[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – In the 3 months since the first confirmed case of coronavirus in the Philippines and the month and a half that the island of Luzon has been under lockdown, journalists have been working to get accurate information on the COVID-19 pandemic out to the public. Some …
Read More »Report: Adam Silver Detailed NBA Return Timeline, Possible Locations to Players | Bleacher Report
[ad_1] Jae C. Hong / Associated Press The wait for a decision on when the NBA season can resume could extend into June, Commissioner Adam Silver reportedly told NBA players on a conference call Friday. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Silver said the league will work to …
Read More »IATF “will seriously consider” the likely proposal of Metro mayors to extend the blockade – DILG
[ad_1] Members of the Philippine Air Force use a drone to control the total blockade imposed on Barangay Addition Hills in Mandaluyong City on Thursday as the city tackles the coronavirus pandemic. (Grig C. Montegrande / Researcher) MANILA, Philippines – The government’s coronavirus task force “will seriously consider” a likely …
Read More »Trio of Antiviral Drugs Found to Shorten COVID-19 Disease in Mild Cases: Study
[ad_1] Trio of Antiviral Drugs Found to Shorten COVID-19 Disease in Mild Cases: Study PARIS, France – Researchers in Hong Kong found that patients suffering from a milder disease caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if treated with an antiviral cocktail of three drugs soon after symptoms appear. …
Read More »UFC 249: Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz End-to-end advance: a complete breakdown
[ad_1] Henry Cejudo vs. Dominick Cruz is one of the UFC 249 starters this May 9, 2020 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. Summary of a sentence: David: Back From Death Versus Headed For It Phil: Arrogant vs stubborn for the bantamweight crown Statistics: Record: Henry Cejudo …
Read More »86.7% of coronavirus cases in PH are mild – WHO
[ad_1] Residents wait for their turn during a mass testing for COVID-19 in Manila on Friday. The whole of Metro Manila is still under enhanced community quarantine to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP) MANILA, Philippines — About 9,070 or 86.7% of all recorded COVID-19 cases in the …
Read More »Drug cocktail accelerates recovery in some coronavirus patients
[ad_1] With the vaccines still months, perhaps years, into the future, researchers are quick to determine if existing drugs can be used to treat the coronavirus. In the United States, only one, remdesivir, has been shown to be effective in accelerating recovery. In the new study, published in The Lancet, …
Read More »China supports WHO-led review of global response to pandemic
[ad_1] INVESTIGATION? Police officers (L) secure an area as people wearing face masks as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus walk on a street in Beijing on May 4, 2020. File photo by Nicolas Asfouri / AFP BEIJING, China – China said on Friday, May 8, that it supports …
Read More »Japan backs coronavirus drug; Moscow keeps lockdown: Live updates | News
[ad_1] Japan has approved the antiviral drug remdesivir for coronavirus treatment in a fast-track review just four days after a United States company submitted an application. Italy became the third country in the world to record 30,000 deaths from the coronavirus, reporting 243 new fatalities compared with a daily tally …
Read More »QC wants transition period to GCQ, says COVID-19 hurts local economy
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Quezon City local government proposes to implement a “transition period” to a less stringent general community quarantine (GCQ) after May 15, saying the coronavirus disease pandemic had negatively affected the economy from the city. “While the health of our residents remains our top priority, we must …
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