[ad_1] People wear face masks and face shields when they visit the Divisoria open air market in Tondo Manila on November 10, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The health department reported an additional 1,650 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the country’s total to 406,337, as the nation grappled …
Read More »The Frenzy is over: Adroit Esports disconnects the Dota 2 team
[ad_1] Photo from Adroit Esports Facebook page Southeast Asian Games Dota 2 champion Adroit Esports closed its operations due to the continuing effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The Cebu-based esports team broke the sad news through a lengthy Facebook post on Saturday. “It is with great regret that we share …
Read More »Trust in vaccines vital to stopping a pandemic: World Health Organization
[ad_1] Geneva: As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the new coronavirus, a leading WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust ran the risk of rendering even the most effective treatments against the pandemic useless. “A vaccine that is placed in a freezer or refrigerator …
Read More »EOC Agrees to Stronger Border Control as Active Cebu City Cases Rise
[ad_1] Cebu City Police officers monitor a checkpoint at the border of Cebu City and Talisay City during the start of the enhanced community quarantine in the city in March 2020. With the increase in COVID-19 cases this month, November 2020, the city government, including the EOC, plans to implement …
Read More »Trust in vaccines essential to stop a pandemic: WHO
[ad_1] GENEVA: As the world celebrates advances in vaccines against the new coronavirus, a leading WHO expert warned in an interview with AFP that public distrust ran the risk of rendering even the most effective treatments against the pandemic useless. “A vaccine that is placed in a freezer or refrigerator …
Read More »Overcrowded shelters may cause a spike in COVID – DOH
[ad_1] MUDS SOAKED IN MUD Typhoon evacuees return home on Friday to retrieve belongings that could still be useful in Barangay San José, Rodríguez, Rizal province, one of the areas most affected by typhoon “Ulises”. —RICHARD A. REYES The Department of Health (DOH) warned of a “very strong possibility” that …
Read More »Government urges US investors to consider PH agriculture and technology sectors
[ad_1] President Duterte’s chief economic officer on Friday urged US investors to take advantage of the recovery in the Philippine economy, as well as the tax advantages that will be available not only for massive new investments but also for companies severely affected by the pandemic-induced recession. . “As we …
Read More »Volleyball: PVL officially turns pro; BVR, next lawn for the Spikers
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Volleyball Premier League officially turned pro on Friday, a move that team owners and players received as “timely” that they expect the league to resume in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The PVL, which was previously identified as a “semi-professional” league, was hit hard …
Read More »Dr Krishnan Subramanian, of Indian descent, dies of COVID-19 in the UK. Hospital pays tribute
[ad_1] Dr. Krishnan Subramanian died Thursday at Glenfield Hospital in Leicester. London: A hospital in eastern England on Friday paid moving tributes to a “dedicated and committed” doctor of Indian origin after his death from COVID-19. Dr Krishnan Subramanian, a 46-year-old consultant anesthetist at the Royal Derby Hospital of the …
Read More »The threat of a new blockade looms over Cebu City
[ad_1] CITY OF CEBU – Officials here were mulling over putting this city under another strict lockdown if new cases of the coronavirus disease continue to rise in the coming weeks. Councilman Joel Garganera, deputy director of implementation for the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), said they were concerned …
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