DOH COVID-19 update as of December 9, 2020 The Department of Health (DOH) gave an update about its latest COVID-19 tally as of 4:00 p.m. of December 9, 2020. According to its COVID-19 Case Bulletin #270 dated December 9, 2020, the Department of Health recorded 1,387 newly-reported COVID-19 cases. This brought the total number of confirmed cases of … Read more
Public Advised to Shop Online Amid Pandemic, E-Commerce Group Says An e-commerce group is encouraging the public to shop online for ‘e-Aguinaldo’ amid the coronavirus pandemic. Digital Commerce Association of the Philippines executive director Mark Joseph Panganiban is encouraging the public to turn to online sellers on social media for buying gifts during the Christmas … Read more
South Korea Eradicates 2.7 Million Birds To Stop A Bird Flu Outbreak SOUTH KOREA ERADICATES 2.7 MILLION BIRDS – After dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, the South Korean government drew concerns regarding a rise in bird flu cases among local farms. As such, local authorities were ordered to cull around 2.7 million birds to prevent … Read more
Pinoy Who Violated Quarantine Protocols in Taiwan Charged w/ $3,500 Fine A Pinoy in Taiwan has been charged with $3,500 fine over 8-second violation of quarantine protocols in his hotel in Kaohsiung City. A Filipino national tried to get out of his hotel room in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan for a couple of second but he … Read more
COVID-19 Vaccine Funding Slashed Due To New Ammednment In 2021 Budget COVID-19 VACCINE FUNDING SLASHED – As most countries prepare to procure coronavirus vaccines for 2021, the Philippines dropped its initial budget by around P10 billion. According to an article from ABS-CBN, the Senate along with the House of Representatives approved the breakdown which comprises … Read more
Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez tests positive for coronavirus Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). On Wednesday, December 9, the Trade secretary himself confirmed that he contracted the dreaded virus. Ramon Lopez is the fourth Cabinet member of President Rodrigo Duterte infected with COVID-19. According to … Read more
Wuhan, China – Back to normal now Life is back to normal in Wuhan City, China, the place where COVID-19 started and spread a year ago. “We’re normal here na in Wuhan,” said Chay Roxas, an overseas Filipino worker in Wuhan. According to Roxas, Wuhan has also relaxed the health protocols implemented such as wearing … Read more
AstraZeneca and Oxford University became the first vaccine makers to publish final stage COVID-19 vaccine trial results. AstraZeneca and Oxford University on Tuesday became the first COVID-19 vaccine makers to publish their final-stage clinical trial vaccine data in a scientific journal. This, as it cleared a key hurdle in the global race in order to … Read more
Nurse who administered the COVID-19 vaccine to the first patient in UK was a Filipina. The first health care worker who administered the approved coronavirus vaccine to the first patient in United Kingdom was a Filipina nurse. Based on a report on Interaksyon, May Parsons — a Filipina nurse who had worked for National Health … Read more
Margaret Keenan, 90, received first COVID-19 vaccine in UK Margaret Keenan, 90, became the first patient in a Western country to receive an approved COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech. This, as Britain officially rolled out the jointly-developed COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in the biggest vaccination drive in its history. In a report … Read more