US Health Officials Test Cruise Ship Passengers, Crew For COVID-19

US Health Officials Test Cruise Ship Passengers And Crew For COVID-19

US health officials conducted tests for passengers and crew members aboard a cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco. Health officials in the United States (US) conducted tests aboard a cruise ship off the coast of San Francisco to determine if any of its passengers and crew have contracted the novel coronavirus. This, as … Read more

RITM Testing For COVID-19 ‘Reliable’, Says DOH

RITM Testing

The RITM testing for possible COVID-19 infection was “reliable”, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) method used in testing samples from patients under investigations (PUIs) for possible COVID-19 infection was “reliable”, according to the Department of Health (DOH). This, as Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in … Read more

Google Disables All Coronavirus Apps In Play Store

Google Disables All Coronavirus Apps In Play Store

All coronavirus apps were already disabled in Google Play Store. Google recently disabled all coronavirus apps on Play Store, which means, when you search for coronavirus or COVID-19, it revealed zero results. This, as Google attempted to prevent the spread of misinformation about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) through Google Play Store. These “coronavirus” or … Read more

Canceling Or Postponing Tokyo Olympics ‘Not Mentioned’ At IOC Meeting

IOC Meeting

The scenario of canceling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics was “not mentioned” at a key meeting, according to the president of IOC. The scenario of canceling or postponing the Tokyo Olympics wasn’t mentioned at the Executive Board meeting, according to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach. This, as IOC president Thomas Bach said … Read more

Italy Closes Schools As COVID-19 Battle Intensifies

Italy

Italy closed all schools and universities as the COVID-19 battle intensified. Italy closed all schools and universities in order to stop the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. This, as Italy has ordered schools and universities to close until March 15, ramping up its response as the COVID-19 death toll in … Read more

Google I/O 2020 Physical Event Cancels Over COVID-19 Concerns

Google I/O 2020

Google canceled its I/O 2020 physical event over COVID-19 concerns. Google announced that the upcoming I/O 2020 event was canceled over global concerns about the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This, as Google joined a growing list of tech events to be canceled this year due to COVID-19. In a statement, Google said that it decided … Read more