COTABATO CITY—The virus that causes COVID-19, SARS Cov2, continued to spread in the Bangsamoro autonomous government, infecting more employees. From only three workers of the autonomous government’s budget office, more employees had tested positive for coronavirus, all of them connected with the Office of the Chief Minister, the highest ranking official of the Bangsamoro Autonomous […]
Study finds India missed early cases, lockdown was leaky
Indians wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk at a bus station in Jammu, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. By early May, 6.4 million people in India were likely infected by the coronavirus, said a study released Thursday, Sept. 10, by Indian scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research, India’s apex […]
Soccsksargen lists its highest single-day COVID-19 tally: 72 new cases
COTABATO CITY——The Department of Health (DOH) in the Soccsksargen recorded 72 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Thursday (Sept. 10), the highest single day count in the region so far. The regional total is now 786 cases, surpassing the Bangsamoro Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) which has 759. ADVERTISEMENT Of the 72 […]
Thousands sleep in open after Greek refugee camp burns down
Migrants sleep on the roadside on the northeastern island of Lesbos, Greece, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. The Greek government says thousands of migrants left homeless after fires gutted a sprawling refugee camp on the island of Lesbos will not be allowed to travel to mainland Greece. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) MYTILENE, Greece — Thousands of refugees […]
‘Staycations’ now allowed in GCQ areas, says DOT
MANILA, Philippines — The government has now allowed “staycations” in hotels located in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), the Department of Tourism (DOT) said Friday. This was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in a bid to “explore various ways in restarting tourism activities during quarantine,” […]
India adds 96,000 virus cases, orders some retests
NEW DELHI — India edged closer to recording nearly 100,000 coronavirus cases in 24 hours as it ordered retesting of many people whose first results were from the less reliable rapid antigen tests being widely used. According to the Health Ministry, India recorded another spike of 96,551 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the […]
BJMP: COVID-19 sickens 1,115 PDLs; 1,501 vulnerable PDLs released
MANILA, Philippines — Since the start of the virus outbreak in the country, over 1,000 prisoners in different jails have contracted the new coronavirus disease or COVID-19 while 1,500 others have been released, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) revealed Thursday. Jail Director Allan Iral said during a budget hearing in the House […]
Trump admitted playing down coronavirus danger
Washington, United States — President Donald Trump admits he tried to minimize the seriousness of the threat from COVID-19 at the outset of the pandemic in audio recordings released Wednesday from interviews with veteran US journalist Bob Woodward. “I wanted to always play it down,” Trump said in an interview with Woodward on March 19, […]
No trick or treat: San Juan bars Halloween activities, shuts cemeteries for ‘Undas’ 2020
MANILA, Philippines — No visitors will be allowed in San Juan City cemeteries and columbaries as Halloween celebrations – even trick or treat – will also be barred in the city for the “Undas” season this year. Mayor Francis Zamora signed on Thursday morning Executive Order No. 49, directing the temporary closure of all cemeteries […]
Man, 52, is Cotabato City’s 1st COVID-19 fatality
COTABATO CITY—A 52-year-old man died of COVID-19 late on Tuesday (Sept. 8) here, becoming the city’s first pandemic fatality. Dr. Meyasser Patadon, Cotabato City health chief, said the male patient contracted two diseases at the same time (comorbidity), which increased the mortality rate of COVID-19 for him. ADVERTISEMENT He was confined at the Cotabato Regional […]