Health

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Total coronavirus infections in the Philippines reached 429,864 after the Department of Health (DOH) announced 2,076 additional cases nationwide on Sunday. According to the DOH Daily Case Bulletin, Quezon City had the largest increase in cases with 137, followed by Laguna with 122, Cavite with 103, …

[ad_1] State media have been reporting intensively on the coronavirus discovered in imported frozen food packaging, not considered a significant vector of infection elsewhere, and investigating possible cases of the disease found outside China’s borders prior to December 2019. The official People’s diary The newspaper claimed in a Facebook post …

[ad_1] Almost a year after doctors identified the first cases of a worrisome new disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the country appears to be stepping up a campaign to question the origins of the global Covid-19 pandemic. State media have been reporting intensively on the coronavirus discovered in …

[ad_1] MANILA – The Palawan city of Coron will reopen to local travelers on Tuesday, the Department of Tourism said on Sunday. Tourists ages 15 to 65 must obtain a negative coronavirus RT-PCR test result within 72 hours before entering Coron, the agency said. They must also have pre-arranged accommodation …

[ad_1] The surge in coronavirus cases in San Francisco placed the city back at the most restrictive “purple tier” in the state, indicating new rules as of Monday, Mayor London Breed announced on Twitter Saturday. A stay-at-home limit order will mean that all non-essential indoor businesses will close and members …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A crowd-drawing “vetting” effort will be conducted, attended by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and Senator Manny Pacquiao, who allegedly violated physical distancing measures, said Sunday. Secretary of the Interior, Eduardo Year. “We will make sure there is an investigation there and if someone is held accountable, …

[ad_1] Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. AFP SAN FRANCISCO – An increase in coronavirus cases will put San Francisco under a curfew starting Monday and trigger other restrictions related to the virus, the city announced. The curfew requires the closure of non-essential businesses and prohibits members of different …

[ad_1] The UK is expected to start vaccinating its medical staff against the coronavirus in a few days, according to a report on Friday. The Guardian reported that British hospitals have been alerted to prepare to receive the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine between December 7 and 9, if …

[ad_1] BANGKOK – Thailand signed a $ 200 million deal on Friday to purchase 26 million doses of a test coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in collaboration with the University of Oxford. It is expected to be delivered in mid-2021. The doses would cover 13 million people in …

[ad_1] Aerial view of anti-abortion activists demonstrating against the bill to legalize abortion presented by Argentine President Alberto Fernández in front of the Argentine Congress in Buenos Aires, on November 28, 2020. – Anti-abortion protesters, including from the Catholic Church, the Evangelical Church and civil organizations, organized marches and caravans …