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Iza Calzado Ibinalita ng manager ni Iza Calzado na negatibo na sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ang resulta ng isinagawang pagsusuri sa aktres. Noong nakaraang linggo, ipinaalam ni Iza sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang Instagram post na naka-confine siya sa ospital at ginagamot dahil sa pneumonia, na isa sa mga komplikasyon ng virus. Sinabi rin noon ng aktres na isinailalim siya sa COVID-19 test at hinihintay pa nila ang resulta. Nitong Sabado, sinabi  ng talent manager ng aktres na si Noel Ferrer na nakuha na nila ang resulta ng COVID-19 test at positibo sa virus si Iza. Gayunman, bumuti na raw ang kalagayan ng aktres at kinunan na uli ng panibagong pagsusuri si Iza para alamin kung taglay pa niya ang virus. Sa social media post ni Noel ngayong Lunes, ibinahagi niya ang magandang balita na negatibo na ang resulta ng COVID-19 test kay Iza. "[T]he good news is — Iza’s retest results came back and she is now negative for CoVid," sabi ni Noel sa ...

© Reuters Wuhan, the Chinese city that was ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 and early 2020, has partially re-opened following more than two months of isolation. According to news reports, while people were allowed to enter the city they cannot leave it. Here's a look at how the locals are responding to this latest development.  (Pictured) A man exercises at a riverside park by the Yangtze river on March 26.  © Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images A taxi driver wearing a protective suit sits inside his vehicle on March 29, a day after travel restrictions into the city were eased following two months of lockdown. © Aly Song/Reuters A boy skateboards on a street on March 28. © Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images Following the partial re-opening, people are seen trying to return to Wuhan, at a train station in Shanghai on March 28.  Source and Original Article: >>>...

San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said on Friday that confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city had risen to 69. In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, Zamora also said that of those cases, 59 were in stable condition while the ten others had unfortunately died. The San Juan City Mayor added that some of the 59 cases were either being looked after in different hospitals across Metro Manila, or were home quarantined because most hospitals were full. He also revealed that most of the confirmed COVID-19 patients in San Juan were between 50 to 80-years-old. "Depende rin talaga 'yan sa katawan ng pasyente. They are now all being treated, but it really depends talaga 'yung katawan ng tao. Nakikita kasi natin base sa datos natin, karamihan sa tinatamaan ng COVID-19 ay between 50 to 80-years-old," Zamora said. The San Juan government had turned the city’s science high school into an overflow quarantine facility for persons under investiga...

In 2013, nearly 7 years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago filed Senate Bill no. 1573, entitled the “Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act.” It aimed to prepare the country for pandemic and various hazards. But as of March 2020, the bill remains “pending in the committee”! With 803 confirmed cases as of March 27, the Philippines is struggling as it tries to contain the spread of COVID-19 across the country. While many places have been placed under community quarantine, some in semi-lockdown under  enhanced community quarantine , the virus continues to spread rapidly across Metro Manila and other parts of the country. Photo credit: ABS-CBN News A lot of people fear that the numbers will continue to rise sharply in the coming weeks. That’s alarming, particularly because the Philippines has already lost a total of nine doctors to COVID-19 – and there are many who remain in ICU over the condition. Many netizens are now wishing tha...

© SUMY SADURNI  Chinese embassy officials help screen incoming passengers for the new coronavirus as they arrive at Entebbe Airport in Uganda on March 3, 2020 China has retreated from spreading conspiracy theories online in the developing world alleging US involvement in the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic after finding limited traction, a US official said. The State Department's Global Engagement Center, which is in charge of analysing and countering foreign propaganda, said China has shifted to praising its own successes in containing the virus and highlighting its delivery of aid abroad. "We assess that the PRC official messaging in Africa shows that they may have abandoned that disinformation campaign specifically saying that coronavirus had originated in the US," said Lea Gabrielle, the coordinator of the centre. "We're also seeing something similar in the Western Hemisphere," she told reporters. She said that analysis of Chinese go...

© Navy Medicine In 1918, social distancing measures like school shutdowns and travel restrictions were put into place in order to avoid spreading the Spanish flu, one of the deadliest events in history. In 2020, over 100 years later, we are following the same social distancing measures to mitigate the effects of COVID-19. From hourly workers panicking about lost wages to a cultural obsession with face masks, historians told Insider that both pandemics have a lot in common. Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Closing stores, shutting down schools, wearing masks, and self-quarantining. In 1918, these were the social distancing methods used to mitigate the effects of the Spanish flu pandemic, and they're the same methods being used to mitigate the spread of the novel coronavirus more than 100 years later. Global pandemics tend to occur every 30 to 40 years, but experts have been warning for years that the world isn't prepared for...

As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the United States, health care workers have needed to stay agile and quickly adjust to our alarming new reality.  In response to the growing medical equipment shortages, nurses and doctors have jerry-rigged their own personal protective equipment (PPE). Sports goggles have been repurposed as face shields,  garbage bags  have been worn as gowns — and medical workers continue to put their health at risk and do what they can to help their patients recover. As coronavirus cases continue to surge across the United States, health care workers have needed to stay agile and quickly adjust to our alarming new reality.  In response to the growing medical equipment shortages, nurses and doctors have jerry-rigged their own personal protective equipment (PPE). Sports goggles have been repurposed as face shields,  garbage bags  have been worn as gowns — and medical workers continue to put their health at risk and...

Tila magkakaiba ang pahayag ng mga kapamilya ni Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr ., 62,  tungkol  sa COVID-19 test result nito. Base sa lumabas na pahayag ni Bongbong mismo kahapon, March 26, nagpa-test na ang dating senador ngunit hindi pa niya nakukuha ang resulta. Sabi ni Bongbong: "As my sister said, a few days ago I was feeling a little under the weather and as a result went to get checked. We are still waiting for the results." Pero sa hiwalay na statement ng misis niyang si Atty. Liza Araneta Marcos, lumabas na raw ang resulta ng COVID-19 test ni Bongbong. Negatibo raw ito. Ayon pa kay Atty. Liza, hindi lang si Bongbong ang nagpa-COVID-19 test, kundi pati silang pamilya at ang buong staff nila, at lahat sila ay negatibo. Maliban dito, isang araw lang ay nakuha na raw nila ang resulta. Bahagi ng statement ni Atty. Liza: "Yesterday, we had ourselves and our entire staff tested for COVID-19. Fortunately, we all tes...