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[ad_1] The mayors of Quezon City and Valenzuela City said they were ready for a gradual reopening, even as the public waits for a decision by the Palace to relax or extend the blockade beyond the May 15 deadline. Police officers from the Cavite-NCR border capital region led the checkpoint …

[ad_1] NY: The United States accused China and Russia on Friday (Saturday in Manila) of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives about the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (Covid-19), saying that Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques perfected by Moscow. “Even before the Covid-19 crisis we assessed a certain level of …

[ad_1] At least one epidemiologist is speaking out after UFC 249 fighter Ronaldo Souza tested positive for coronavirus Friday night. The UFC announced that Souza, who was scheduled to face Uriah Hall in a middleweight bout, was removed from the card after he and two of his cornermen tested positive …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON DC .: A day after breaking his self-isolation at the White House for a trip across the country intended to indicate the country’s readiness to restart, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, received the news that one of his Office aides Oval tested positive for the …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 9) – No new cases have been reported in Quezon province for four days, according to the provincial public information office on Saturday. The province now has 72 cases of COVID-19 and there has been no addition to the count from May 6 to …

[ad_1] The US – usually at the head of the table helping to coordinate in global crises – has declined to take a seat at virtual international meetings convened by the World Health Organization and the European Union to coordinate work on potentially lifesaving vaccines. On Friday the US blocked …

[ad_1] DAVAO CITY, South Davao, Philippines – A passenger on a sweeping flight from Manila to this city tested positive for the new coronavirus last Wednesday, Mayor Sara Duterte said in a statement released Saturday. The passenger’s swab sample was confirmed positive for the virus through the RT-PCR test, he …

[ad_1] TESTS. Frontline workers go through Covid-19 rapid tests during a community-based test in Sampaloc, Manila, May 8, 2020. Photo by Inoue Jaena / Rappler MANILA, Philippines – Researchers warned that according to the mathematical forecast, premature relaxation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) …

[ad_1] Construction work on facilities for the health sector, water services, emergency repairs, flood control and other rehabilitation and disaster risk reduction programs is now allowed in areas under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ), Malacañang announced Saturday. In a virtual press conference broadcast by the state PTV4, Roque said that the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Mandaluyong City local government is slated to place Barangay Mauway under “total closure” for two days after the increase in COVID-19 cases in the barangay and in the city. Barangay Mauway, which has the highest number of cases in the city, will be under total …