LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The mayor of General Luna town in Quezon has ordered a temporary ban on the sale and purchase of cigarettes starting Monday (March 30) as part of efforts to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the province. In issuing Executive Order No. 29, Mayor Matt Erwin Florido said […]
DOH slams violent attacks on health care workers fighting the COVID-19 threat
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday condemned reports of discrimination and violent attacks on health care workers who are at the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. In a press briefing, DOH Usec. Maria Rosario Vergeire particularly noted the report on a Sultan Kudarat medical frontliner […]
Samaritans offer help and hope across virus-stricken Europe
A view shows people at work, as volunteer artisans, Civil Protection workers and members of the Bergamo section of the National Alpine Association (ANA) work together to build a strategic field hospital for COVID-19 patients in the premises of the Bergamo fair on March 27, 2020, during the country’s lockdown aimed at curbing the spread […]
Palace: Spike in COVID-19 cases not due to failure of Luzon-wide quarantine
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday dismissed criticisms that the enforced Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine is not effective in containing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the number of confirmed cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the availability of testing kits and the establishment of more testing centers are behind the […]
3 migrant children in US custody test positive for virus
WASHINGTON — Three immigrant children in U.S. government custody at a New York facility have tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Thursday. The Office of Refugee Resettlement, which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, said it has suspended releases from centers in New York that house immigrant children who were […]
Subways in Wuhan resume operations
Wearing masks, passengers enter the subway station in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, as the city resumes rail transportation after a two-month suspension, on March 28, 2020. (Photo by Ke Hao/chinadaily.com.cn) WUHAN — Wuhan in Hubei province, the city hit hardest by the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak on the Chinese mainland, resumed operations of its […]
S. Korean lake famous for cherry blossoms viewing to be shut down until mid-April to prevent COVID-19 infection
Seokchon Lake with cherry blossom trees in spring. Seoul Tourism Organization via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — Entrances to Seokchon Lake, a famous sightseeing destination for its cherry blossom trees that bloom in spring in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul, will be temporarily shut down until mid-April to prevent people from visiting the area during […]
New York residents urged to avoid travel as virus spreads
Local residents watch as the USNS Comfort departs Hampton Roads en route to New York to help in the response to the coronavirus outbreak Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Hampton, Va. AP Photo/Steve Helber BEIJING — Health authorities urged millions of residents of the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel due to surging […]
2 S. Korean military personnel test positive for coronavirus again after full recovery
Yonhap via The Korea Herald/Asia News Network SEOUL — Two military personnel, who had been reported to have fully recovered from the new coronavirus, have tested positive again, the defense ministry said Sunday. An Army officer based in Yongin, some 50 kilometers south of Seoul, and an Air Force contractor in the southeastern city of […]
San Juan City mayor to undergo self-quarantine
MANILA, Philippines — San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said Sunday he will go into self-quarantine after a staffer tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “In the interest of public safety, I will be going on self-quarantine starting today March 29 up to April 11, 2020,” Zamora said in a statement. ADVERTISEMENT “I […]