Know the proper way to wear protective gears from a COVID-19 frontliner
The world is still grappling with the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners who bravely battle the deadly coronavirus. Very few health...
Philippine government taps e-commerce site for door-to-door delivery of farm products
As the Philippines entered the third week of lockdown, the Department of Agriculture (DA) partnered with an online shopping website to allow consumers to...
Angiotensin receptor blockers could be used to treat coronavirus, researchers say
Global scientists continue to struggle to develop a treatment for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) that has already infected over 180,000 and killed more...
Filipinos raise concerns over ‘enhanced community quarantine’ amid coronavirus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte intensified the government’s efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak by placing the entire Luzon island under “enhanced community quarantine” effective...
Singapore to grant $10 million to San Diego pharmaceutical company for coronavirus vaccine
The Government of Singapore has awarded San-Diego based Arcturus Therapeutics a grant that could reach up to $10 million if it succeeds in creating a...
Philippine government releases list of coronavirus-related travel bans affecting the country
As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines continues to rise, the national government has reiterated the travel restrictions it has imposed...
Philippines declares health emergency, cancels public events amid coronavirus
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a “state of public health emergency” on Monday as the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) started spreading in the country’s...
India’s travel ban on Singapore threatens tourism
The Government of India added Singapore to its travel ban list to control the deadly coronavirus outbreak. On Saturday, India released a travel advisory asking citizens to avoid non-essential travel to Singapore. Analysts say that the new advisory will restrain tourist inflow into Singapore considering that India is among its top sources of international visitors. […]
Uninfected passengers disembark from virus-hit ship in Japan
Around 500 passengers of the cruise ship Diamond Princess who tested negative and showed no symptoms of coronavirus infection were allowed to leave on Wednesday.
They were...
Vietnamese Airlines endure $430 million revenue loss due to coronavirus
As the coronavirus (now named COVID-19) continues to spread fear in several parts of the world, Vietnamese airlines reported that they were losing up to $430...
