Health

[ad_1] Medical staff check equipment in the ICU of the COVID-19 emergency room at Kemayoran Atlet Hospital in Jakarta on March 23. Kompas / Pool / Heru Sri Kumoro via The Jakarta Post / Asia News Network JAKARTA – Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto is in trouble due to a …

[ad_1] “Airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are among the most contagious and easily spread,” the site now says. Previously, the CDC page said that Covid-19 was thought to spread primarily between people in close contact (around 6 feet) and “through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.” …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Government tax revenue from the overseas gambling business is falling as operators close their stores and their mostly Chinese workers flee the novel coronavirus in the Philippines, the worst-affected country by the COVID-19 pathogen in Southeast Asia. An Internal Revenue Bureau (BIR) official told the Inquirer …

[ad_1] 12.18 a. M. BST00:18 UK at ‘Tipping Point’ on Covid-19, Top Scientists to Tell Public Heather Stewart and Josh Halliday report: Top British government scientists will make a direct appeal to the public on Monday, warning that the coronavirus trend is “going in the wrong direction” and that “a …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Workers at Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Sunday opposed President Rodrigo Duterte’s idea to abolish or privatize the agency amid allegations of corruption that lawmakers said had been taking place at the insurer. state health for decades. The PhilHealth Workers for Hope, Integrity, Transparency and …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 20) – Robotic Activations has apologized after a demonstration of its ultraviolet (UV) light disinfection robot in Baguio city on Saturday left several people with eye irritation. Five to ten people, including members of the media, reportedly required some medical treatment due to exposure …

[ad_1] Mikee Romero, Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives and owner of the NorthPort PBA team, said the public needs something to see and enjoy, and giving the pro league the green light to resume its games could be the best entertainment the government could provide the Philippine population …

[ad_1] NLEX Head Coach Yeng Guiao. Photo by Tristan Tamayo / INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – The prospect of playing and living within a bubble environment is intriguing as it is closely monitored due to the health concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the fact that it will be held for the first …

[ad_1] The Philippines has made it onto the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) list of safe travel destinations and was awarded a seal making it official as the 100th destination of its kind. In a press release, the largest private sector organization of tourism and travel leaders and experts …

[ad_1] People take photos with a commemorative plaque placed by pro-democracy protest leaders in Bangkok’s Sanam Luang camp on September 20, 2020, after an overnight anti-government rally. Image Credit: AFP Bangkok: Anti-government protesters occupying a historic field in the Thai capital installed on Sunday a plaque symbolizing the country’s transition …