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How PH goverment seeks to reduce COVID-19 infection rate through lockdown

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Mar 31 03:01 AM

MANILA - A health expert explained Monday night that with implementation of the ongoing lockdown in Luzon and other parts of the country, the government hopes to make the infection rate of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as low as possible. Read more »

Health expert says lockdown will only be effective if backed by mass testing

ABS-CBN News
Mar 31 12:01 AM

Health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon on Monday said the month-long Luzon lockdown will only be successful if mass testing for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is also implemented. Read more »

'I can’t be strong now. But I can be brave': Dr. Ted Esguerra on testing positive for COVID-19

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Mar 30 09:56 PM | Updated Mar 31 01:08 AM

Crisis expert Dr. Ted Esguerra tested positive for COVID-19. Now he’s hoping a positive outlook can help him beat the disease Read more »

Pinoy speech pathologists develop 'communication boards' for intubated COVID-19 patients

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Mar 29 11:36 PM

A group of Filipino speech pathologists launched on Sunday a "communication board" to aid healthcare workers in communicating with COVID-19-stricken patients unable to speak due to intubation or other escalated respiratory support. Read more »

Why the US is leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Mar 28 05:49 AM

From the first known patient in late January to now almost 100,000 infected, the United States has earned the unwanted distinction of leading the world in confirmed coronavirus cases.    Read more »

'Like wartime': Filipino doctors overwhelmed by coronavirus deluge

Karen Lema, Reuters
Mar 28 05:21 AM

"It's like wartime," said Eugenio Ramos, a doctor and head of The Medical City, a Manila private hospital, which was among the first to turn away coronavirus patients.   Read more »

COVID-19 in our region

Infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Mar 28 12:49 AM

View the infographic for a quick glance on how the COVID-19 is affecting countries in the Asian region. Read more »

US doctors, nurses under strain as coronavirus rages on

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Mar 27 11:04 PM

NEW YORK - US doctors and nurses on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak came under increasing stress on Friday as the number of cases skyrocketed and doctors and nurses were forced to ration care for an overwhelming number of patients. Read more »

Public warned vs self-medication for COVID-19

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Mar 27 06:16 PM

Two malaria drugs touted by US President Donald Trump as a possible “game-changer” are still undergoing tests to determine if they can actually work against the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 20,000 people worldwide. Read more »

Coronavirus memes at social media, malaking tulong ngayong may lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Mar 27 04:42 PM

Maghugas ng kamay, manatili sa loob ng bahay, at huwag kalimutang tumawa, iyan ang mensahe ng viral #COVID19 memes at video mula sa TikTok at Facebook. Bakit malaking tulong ito ngayong may coronavirus pandemic? Read more »

COVID-19 deaths could top 1.8 million even with tough response: study

Agence France-Presse
Mar 27 05:54 AM

The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe could hit 1.8 million worldwide this year even with swift and stringent measures to stop it, according to a study from Britain's Imperial College published Thursday. Read more »

Italian scientists investigate possible earlier emergence of coronavirus

Emilio Parodi and Silvia Aloisi, Reuters
Mar 26 11:39 PM

Italian researchers are looking at whether a higher than usual number of cases of severe pneumonia and flu in Lombardy in the last quarter of 2019 may be a signal that the new coronavirus might have spread beyond China earlier than previously thought. Read more »

COVID-19 Deaths: When did PH cases get their test results?

ABS-CBN News
Mar 26 09:41 PM

DOH records show half of the patients who died of COVID-19 got their test results showing them positive for the virus either on the day of their deaths or several days after. Read more »

In Metro Manila, fighting COVID-19 requires helping the poor - now

UrbanisMO, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Mar 26 04:27 PM

A surge of COVID-19 cases is expected to hit Metro Manila in the coming weeks and the city is grossly unprepared. Read more »

COVID-19 recoveries in PH: 42 pct have pre-existing conditions, 35 pct elderly

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Mar 26 03:50 PM

MANILA — Being a senior citizen and having pre-existing medical conditions is not a death sentence for COVID-19 patients, according to Department of Health data analyzed by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group.   Read more »

Breaches and reparations: China's international responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files
Mar 26 03:52 AM

What are the remedies available under international law for the injury suffered by other states as a result of China's alleged mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic? Read more »

US cyber security experts see recent spike in Chinese digital espionage

Christopher Bing and Raphael Satter, Reuters
Mar 26 12:51 AM

A US cybersecurity firm said Wednesday it has detected a surge in new cyberspying by a suspected Chinese group dating back to late January, when coronavirus was starting to spread outside China. Read more »

TIMELINE: Koko Pimentel’s COVID-19 crisis

ABS-CBN News
Mar 26 12:21 AM

Senator Aquilino Pimentel III announced Wednesday that he tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Here are the events that happened before he was informed of his condition. Read more »

Makati Medical Center calls out Sen. Pimentel for ‘irresponsible’ and ‘reckless’ actions

Mar 25 08:39 PM | Updated Mar 25 08:44 PM

In a strongly worded statement, the hospital’s medical director denounced the lawmaker for being an added burden to the institution’s already astounding load of challenges brought about by the COVID-19 virus. BY JACS T. SAMPAYAN Read more »

EXPLAINER: Why are malaria pills being used against coronavirus?

Deena Beasley, Reuters
Mar 25 08:15 PM

Health officials caution that no one should be taking these drugs to treat or prevent coronavirus infection without medical supervision and a prescription. Read more »

LOOK: Manila after dark -- the community quarantine edition

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Mar 25 06:47 PM | Updated Mar 26 11:37 AM

The nation's capital has fallen sick. It is not it's usual lively self. And as the sun sets on the city, the gritty few who still come out despite the lockdown and the threat of COVID-19 bow down to the cloak of darkness. Read more »

'Eerie': Makati on lockdown as seen from a resident's camera lens

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Mar 25 05:08 AM

Gone are the streams of vehicles and pedestrians along the once-busy streets of Makati City.  Read more »

On the 10th day of lockdown, Madrid shaken by deaths

Laurence Boutreux, Agence France-Presse
Mar 25 04:29 AM

At the foot of the skyscrapers in Madrid's business district, the streets are empty as the city silently marks day 10 of lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus.  Read more »

China's international responsibility for the COVID-19 pandemic

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files
Mar 25 03:01 AM

On December 30 last year, Dr. Ai Fen, Director of medical emergency at Wuhan Central hospital in Hubei province, received the lab results of a patient with flu-like symptoms that had proved to be resistant to prescribed treatment.  Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: Lessons from TB in Philippine jails to help in fight vs COVID-19

ICRC Handout
Mar 24 05:17 PM

Overcrowding, poor ventilation and infrastructures, deficient hygiene and sanitation conditions favors the spread of infectious diseases. While COVID-19 is caused by a virus and TB by bacteria, both may have devastating effects on vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those with chronic diseases. Read more »