Virus

Total no. of COVID recoveries in PHL breach 2 million after addition of 25,049 new recoveries

21,411 new COVID cases, 168 deaths added   (Eagle News) – The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country…

DOH reports 17,964 new COVID cases pushing total active infections to 175,470

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 17,964 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, bringing the total active…

Sri Lanka asks women to delay pregnancy over Covid risks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers…

France grants citizenship to 12,000 foreign workers on Covid frontline

PARIS, France (AFP) -- France has granted citizenship to over 12,000 foreign-born health workers, security guards, checkout assistants and other…

Biden ramps up vaccine mandates in Covid battle

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a major escalation in the…

Los Angeles mandates Covid-19 vaccines for schoolchildren

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- All children aged 12 and over who attend public schools in Los Angeles will…

Nerve disorder listed as ‘very rare’ side effect of AstraZeneca jab

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- The European Medicines Agency has listed the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre syndrome, which can cause temporary…

Sydney floats pub promise to boost jab rate

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Locked-down Sydney residents could enjoy a beer at the pub as soon as next month if…

Covax eyes vaccines for just 20% of people in poor nations in 2021

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The vaccine-sharing facility Covax said Wednesday it should be able to provide Covid jabs to no…

Africa Covid death toll tops 200,000

by Sofia CHRISTENSEN JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- More than 200,000 people have died from Covid-19 in Africa since the…

Mass Covid testing launched in Bangkok’s biggest slum

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- For families struggling to survive on $150 a month in Bangkok's biggest slum, coronavirus swab tests…

WATCH: President Rodrigo Duterte’s Talk to the People – Sept. 8, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFoC_XKri2o   President Rodrigo Duterte, in his regular "Talk to the People" recorded on Sept. 7, and aired on Sept.…

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