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UN chief pans countries that ignored COVID-19 facts, WHO guidance

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Dec 04 05:36 AM

UNITED NATIONS - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday decried countries - without naming names - who rejected the facts about the coronavirus pandemic and ignored guidance from the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more »

#StaySafe: Tips for dining out, shopping safely during the Christmas rush, pandemic

Nika Lazo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 01:33 PM

As the Christmas season approaches, the government and the private sector recently launched the "Ingat Angat" campaign to encourage Filipinos to shop and dine out while staying safe from COVID-19. Read more »

Singaporean gives birth to baby with COVID-19 antibodies - report

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 30 01:41 PM

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean woman, who was infected with the novel coronavirus in March when she was pregnant, has given birth to a baby with antibodies against the virus, offering a new clue as to whether the infection can be transferred from mother to child. Read more »

WHO warns malaria fight flat-lining

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 30 10:39 AM

Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said Monday, with more than 400,000 people once again estimated to have died from the disease last year. Read more »

ALAMIN: Detalye ng vaccine deal ng gobyerno, private sector sa AstraZeneca

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 07:52 PM

Marami pang tanong ukol sa bakuna ng AstraZeneca, lalo't di pa nasasapubliko ang lahat ng detalye ng kanilang clinical trials. Read more »

Clinical trials of 2 Chinese COVID-19 vaccines may start yearend or early 2021— DOST

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 02:47 PM

MANILA — The Department of Science and Technology estimates that the Philippines might start its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials with two vaccine developers by the end of 2020 or the start of next year. Read more »

Pandemic or not, people must stay active: WHO

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 26 01:43 PM

The coronavirus pandemic is no excuse for not getting enough exercise, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning that even before the crisis many were getting too little physical activity.    Read more »

Adults, children must move more to stay fit in pandemic era - WHO

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 09:43 AM

GENEVA - All adults should do a minimum of 150 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week, even more vital for well-being and mental health in the COVID-19 era, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday in its first guidance in a decade. Read more »

To ban or not to ban? France debates virginity tests

Sophie Davies, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Nov 26 08:11 AM

France is split over plans to ban virginity testing, with some campaigners calling the procedure barbaric and others warning of violent repercussions for some Muslim women. Read more »

WHO experts would like to go to Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origin

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Nov 26 04:04 AM

A WHO expert in animal diseases said the team would like to re-interview early COVID-19 cases and find infected workers who may have "important information." Read more »

Coronavirus cases worldwide top 60 million: Agence tally

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 26 04:12 AM

The tallies probably reflect only a fraction of the actual number of infections.   Read more »

Coronavirus: more heat than light in quest for origin of COVID-19

Linda Lew and Nadia Lam, South China Morning Post
Posted at Nov 25 01:06 PM

The WHO, an Italian study and a team from a medical journal are tracking the pathogen’s source but there’s still no answer on where it made the leap to humans. China maintains that the disease’s initial appearance in Wuhan did not mean it started there. Read more »

To fight misinformation, DOH to mount info drive on COVID-19 vaccine

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 10:09 PM

In an interview on Teleradyo, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said health officials have been finalizing the information drive to prepare communities.    Read more »

'Family reunions iwasan muna ngayong may pandemya'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 24 06:50 PM

Pinayhuan ng World Health Organization na huwag munang mag-family reunion sa Pasko sa harap ng patuloy na banta ng COVID-19. Read more »

Curtailed Christmas could be 'safest bet': WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 24 07:39 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - The World Health Organization said Monday that avoiding family gatherings would be "the safest bet" over Christmas, insisting there is no zero-risk option for traditional holiday merry-making during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Final COVID-19 vaccine protocol needed before specific identification of recipients - DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 09:26 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Monday explained that it is unable to come up with a list of COVID-19 vaccine recipients because of a lack of the final list of vaccines for procurement.  Read more »

DOH nagpaalala: Wala pang rehistradong bakuna kontra COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 23 06:39 PM

Nagpaalala ang Department of Health na wala pang rehistradong bakuna laban sa coronavirus disease. Read more »

'Karamihan ng Pinoy game maturukan ng bakuna vs COVID-19'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 08:11 PM

Sa survey, lumalabas na 66 porsiyento ng mga Pilipino ang handang magpaturok ng bakuna laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

WHO rejects antiviral drug remdesivir as COVID-19 treatment

Benedict Carey, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 20 10:55 AM

The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended against using the antiviral remdesivir, a drug that had generated intense interest as a treatment for COVID-19.   Read more »

On World Toilet Day, LGUs urged to Intensify sanitation efforts to stem spread of diseases

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 19 08:08 PM

The DOH said some 50.3 million Filipinos or around 10 million families do not have access to safely managed sanitation services. Read more »