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Tokyo Olympics: Japan to ease state of emergency, focus on spectators

Yuka Obayashi and Kiyoshi Takenaka, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 06:46 AM

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga called on the Japanese public to watch the Olympics on TV to avoid spreading the virus. Read more »

Alkalde ng Magpet sa N. Cotabato, positibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 12:36 PM

Nagpositibo sa COVID-19 ang alkalde ng Magpet sa North Cotabato matapos mahawa sa isang opisyal na unang nagkaroon ng sakit.   Read more »

China calls COVID-19 lab-leak theory 'absurd'; US urges transparency

Reuters
Posted at Jun 12 04:15 AM

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stressed the need for cooperation and transparency over the origins of COVID-19 in a call with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on Friday and raised other sensitive topics, including China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: Witnessing the COVID chaos in India

Danish Siddiqui, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 02:25 PM

Covering the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic as it tore through Indian cities, towns and villages was overwhelming at times. Patients died at home, in their cars on the way to hospital and outside emergency wards because there were no beds for them. Read more »

No need to panic over hybrid virus variant in Vietnam: DOH

Raphael Bosano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 31 03:04 PM

MANILA – Filipinos need not panic over news of a hybrid coronavirus variant reported in Vietnam, the Department of Health said Monday.  Read more »

Testing risk of COVID-19 transmission in live concert

Stephanie de Sakutin, AFP
Posted at May 30 11:27 AM

People raise their hands before the start of a test concert of French rock band Indochine and French DJ Etienne de Crecy, aimed to investigate how such events can take place safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris on Saturday. Read more »

Air travel could beat pre-pandemic level by 2023, says air transport body

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 27 05:05 AM

Travelers are expected to number just 52 percent of the pre-crisis level this year, IATA forecast, rising to 88 percent next year. Read more »

Ilang barangay sa San Jose sa Occ. Mindoro, naka-lockdown pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 25 01:39 PM

Inilagay sa mas mahigpit na community quarantine status ang ilang barangay sa bayan ng San Jose sa Occidental Mindoro dahil sa patuloy na pagtaas ng bilang ng mga tinatamaan ng COVID-19.   Read more »

Canine coronavirus detected in Malaysian patients: study

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 10:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Professor Gregory Gray at Duke University's Global Health Institute tasked a graduate student at his lab with developing a pan-species coronavirus test in order to help prevent the next catastrophe. Read more »

Lockdown sa kapitolyo ng Occ. Mindoro, magsisimula sa Mayo 12

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 07:17 PM

MAMBURAO, Occidental Mindoro - Isasailalim sa lockdown ang lahat ng gusali at opisina sa provincial capitol compound dito simula Miyerkoles, Mayo 12, hanggang sa ika-23. Read more »

Detained KMP peasant leader dies of COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 11 12:00 PM

MANILA - Detained peasant leader Joseph Canlas of the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas has died from complications due to COVID-19, KMP said Tuesday. Read more »

Malaysian ex-PM Najib fined for breaking virus rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 03:24 PM

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak, who has been convicted over the mammoth 1MDB scandal, is in trouble with the law again -- this time for breaking coronavirus rules in a restaurant.  Read more »

Baguio horses infected with swamp fever; 27 horses dead

Micaela Ilao
Posted at May 07 12:05 PM

An equine viral disease known as swamp fever has shown up in Baguio and horse owners are worried about its effects on their businesses.  Read more »

Pagbuo ng Center for Disease Control ng Pilipinas suportado ng DOH, IATF

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 09:51 PM

Ayon kay Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, rekomendasyon ng DOH na isailalim sa Office of the Health Secretary ang Center for Disease Control (CDC). Read more »

Brazil report: Russian Sputnik vaccine carried live cold virus

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 29 11:51 AM

A top virologist in Brazil told Agence France-Presse the finding "raises questions about the integrity of the manufacturing processes"  Read more »

Contagious, concerning? What we know about COVID-19 variants

Paul Ricard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 29 12:59 AM

Variants that have emerged in Britain, South Africa, Brazil and now India have all been the focus of fears of implications for the COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Tokyo 2020 defends request for Olympic nurses, as virus spikes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 27 03:34 AM

Organizers are already struggling to drum up public support for the Games, with polls showing a majority of Japanese support cancellation or further postponement. Read more »

Medical oxygen, ninanakaw na sa India dahil sa COVID-19 surge

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 07:47 PM

Nagkakaubusan na umano ng supply ng medical oxygen sa India kasunod ng paglobo ng COVID-19 cases.  Read more »

Is COVID-19 deadlier than other viruses?

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Apr 18 02:05 AM

The global death toll from COVID-19 passed three million on Saturday. The post-World War I Spanish Flu wiped out 50 million people, according to some estimates. And over the decades AIDS has killed 33 million. Read more »

Brazil asks women to delay pregnancy over new coronavirus variant fears

Eduardo Simões, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 07:49 AM

SAO PAULO - Brazil asked women on Friday to delay getting pregnant until the worst of the pandemic passes, saying the virus variant that is devastating the South American country appears to affect expectant mothers more than earlier versions of the coronavirus. Read more »