possible ECQ lifting looms, DILG chief says PH must avoid 2nd COVID-19 wave

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 02 09:45 PM

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Saturday said the public must continue to follow COVID-19 policies and the new normal guidelines when the lockdown in the Philippines is lifted to avoid a second wave of the deadly disease. Read more »