Tag: coronavirus

  • Villar sets up portable hand-washing stations in crowded areas

    Villar sets up portable hand-washing stations in crowded areas

    Sen. Cynthia Villar has set up portable hand-washing stations in areas where people usually converge such as tricycle terminals, market and crowded communities to provide a way for people to keep clean outside their homes. The portable hand-washing station is made of steel with angle bar framing and plain sheet cover. It features a stainless…

  • Bataan registers 310 COVID cases in 3 days alone

    Bataan registers 310 COVID cases in 3 days alone

    By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN CAPITOL – Bataan registered 310 cases of coronavirus for the last three days, bringing to 1,763 the total number of infected individuals in this province. This was reported by Governor Abet S. Garcia who said that last September 12, Bataan recorded a total of 183, and Sept. 13, 56 and…

  • DOH shuns Duterte’s criteria on vaccine pick

    DOH shuns Duterte’s criteria on vaccine pick

    By Fernan Angeles IF they had their way, the Department of Health would consider safety and effectiveness of the potential vaccine against COVID-19, if and when the country opts to buy them from foreign countries. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire’s statement is far from the criteria earlier hinted at by President Rodrigo Duterte who is…

  • Scientists admit COVID-19 is hard to contain

    Scientists admit COVID-19 is hard to contain

    New Zealand — once the world’s COVID recovery darling, applauded internationally for its lockdown and apparent quashing of the pandemic coronavirus — is now facing a fresh cluster of cases. After the country’s recent celebration of 100 days without any documented coronavirus cases, scientists say New Zealand’s latest COVID-19 resurgence is shedding new light on…

  • COVID-19 infections in PHL near 140,000-mark

    COVID-19 infections in PHL near 140,000-mark

    MANILA — Nearly 140,000 coronavirus infections have been recorded in the Philippines as the country’s health department reported 2,987 additional cases on Tuesday, August 11. In its latest bulletin, the Department of Health (DOH) said the cumulative total of COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 139,538, of which, 68,794 are active. Active cases refer…