[ad_1] Child Dies From Rare COVID-19-Related Disease in the US (Agence France-Presse) – May 9, 2020 – 10:00 a.m. NEW YORK, United States – A five-year-old boy in New York State died of a rare inflammatory disease believed to be caused by the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Friday. …
Read More »DOH OKs coronavirus testing lab in Cavite
[ad_1] From the official website of the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute MANILA – The Department of Health (DOH) has certified the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute (DLSMHSI) in Dasmariñas, Cavite as a COVID-19 testing laboratory, Cavite Governor Jonvic Remulla said Saturday, raising the …
Read More »Mathematician Refutes DOH Claim of “Flattening” of the Coronavirus Curve
[ad_1] BATTLE VS COVID-19. A police officer uses a thermal scanner to check a Filipina’s body temperature upon entering Laguindingan Airport in Laguindingan, Misamis Oriental. Region 10 Tourism Department Photo MANILA, Philippines – Is the Philippines already “flattening the curve” in its fight against the new coronavirus? While the Department …
Read More »CAAP: Inbound international flights are allowed in NAIA on assigned days beginning May 11
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Incoming international flights will be allowed to land at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila, but will have to continue on assigned days, the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority (CAAP) said Saturday. “Beginning May 11, incoming and commercial international charter flights landing at Ninoy Aquino International …
Read More »COVID-19 claims lives of 23 Filipinos in Dubai
[ad_1] Twenty-three Filipinos in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have died after contracting the highly contagious new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Paul Raymund Cortes, the consul general to Dubai, did not say how many Filipinos in Dubai have tested positive for COVID-19. “We have 23 Filipinos who died of …
Read More »Spooked ‘hot money’ investors fled PH in Q1
[ad_1] Short-term investments in Philippine financial markets fled the country at the end of the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic dampened sentiment among money managers around the world, the latest data from the central bank showed. According to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, registered tally of so-called “hot money” …
Read More »Church decrees small “KBL” crowds
[ad_1] It seems that the three typical milestones in Philippine social life known as “KBL” (“kasal”, “binyag”, “libing” or wedding, baptism, burial) are poised to reduce, not thanks to the pandemic. Wedding invitations will be much shorter after the Archdiocese of Manila banned couples getting married this year from having …
Read More »SC junks plea to bare Duterte’s health records
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a lawyer’s petition that sought to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to make public his latest psychological examination results, health bulletins, and other medical records to prove he is still fit to lead the country. The high court’s public information chief, Brian Hosaka, confirmed …
Read More »COVID-19 count in Eastern Visayas increases to 19
[ad_1] Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles isolated from a patient. Image captured and enhanced in color at NIAID’s Integrated Research Center (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Photo courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The number of COVID-19 cases in East Visayas increased to 19, …
Read More »International flight arrivals will resume at NAIA – aviation authority
[ad_1] MANILA – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will resume international flight arrivals on Monday May 11, with chartered and commercial aircraft scheduled for specific days, the Philippine Civil Aviation Authority (CAAP) said Saturday. This, after the suspension of all commercial flights at the main international gateway in Manila and …
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