Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will be quarantined until next Tuesday after being exposed to a coronavirus carrier.
Ayaw kasi mag-mask! Mexicans say president pushed Covid luck
After months of refusing to wear a mask or abandon his cross-country tours, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s infection with the coronavirus was seen by many Mexicans as the price of tempting fate.
WATCH | ‘Di lang iwas-COVID! Ibaan Mayor Joy Salvame rolls out program vs diabetes, hypertension
“Tandaan: ang pag-iwas ang pinakamabisang lunas,” the lady mayor said in a Facebook post.
WATCH | MBS! Oriental Mindoro Board Member Mikan Leachon, preggy wife takes extra care during check ups
“Hindi biro ang Covid,” says the politiko son of Dr. Tony Leachon.
Palace confirms post-holiday COVID surge: Iwasan ang mass gatherings
Citing findings of epidemiologist Dr. John Wong, Malacañang confirmed a surge in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases after the holidays.
World facing ‘catastrophic moral failure’ on vaccines: WHO chief
The world is on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if rich countries hog Covid-19 vaccine doses while the poorest suffer, the head of the WHO said Monday.
Trump impeachment trial looms over Biden’s first 100 days agenda
President-elect Joe Biden’s team unveiled plans Thursday for fighting Covid and injecting $1.9 trillion into the struggling US economy, but already his ambitious first 100 days agenda is overshadowed by the looming Senate trial of his soon-to-be predecessor Donald Trump.
‘Hindi pa tapos laban sa COVID:’ Gatchalian seeks ban on fiestas, processions, parades
The fight against the pandemic is not over.
WATCH | ‘Very poor,’ rating ni dating Sen. Sergio Osmeña III sa COVID-19 response ng pamahalaan
Dismayado si dating Senator Sergio Osmeña III sa performance ng pamahalaan ngayong may pandemya. Bagsak rin ang rating nya sa ginagawang management ni Pangulong Duterte.
WATCH | Happy ang Holidays ni Yorme, COVID-19 cases, hindi tumaas!
Malaki ang pasasalamat ni Mayor Isko sa mga taga Maynila sa patuloy na pagsunod sa Covid-19 protocols na ipinatupad sa lungsod nitong Holiday season. Bagamat nangamba ang lokal na pamahalaan na tataas ang kaso ng COVID-19, happy si Yorme dahil napanatili lamang na mas mababa pa sa 300 ang kabuuang kaso nitong Pasko at Bagong Taon.
WATCH | BP apparatus? Sagot na namin yan! – BHW Rep. Nica Co
Apat na distrito sa Bicol region, makakatanggap ng medical supplies at BP apparatus. Ito ang tiniyak ni BHW Representative Nica Co, matapos masira ng mga nagdaang bagyo ang barangay health clinics sa lugar. Isa rin aniya ang high-blood pressure sa tinitignang co-morbidity ng COVID-19, kaya’t mahalaga na may magagamit na maayos na aparato ang mga baranggay health workers.
Palace explains why China excluded in PH travel ban
China is not included in the expanded travel ban imposed by the Philippine government to combat the highly infectious new coronavirus (Covid-19) strain as international agencies have yet to confirm that it has spread in the East Asian country, according to Malacañang.
What does a new state of emergency mean for Japan?
The state of emergency declared in Japan on Thursday to tackle a record-breaking third coronavirus wave will be much less strict than lockdowns seen elsewhere, and softer even than the country’s first Covid emergency last spring. So how will it impact daily life?
‘Di 5-star pero pwede na! Vince Dizon defends sending travelers to shabby hotel for quarantine
The National Task Force on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (NTF-Covid-19) on Thursday denied reports that it brought at least 100 foreigners and Filipinos to a dilapidated hotel in Batangas for the required 14-day mandatory quarantine for passengers arriving from abroad.
Rank-and-file US lawmakers bashed as they line up for vaccine
America’s political class are lining up to get the Covid-19 vaccine, taking the shot on television and social media as a way to build confidence among a skeptical public, but also raising the question: should all politicians really be given priority?
WATCH | Gov’t now requires use of face shields when leaving home
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For Christmas, Ping wishes for early procurement of COVID vaccines, no more incompetence: Hello, Duque?
Early procurement of COVID vaccines amid renewed government efforts to procure them from the United States, and no more incompetence that threatens to derail it.
Binay opposes use of yantok vs quarantine violators: Fight pandemic with compassion, not heavy-handed approach
Former Vice President Jojo Binay is opposed to the use of yantok or rattan sticks to whip violators of health protocols against the coronavirus illness.
Pinay nurse gives grandmother, 90, first Covid jab as UK starts vaccine drive
Nurses cheered on Tuesday as a 90-year-old grandmother in Britain became the first person in the Western world to receive an approved vaccine against Covid-19, at the start of a marathon campaign health officials hope heralds a fight-back against the pandemic.
WATCH | ‘Di makaantay! Duterte eager to get vaccinated for coronavirus – Palace
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