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PH Red Cross logs higher positivity rate in COVID-19 tests

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 07 11:40 AM

The Philippine Red Cross has recorded a higher COVID-19 positivity rate in its confirmatory tests since February, an official of the organization said Sunday. Read more »

Philippines eyes distribution of AstraZeneca vaccines to hospitals Friday

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 05 09:16 AM

The Philippine government may begin distributing a shipment of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines to different hospitals late Friday, the country's testing czar said. Read more »

Explosive goes off near COVID-19 test center in Netherlands

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 03 05:13 PM

An explosion occurred Wednesday near a COVID-19 test center in the Netherlands, shattering windows but causing no apparent injuries, police said. Read more »

Senate OKs resolution recommending resumption of face-to-face classes

Sherrie Ann Torres and Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 09:33 PM

The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution recommending the conduct of face-to-face classes in areas where there are few or zero COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Senators recommend pilot testing of limited face-to-face classes

Jaehwa Bernardo and Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 01 07:02 PM

Several senators filed on Monday a resolution calling for a pilot testing of limited face-to-face classes in over 1,000 public schools in the country.    Read more »

COVID-19 testing to intensify even as vaccines arrive: official

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 10:30 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Philippines' coronavirus testing czar reminded the public of the importance of infection detection even as the country received its initial batch of COVID-19 vaccines on Sunday afternoon. Read more »

DOT dudang papayag ang lahat ng LGU na alisin ang 'test before travel' policy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 24 08:43 PM

MAYNILA - Nag-aalangan ang ilang lokal na pamahalaan na alisin ang kanilang coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing requirement, partikular na sa mga siyudad na may mga tourist destination, ayon sa pinuno ng Deaprtment of Tourism.  Read more »

Cebu gov says COVID-19 tests no longer required for tourists to province

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 22 09:33 PM

(UPDATE) Domestic tourists will no longer be required to show a negative COVID-19 test when visiting Cebu province, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said in an executive order issued Monday, to make their travel easier as part of efforts to revive the local tourism industry and economy. Read more »

2 taga-Riverside sa QC positibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 15 09:30 PM

Dalawa ang positibo sa COVID-19 sa higit 200 residente na na-swab test sa Riverside Area sa Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City. Read more »

DOH, dinepensahan pag-exempt ng gov't officials sa testing, quarantine

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 02:36 PM

Sa kabila ng exemption, sinabi ni Vergeire na dapat sumunod ang mga opisyal at empleyado ng gobyerno sa mga minimum health protocols.    Read more »

IATF sets 2 conditions for amateur league sports bubbles to get OK

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 02:25 PM

Two conditions must be met before the inter-agency task force leading the country's COVID-19 response could authorize a sports bubble for amateur leagues, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Vehicle checks still required after Duterte shuns PMVIS: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 12 12:37 PM

Vehicles still need to be inspected prior to registration even after President Rodrigo Duterte rejected a privatized system for this, Malacañang said on Friday.  Read more »

Pagdadala ng irerehistrong sasakyan sa PMVIC di na mandatory: Malacanang

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 05:21 AM

Inutos ng Malacañang na huwag nang gawing mandatory ang pagpapa-inspect ng mga sasakyan sa PMVIC. Read more »

Saliva testing, sinimulan na ng Red Cross sa Isabela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 11 12:29 PM

Sinimulan na ng Philippine Red Cross Isabela Chapter ang saliva testing sa molecular laboratory nito sa Barangay Alibagu, Ilagan City.   Read more »

Kit to detect coronavirus on doorknobs, laptops goes on sale in Japan

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 08 09:07 PM

Japanese precision equipment maker Shimadzu Corp. started selling on Monday test kits that can detect coronavirus on inanimate surfaces, including doorknobs, faucets and computers, for the first time in the world. Read more »

Result of RITM’s study on saliva testing for COVID-19 to be released this week — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 08 07:48 PM

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine might release this week the result of its study on saliva testing for COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Read more »

Manila eyes free COVID-19 swab tests for students returning for face-to-face classes

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 03:29 PM

The City of Manila is eyeing free COVID-19 tests for students who will be attending face-to-face classes, Mayor Isko Moreno said Friday. Read more »

PH Red Cross begins expansion of saliva COVID-19 test services

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 08:14 PM

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is beginning to expand its saliva COVID-19 testing services which it initially offered in its molecular laboratories in Metro Manila only, Sen. Richard Gordon, the organization's chair, said Wednesday.   Read more »

Misa para sa pista ng Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria dinagsa sa kabila ng pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 08:27 PM

Sa kabila ng COVID-19 pandemic, dinagsa pa rin ng mga deboto ang misa sa pista ng Nuestra Señora De La Candelaria.  Read more »

UK begins door-to-door testing of 80,000 people as new COVID-19 variants spread

Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 04:14 PM

Britain begins door-to-door COVID-19 testing of 80,000 people on Tuesday in a bid to stem the spread of a new highly infectious so called South African variant of the novel coronavirus. Read more »