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No need to bring that plastic gear.
President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the voluntary use of face shields in areas under COVID-19 Alert Levels 1, 2, and 3. Following the President's directive, the mandatory use of face shield was also eased in public transport, and different business establishments such as malls.Here are the malls ...
Still required in crowded places.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night removed the face shield requirement in outdoor areas but kept it in places with a high risk of COVID-19 transmission.Wearing of face shields will be limited to areas that fall under the 3Cs classification: closed, crowded, ...
The Filipino frontliner is global.
May Parsons, a Filipino nurse, administered the first ever COVID-19 vaccination in the U.K., Britain's envoy to the Philippines said Tuesday, in a testament to the global reach of Filipino frontliners.Parsons vaccinated 90-year-old Margaret Keenan in full view of TV cameras in the UK using a Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. ...
'COVID-19 is here to stay.'
Responses to lockdown life, so far, appear to be mixed. While some of the non-essential worker cohort can't stand it, others are, visibly, making the most.But something the whole country is united on (aside from sincere gratitude for the NHS and how relieved ...
It costs only P1,200 with a turnaround time of 45 minutes.
The Xpert Xpress COVID-19 test kit by U.S.-based biotech company Cepheid will arrive in the Philippines on Friday, April 17. Around 3,000 units are being sent to the Philippines for the initial shipment, with more to come every week in increasing quantities.The ...
Why are we not testing more people? The answer is 'it’s complicated.'
“Test! Test! Test!” says the World Health Organization. South Korea tested nearly 200,000 people. Why can’t everyone do the same? Why is the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) having such a hard time with their “kits,” and why did ...