[ad_1] CHECKPOINT. Cebu City Police Office personnel man a checkpoint in Cebu City. File photo by Gelo Litonjua / Rappler CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 16 police officers from the San Nicolas Police Station, located in Barangay Sawang Calero, tested positive for coronavirus, local health officials confirmed on Tuesday, …
Read More »United States Says Vaccine Investigation Against Chinese Hackers: Reports
[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation. USA And cybersecurity experts believe Chinese hackers are trying to steal research to develop a coronavirus vaccine, two newspapers reported Monday. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are planning to issue a warning about Chinese hacking as governments and …
Read More »Metro Manila Pride 2020 will be online amid a coronavirus pandemic
[ad_1] Participants advanced despite the rain during the Metro Manila Pride March held at the Marikina Sports Center on June 29, 2019. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Organizers of Metro Manila Pride, the largest annual gathering of the LGBTQ community in the country, said Monday that the event will …
Read More »ADB contemplates another $ 125 million project to strengthen health care during the pandemic
[ad_1] More evidence is needed. Philippine Coast Guard medical technologists prepare to screen potential COVID-19 patients at a newly installed cleaning facility in the Maynila Palace tent along Roxas Boulevard in Manila on May 5, 2020. Photo by Ben Nabong / Rappler MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) …
Read More »The Mayor of Cagayan de Oro opposes the idea of placing the city under ECQ
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The mayor of the city of Cagayan de Oro on Tuesday opposed the idea of placing the city under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), saying it has been classified as “moderate risk” in terms of its number of coronavirus disease (COVID) -19) cases. Mayor Oscar Moreno said …
Read More »BREAKING: NCR, Laguna, Cebu City placed under modified ECQ until May 31
[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte. PCOO / RTVM video screenshot MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the proposal to place Metro Manila, the province of Laguna, and the city of Cebu under a modified enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until May 31. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement at a …
Read More »United States Says Chinese Piracy Vaccine Research
[ad_1] POSSIBLE CURE? A researcher works on virus replication to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus COVID-19, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, Brazil, on March 26, 2020. Photo by Douglas Magno / AFP WASHINGTON, USA USA – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation. USA And cybersecurity experts believe Chinese …
Read More »The death toll from the US coronavirus. USA Exceeds 80,000 as states move toward gradual reopening
[ad_1] The United States posted that grim death toll on Monday, as almost every state has made plans to partially reopen some businesses, something critics fear could contribute to an increase in daily death reports. In New York, where there have been more than 26,000 deaths, coronavirus infection and hospitalization …
Read More »Philippines cannot afford another wave of COVID-19 cases
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 12) – President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines cannot bear the effects of another wave of COVID-19 cases should the country slowly ease into a more relaxed community quarantine. In his highly-anticipated hour-long address taped on Monday, Duterte mentioned that some high-risk areas will …
Read More »DOH reaches 8,000 daily test target
[ad_1] QUALITY CONTROL Surgical masks are inspected in a laboratory administered by the Rosita Soliman Foundation before distribution to medical stores. MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) was finally able to carry out more than 8,000 tests for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in one day after that …
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