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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman holds vials labeled “COVID-19 Coronavirus Vaccine” on dry ice in this illustration taken on December 5, 2020. REUTERS / Dado Ruvic / Illustration BRUSSELS— The global scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the poorest countries faces a “very high” risk of failure, which could leave …

[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) is closely monitoring Metro Manila after 12 cities in the capital region recorded an alarming increase in cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Undersecretary of Health María Rosario Vergiere said in a media forum Wednesday that initially eight cities posted a reproduction number, or …

[ad_1] HEALTH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III denied on Wednesday that “someone dropped the ball” on Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for negotiations, which he said are still ongoing. In a media forum, Duque was asked to react to a tweet from Foreign Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. on Tuesday about the …

[ad_1] LOANS available to the Philippines from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are expected to reach $ 9.4 billion between 2021 and 2023 to increase its funding for infrastructure construction and Covid-19 recovery programs. In a briefing on Wednesday, ADB’s country director for the Philippines, Kelly Bird, announced that the …

[ad_1] The Asian Development Bank (ADB) sovereign loan program to the Philippines is expected to reach about $ 9.4 billion over the next three years, not including the up to $ 500 million the country is ready to purchase to purchase vaccines for the disease. coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). In a …

[ad_1] Health workers in protective suits carry a COVID-19 patient amid the coronavirus pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 13, 2020. Antara Photo / Fsauzan / via Reuters JAKARTA – Indonesia will provide free coronavirus vaccines to its citizens when the world’s fourth most populous nation begins its inoculation program, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The full resumption of face-to-face classes in Philippine schools in the first half of 2021 could increase the number of deaths from COVID-19 by 8 percent, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The increase in the death rate is compared to existing levels when all …

[ad_1] JAKARTA: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has volunteered to be the first person in the country to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. He also said that vaccines will be available to citizens “at no cost” in a video uploaded to the State Palace YouTube channel on Wednesday (December 16). Ad Ad …

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A computer image created by Nexu Science Communication in conjunction with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a structurally representative model of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to COVID-19, better known as the coronavirus linked to the outbreak of Wuhan, shared with Reuters on …

[ad_1] Secretary of Education Leonor Briones. PRESIDENTIAL FILE PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – There is a lower threat of coronavirus infection in schools than in homes, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said Wednesday, as she defended the pilot implementation of the face-to-face classes planned in January next year. “All the studies are …