COVID-19 cases in PH break 12,000 mark

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 15) – The Philippines now has 12,091 cases of coronavirus disease, as the Health Department confirmed 215 new infections on Friday. The agency reported at 4:00 p.m. The bulletin reports that 123 more people recovered from the viral disease, bringing the total number of …

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Philippine COVID-19 cases exceed 12,000

[ad_1] A Philippine Foreign Worker (OFW) from Thailand holds her 2-year-old son while covering his nose at a swab test center for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Manila on 13 May 2020 Several smear centers were established as part of the test, trace and treat strategy in an …

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The former UP chancellor requests telecommunications companies to establish internet plans for students and faculties

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A former chancellor at the University of the Philippines at Diliman on Friday urged telecommunications (telecom) companies to provide Internet plans for students and faculties so they can access classes online. Dr. Michael Tan, a medical anthropologist and professor at UP, said that academic institutions should …

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Chile digs thousands of graves due to COVID-19 surge

[ad_1] Aerial view of a General Cemetery worker digging a grave in Santiago on May 14, 2020, amid the new coronavirus pandemic. – Health authorities ordered the General Cemetery of Santiago to enable more than 1,700 graves under the possibility of an increase in deaths from COVID-19. (Photo by MARTIN …

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Fire hits part of SM City Cebu

[ad_1] Firefighters try to put out the fire on all four floors of SM City Cebu. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF CEBU) CEBU CITY –– A fire struck part of SM City Cebu in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City beyond 1 p.m. on Friday, May 15. …

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