Former PNP Chief Bato Dela Rosa Pushes For Regular Neuropsychiatric Tests For Cops BATO PUSHES FOR NEUROPSHYCIATRIC TESTS – Former PNP chief and current Senator, Bato Dela Rosa pushed for policemen to undergo regular neuropsychiatric tests. After the killing of the Gregorio mother and son at the hands of police officer Jonel Nuezca, Bato wanted … Read more
Sinovac Requested To Not Release Full Trial Results Of COVID-19 Vaccine SINOVAC – A health official from Sao Paulo said Sinovac requested not to release the results of its full COVID-19 vaccine trial. Recently, test results from the CoronaVac COVID-19 Vaccine developed by Sinovac displayed an efficacy of 50-90% in trials from Brazil. Furthermore, the … Read more
IATF to meet on Monday, December 28 The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) is expected to meet on Monday, December 28 to discuss quarantine qualifications for January 2021 among different areas in the country. In a statement, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the quarantine qualifications will be … Read more
Germany recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 The German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg on Thursday said that Germany had recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19. This, as the new strain of coronavirus disease that had been spreading rapidly in the United Kingdom had been found in Germany for … Read more
France recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 France recorded its first case of the new strain of COVID-19 as the number of cases and fatalities from COVID-19 mounted in the country. This, as it raised concerns of a new wave of the coronavirus hitting the euro zone’s second-biggest economy. According to … Read more
President Duterte would veto several items in the proposed national budget for 2021, according to Malacañang. Malacañang on Friday said that President Rodrigo Duterte would veto several items in the proposed national budget for 2021. This, as GMA News Online reported that President Duterte will sign the PHP 4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 on December … Read more
President Duterte would have an emergency meeting with the IATF and infectious disease experts, according to Malacañang. Malacañang on Friday said that President Rodrigo Duterte would have an emergency meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and infectious disease experts on Saturday. This, as the President, together with the government’s COVID-19 task force and infectious … Read more
DOH COVID-19 update as of December 25, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 25, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #286 dated December 25, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,885 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
DOH and FDA warned the public about drinking unregistered lambanog this Christmas. The Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had recently warned the public about drinking unregistered “lambanog” or coconut wine this Christmas as this could cause methanol poisoning. In a report on GMA Network’s “24 Oras” on Wednesday, some … Read more
Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna, according to the health ministry. Canada on Wednesday officially approved a coronavirus vaccine from Moderna, according to a recent announcement from the health ministry. This, as it paved the way for up to 168,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered by the end of 2020. Canada approved … Read more