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[ad_1] TOKYO: The Tokyo metropolitan government lowered its coronavirus alert by one notch on its four-tier scale on Friday as weekly infections have trended downward. The four-tier virus alert system was introduced on July 2, and the metropolitan government raised the alert to the highest level, meaning “infections are spreading,” …

[ad_1] As the Philippines hit the 250,000 mark for coronavirus infections in 2019 (Covid-19) on Friday, the Department of Health (DoH) said it would issue testing guidelines next week that would be deemed appropriate for different groups. At a press conference, the Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that …

[ad_1] HONG KONG, Sept.11 (Xinhua) – COVID-19 cases in Asia Pacific spiked as India reported a single-day peak of 96,551 new cases on Friday, while infections in the Philippines surpassed 250,000. India’s COVID-19 count surpassed 4.5 million, reaching 4,562,414, and deaths reached 76,271, according to the latest data released by …

[ad_1] PUCALLPA, Peru – As Covid-19 quickly spread through the Peruvian Amazon, the Shipibo indigenous community decided to draw on the wisdom of their ancestors. The hospitals were far away, without doctors and without beds. Even if they could enter, many of the sick were too scared to go, convinced …

[ad_1] sports / Basketball / UAAP: Former UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo to appeal indefinite ban UAAP: Former UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo to appeal indefinite ban Former UST Tigers coach Aldin Ayo (UAAP Images) Former Santo Tomas University men’s basketball team coach Aldin Ayo is reportedly appealing his indefinite …

[ad_1] Phoenix head coach Louie Alas on the bench. Photo by Tristan Tamayo / INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines – In a sudden development, Phoenix said it decided to cut ties with head coach Louie Alas on Friday. The club issued a statement saying Alas’s departure was made after “much deliberation.” “With …

[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte promulgates the Bayanihan to Recover As One or Bayanihan 2. Photo of Sen. Bong go MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte signed the Bayanihan to Recover As One or Bayanihan 2 on Friday, which seeks to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was confirmed …

[ad_1] MANILA (UPDATE) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday enacted the Bayanihan Act to Recover as One (Bayanihan 2), the government’s second coronavirus pandemic relief measure intended to act as the country’s defense against health problems and economic consequences of COVID-19. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government has now allowed “stays” in hotels located in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Friday. This was approved by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in an attempt to “explore various …

[ad_1] MANILA – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III acknowledged on Friday that the country’s response to COVID-19 was far from ideal when the pandemic began. “I know that COVID-19 has revealed fissures, cracks and gaps in the Philippine healthcare system, but that was a revelation,” Duque said during a virtual …