FILE PHOTO: People walk near India Gate on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI — Top doctors in New Delhi are reporting a jump in respiratory problems among its residents, coinciding with the onset of peak pollution season in India’s capital and raising concerns about complications for […]
South Korea sticks to flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after 25 die
FILE PHOTO: A man gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea, October 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo SEOUL—South Korean officials refused on Thursday to suspend a seasonal influenza inoculation effort, despite growing calls for a halt, including an appeal from a key group of doctors, after the deaths of at least […]
93 COVID-19 cases in a day: A new record for Benguet
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet—The province listed 93 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Oct. 22), its highest single-day record since the start of the pandemic last March. Records from the provincial health office showed that 74 of the new cases were in Itogon town. At least 48 of the new infections were those of residents of Virac […]
Germany’s virus situation ‘very serious’, says health body
The president of Germany’s Robert Koch Institute (RKI) Lothar Wieler addresses a press conference amid the new coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, on October 22, 2020 in Berlin. – Germany is facing a “very serious” rise in coronavirus cases, the head of the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre said on October 22, 2020 as the country […]
Belgian foreign minister in intensive care with COVID
Brussels, Belgium — Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmes, who was caretaker prime minister during the first wave of the coronavirus, has been admitted to intensive care, officials said Thursday. The 45-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 last week and had been self-isolating, but her condition worsened and on Wednesday night she was admitted to a Brussels […]
Pope wears mask for first time at public event
Pope Francis wearing a face mask attends an inter-religious prayer service for peace along with other religious representatives in the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli, a church on top of Rome’s Capitoline Hill, in Rome, Italy, October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane ROME —Pope Francis wore a mask for the first time at a public […]
5 more die from COVID-19-related deaths in Quezon province
LUCENA CITY –– Health authorities in Quezon province recorded five more deaths related to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday. In its 5 p.m. bulletin on Oct. 20, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) disclosed that three individuals suspected of having COVID-19 and two other “probable” cases had died. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities gave no other details […]
PhilHealth’s P930M debt to PH Red Cross will be paid, Duterte assures
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday assured that the government will pay Philippine Health Corporation’s (PhilHealth) P930-million debt to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) over COVID-19 tests. “Ditong Red Cross, ‘wag ka mag-alala, mabayaran ‘to. Just looking for a way to present the solution to COA [Commission on Audit] pati sa [Department of] […]
Swiss impose tighter virus rules as cases jump
Swiss President Simonetta Sommaruga puts on a protective face mask after a press conference announcing new measures against the coronavirus on October 18, 2020, in Bern. – The Swiss government said on October 18, 2020, it was making the wearing of masks in indoor public spaces compulsory under new measures introduced after a “worrying” rise […]
Paris under curfew as Europe battles soaring virus caseload
French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire speaks during a press conference to present the details of new restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic (novel coronavirus), announced the day before by the president, on October 15, 2020, in Paris. – France on October 14 became the latest European country to […]