IDC: Strong Digital Infrastructure In PH Needed Amidst Pandemic

IDC

Strong digital infrastructure in the Philippines needed amidst pandemic, according to IDC. The need to strengthen the digital infrastructure in the Philippines had got COVID-19 punch as Filipinos adopted to the new normal, said IDC. This, as Angela Jenny Medez — Client Devices Market Analyst at IDC Philippines — said that reliable internet connectivity became … Read more

More Than 6,000 People in China Tested Positive for Brucellosis

More Than 6,000 People in China Tested Positive for Brucellosis

Over 6,000 positive for Brucellosis in China More than 6,000 people in China, where COVID-19 began, tested positive for an infectious bacterial disease called Brucellosis. According to Global Times, 6,620 people were infected by the disease particularly in Lanzhou, Northwest China. The report added that the outbreak was due to the leakage of bacteria-containing aerosols … Read more

Residents In Quezon City Being Monitored After Returning From Evacuation Centers

Quezon City

Residents in Quezon City were being monitored after returning from evacuation centers. Thousands of residents in Quezon City who returned home from evacuation centers were being closely monitored for possible COVID-19 infection. This, as Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday had instructed the city’s health department to conduct strict monitoring and supervision of about … Read more

DOH Update: Total COVID-19 Cases In PH Already At 391,809

Department of Health

Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines already reached 391,809, according to DOH. The total number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines already reached 391,809 with over 2,000 newly-reported cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This, as the Department of Health gave an update on the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines as of … Read more

IATF To Discuss Proposed Ban On Christmas Street Caroling, Says Palace

Roque

IATF would discuss the proposed ban on Christmas street caroling, Malacañang said. Malacañang said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) would soon discuss the proposal to prohibit Christmas street caroling in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a virtual press briefing that was aired … Read more

BREAKING: Northern Samar Mayor Succumbs To Coronavirus Disease

Northern Samar

Northern Samar Mayor had succumbed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) The mayor of Palapag town in Northern Samar had succumbed to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on early morning of November 6, 2020. Provincial Information Officer Rei Echano said that Palapag, Northern Samar Mayor Manuel Aoyang was said to have contracted the coronavirus infection last week during the … Read more

35 Bacolod City Market Vendors Test Positive for Coronavirus Disease

Bacolod City Market Vendors

Several Market Vendors Test Positive for Coronavirus Disease in Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia reported that around 35 Bacolod City market vendors from various markets test positive for coronavirus disease 2019. Since January 2020, the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in different regions all around the world including the Philippines. The virus affects millions of … Read more

DOH Update: Total COVID-19 Cases In PH Already At 388,137

Department of Health

Total COVID-19 cases in the Philippines already reached 388,137, according to DOH. The total number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines already reached 388,137 with over 900 newly-reported cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This, as the Department of Health gave an update on the total number of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines as of … Read more