[ad_1] A vial of the Pfizer / BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is seen before being administered at the Royal Victoria Hospital, on the first day of the largest immunization program in British history, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on December 8, 2020 (Liam McBurney / Pool via Reuters / File Photo) A …
Read More »Asian Beach Games postponed again due to COVID-19
[ad_1] FILE – This picture taken on September 27, 2016 shows spectators watching players compete during a 3v3 men’s basketball game between Nepal (red) and Indonesia (white) at the Asian Beach Games in the coastal city. central Danang in Vietnam. (Photo by QUANG MINH / AFP) The sixth edition of …
Read More »New Year’s Eve parties are a ‘Covid-19 dream’. Here’s why they can be especially dangerous
[ad_1] (CNN) – Yes, 2020 was largely a garbage dump fire. Nobody blames you for wanting to ring in the new year. But celebrating the wrong way could lead to months of suffering due to Covid-19. “The problem is that we have a lot of Covid-19 transmission in the United …
Read More »Ringing in the New Year with ‘Kapuso Countdown to 2021’
[ad_1] Despite a challenging and difficult 2020, the festivities continue with Kapuso Countdown to 2021, GMA Network’s grand celebration to usher in the New Year. Hosted by Alden Richards, ‘Kapuso Countdown to 2021’ aims to bring poignant songs to the stage about the importance of sharing the joys of the …
Read More »Biden and Harris will campaign in Georgia in the final days before the second round of the Senate
[ad_1] (CNN) – President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris are poised to give a final push in Georgia ahead of the state’s high-stakes Senate second-round elections next week. Biden will campaign in Atlanta on Monday just before the runoff on January 5, and Harris will travel to Savannah …
Read More »Caap and DFA issue warnings when DOH signals plans to include the US in the travel ban for the new Covid-19 variant
[ad_1] PHILIPPINES authorities on Wednesday signaled plans to add the United States to the list of countries and territories covered by a temporary travel ban in a bid to prevent the entry of a more transmissible variant of Covid-19 first detected in the Kingdom. United. The United States was not …
Read More »Popcom to the government: it will create more jobs in 2021 for the working-age population
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Population and Development Commission (Popcom) said Wednesday that “at least half a million new jobs” should be created in 2021 in line with a projected increase in the working-age population. According to Popcom’s projection for 2021, the working-age population or Filipinos, aged 15-64, is expected …
Read More »Giselle Sánchez crowned Noble Queen International 2020
[ad_1] MANILA – Actress Giselle Sánchez was crowned Noble Queen of the International Universe in the second edition of the pageant for family women on Wednesday. “I did! I was able to bring home the crown as Noble Queen of the International Universe!” Sanchez wrote on Instagram, while sharing photos …
Read More »PH registers 1,014 new cases of COVID-19; total rises to 472,532
[ad_1] Workers place fruit inside the EDSAN Bagsakan fruit market in Balintawak, Quezon City on December 30, 2020. Prices for round fruits are expected to rise as demand increases for the New Year celebration. Filipinos traditionally serve round fruits on the ‘Midnight’ table, which is believed to bring good fortune …
Read More »Drilon hints at ‘cover-up’ in ‘illegal’ use of unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday pointed to an alleged attempt to cover up details of “illegal” inoculation by some members of the Cabinet, the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and the military against the COVID-19 even as regulators have yet to authorize the use of …
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