Health

[ad_1] (CNN) – More than 200 former residents of coronavirus quarantine facilities in Australia are urged to test for blood-borne diseases, including HIV, after authorities admitted they used the same blood test devices for multiple guests . It is the latest in a series of COVID-19 setbacks to hit the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – There are now 360,775 COVID-19 infections in the Philippines after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,640 new cases on Tuesday. The latest DOH data showed that of the total cases, 43,443 are classified as active cases. The DOH previously identified that there were 42,191 active …

[ad_1] Commuters take the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) at the Quezon Avenue station in Quezon City on October 19, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ​​ABS-CB News MANILA – The Philippines reported 1,640 additional cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Tuesday, bringing the national number to 360,775. This, since 15 laboratories did …

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Six new coronavirus cases were confirmed as of Tuesday noon (October 20), bringing Singapore’s total to 57,921. They included two of the workers’ bedrooms, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) said on Tuesday. There were also four imported cases, which were included in stay-at-home notices upon arrival in …

[ad_1] It is the latest in a series of Covid-19 setbacks hitting the country and the state of Victoria in particular. Previous breaches of quarantine hotels in Victoria sparked a Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne, causing the country’s second-largest city to spend months under strict lockdown. In a statement on Monday, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – More than 4,000 Repatriated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) are currently stranded in different quarantine facilities in Metro Manila due to the delay in the release of swab results following the interruption of testing services for COVID-19 from the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). According to Labor Secretary …

[ad_1] (CNN) – In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, all travel seems like a big question mark. So, an airline argues, why not accept that question mark? Air New Zealand is reviving its Mystery Breaks program, where travelers pay a flat rate to book a full vacation package with …

[ad_1] Health workers, nurses, doctors, health science students and advocates picketed the headquarters of the Department of National Defense (DND) in Quezon City to protest what they said were making the attacks worse. red marks and smear campaign against healthcare professionals, May 31, 2019. Gerard Carreon, ABS-CBN News / Archive …

[ad_1] The House of Representatives on Monday introduced a total of P20 billion in “institutional amendments” to the P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Bill to increase funding for the Covid-19 vaccine, displaced workers and internet connection to public schools. House Appropriations Committee Senior Vice Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda at a press …

[ad_1] The Department of Health (DoH) will take a more localized approach in reporting coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases. “We would like it to be as granular as possible, dahil gusto natin, ang local response, immediately magagawa (we want the local response to start immediately). We can get the answer …