Japan Set To Authorize Remdesivir For COVID-19 Treatment

Remdesivir

Japan planned to approve Remdesivir in treating patients with COVID-19, according to the Japanese government. Japan on Thursday planned to approve the antiviral drug Remdesivir in treating patients with coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19, according to the Japanese government. Aside from this, Japan was also targeting to approve the anti-flu drug Avigan this month. Japan … Read more

IATF Sets Guidelines For Mall Operators In Areas Under GCQ

IATF

The National IATF already set the guidelines for mall operators in “new normal” areas under GCQ, according to Malacañang. Malacañang on Thursday said that the National Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on COVID-19 already set the guidelines for mall operators in “new normal” areas under general community quarantine (GCQ). This, as Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque held … Read more

Broken Beer Bottles Scattered on the Road After Delivery Truck Gets Into Accident

Broken Beer Bottles

Photos of Broken Beer Bottles Scattered on the Road After Delivery Truck Gets Into Accident Elicit Comments Online Numerous broken beer bottles were scattered along the road after the delivery carrying cases of beer gets into a road accident. Over the past few days, the Philippine government is strictly implementing the lockdown protocols including mass … Read more

UST To Reimburse Unused Fees, Other Fees Amid Crisis – Student Pub

UST

UST will reimburse unused fees and other fees for A.Y. 2019-2020, as reported by the university’s official student publication. The University of Santo Tomas (UST) will reimburse unused fees and other fees for A.Y. 2019-2020, according to the university’s student publication. This, as The Varsitarian, the official student publication of the University of Santo Tomas, … Read more

Japan’s Avigan ‘Not Safe For Pregnant Women’, Says DOH

Avigan

The DOH warned the public that an anti-flu drug Avigan was “not safe for pregnant women”. The Department of Health (DOH) warned the public about Avigan, an anti-flu drug from Japan, as this drug was “not safe for pregnant women”. In a report from GMA Network’s news program 24 Oras, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire … Read more

Beat COVID-19 Before Probing Its Origin, Says China’s UN Ambassador

China's UN Ambassador

Beat COVID-19 Before Probing The Origin Of The Said Virus, According To China’s UN Ambassador China’s UN Ambassador in Geneva on Wednesday said that China won’t invite international experts to probe the origin of COVID-19 until the “final victory” was achieved. In an online briefing, Chen Xu, China’s UN Ambassador in Geneva, told reporters that … Read more

JUST IN: Barangay In Iloilo City Placed Under 3-Day Extreme ECQ

Iloilo City

Barangay In Iloilo City Was Placed Under 3-Day Extreme ECQ A barangay in Iloilo City was placed under the extreme enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in order to contain the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. This, as the three-day extreme enhanced community quarantine in Barangay Santo Niño Sur in Arevalo district at 12:01 a.m. … Read more

JUST IN: UP Eyes Release Of UPCAT 2020 Results This Month

UPCAT 2020 Results

UPCAT 2020 Results To Release Within the month of May 2020, According To The University of the Philippines. The University of the Philippines (UP) said that the university was eyeing to release the UPCAT 2020 results within the month of May 2020. This, as the University of the Philippines College Admission Test 2020 results, which … Read more

PH To Run Clinical Trial For Avigan On 100 COVID-19 Patients, Says DOH

Avigan

The Philippines will conduct a clinical trial for Japan’s anti-flu drug Avigan on 100 COVID-19 patients, according to DOH The Department of Health on Wednesday said that 100 COVID-19 patients in the Philippines will be given an Avigan, an anti-flu drug from Japan. This, as DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Wednesday said that selected … Read more