[ad_1] PARADISE RECOVERED These beach goers enjoy the refreshing view of a recently rehabilitated Boracay before its gentle opening as hordes of tourists are expected to descend on the famous resort island. File photo of the INQUIRER / MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – Senators have asked the executive branch to …
Read More »By promising a partial payment, Palace urges the Red Cross to resume state-funded COVID-19 testing
[ad_1] A member of staff from the Philippine Red Cross takes a sample from a nasal swab to test for the new coronavirus. The organization stopped its PhilHealth-funded tests due to debt from the state health insurer. Philippine Red Cross MANILA – Malacañang on Friday urged the Philippine Red Cross …
Read More »PH Reports 1,923 New COVID-19 Cases, 132 Highest Deaths in 2 Weeks
[ad_1] Commuters queue for a ride at the Quezon Avenue station of the EDSA busway in Quezon City on October 6, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The Philippines recorded 1,923 new coronavirus infections on Friday, bringing the number of cases nationwide to 365,799, data from the health department …
Read More »1,923 new COVID-19 cases bring the Philippines total count to more than 365,000
[ad_1] 1,923 new COVID-19 cases bring the Philippines total count to more than 365,000 Xave Gregorio (Philstar.com) – October 23, 2020 – 4:00 pm MANILA, Philippines – The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is now 365,799 after the Department of Health reported 1,923 new infections on Friday, …
Read More »IATF removes antigen test requirement for outbound Filipino travelers – The Manila Times
[ad_1] PHILIPPINES traveling abroad are no longer required to undergo an antigen test prior to their departure, Malacañang announced on Friday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Interagency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) eliminated the use of antigen testing as a pre-boarding requirement for …
Read More »The Philippines will allow the entry of foreign investors from November 1
[ad_1] The NAIA Terminal 1 staff in the city of Parañaque wear masks as a precaution on January 23, 2020, as the country raises the alert to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News / Archive MANILA – Foreigners with an investor visa will be able …
Read More »Trump and Biden collide heavily over pandemic in less chaotic final debate
[ad_1] US President Donald Trump speaks during the third and final presidential debate with Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, October 22, 2020. REUTERS / Jim Bourg / Pool NASHVILLE – US President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden offered very contrasting views …
Read More »Procession of the Black Nazarene in January 2021 ‘canceled’ – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The procession of the Black Nazarene or the Translation in January 2021 has been canceled due to the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the government of Manila said on Friday. Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said that this was the agreement reached between the city and the …
Read More »The tourism sector in Spain will lose more than 100,000 million euros due to the health crisis
[ad_1] aware October 22, 2020 at 07:45 pm by AFP Madrid, Spain – Devastated by the pandemic, the all-important Spanish tourism sector is expected to incur losses of more than 100 billion euros ($ 120 billion) this year, an industry body warned on Wednesday. If the dire prediction is correct, …
Read More »Vaccine trials “can’t detect” virus risk reduction, expert says; voluntary test dies
[ad_1] PARIS – None of the COVID-19 candidate vaccine trials can detect a reduction in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death, a leading public health expert said Thursday. In an article in the medical journal BMJ, Associate Editor Peter Doshi cautioned that not even ongoing Phase 3 trials in …
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