Covid-19

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For Duterte’s pancit party—err, training—for police and nurses: a list of recommendations

Last night—Sunday midnight—President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the nation in a speech responding to the medical…

NCR, nearby provinces back to MECQ for 2 weeks. What can we do and not do in MECQ again?

In a late-night address yesterday, Aug. 2, President Rodrigo Duterte heeds the medical community’s plea…

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Overwhelmed doctors want Metro Manila back to ECQ but gov’t isn’t having it

The doctors are in but not for long, as the Philippine College of Physicians, a…

No, Duterte is not joking. He stands by using gasoline as disinfectant in the absence of alcohol

Remember when President Rodrigo Duterte said “Kung wala kayo [alcohol]—if you want to disinfect, maghanap…

Height is not might: Study shows taller people are more prone to COVID-19

A collaborative study by global researchers and experts from University of Manchester and Open University…

In 23 minutes, VP Robredo was able to outline concrete plans for handling the pandemic

Vice President Leni Robredo addressed the public today, July 29, to discuss the current state…

Manila’s on a roll: The city just set up their third free COVID-19 testing walk-in center

Today, July 29, Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso opened the third walk-in COVID-19 testing…

DTI is reopening internet cafes and review centers, just in time for the new school year

Despite the rising number of cases, the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging…

Hospitals around the country are now at the “warning zone” level

As COVID-19 continues to rise, the Department of Health warned that the country’s health system…

Quarantine fatigue has me missing the most mundane things

On the hundredth day of community quarantine, I went out of the house for the…