Health

Australia tells citizens to come home, not to travel abroadAustralia tells citizens to come home, not to travel abroad

Australia tells citizens to come home, not to travel abroad

Australia urged its citizens not to travel abroad and warned those already overseas to rush home as it took unprecedented…

March 19, 2020
Hundreds of hospital beds readiedHundreds of hospital beds readied

Hundreds of hospital beds readied

The Ministry of Public Health insists there will be sufficient hospital beds to accommodate Covid-19 patients, saying 400 will be…

March 19, 2020
Confusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantineConfusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantine

Confusion as locked-down Philippines starts virus quarantine

Millions of people woke up confused, confined and frustrated in the Philippines on Tuesday, as a sweeping home quarantine order…

March 17, 2020
DOH records 45 new COVID-19 cases; it now totalled 187DOH records 45 new COVID-19 cases; it now totalled 187

DOH records 45 new COVID-19 cases; it now totalled 187

The Department of Health (DOH) has reported 45 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in 2019 (COVID-19), taking the country's…

March 17, 2020
Doctors issue Stage-3 warningDoctors issue Stage-3 warning

Doctors issue Stage-3 warning

An association of chest physicians is calling on the government to prepare for Covid-19 to become a "Stage 3", full-blown…

March 14, 2020
Virus fears keep rescuers from handling body of Chinese manVirus fears keep rescuers from handling body of Chinese man

Virus fears keep rescuers from handling body of Chinese man

The body of a Chinese man who fell to his death from a Bangkok hotel on Friday was left at…

March 14, 2020
New virus cases ‘clusters’ with Hong Kong, South Korea linksNew virus cases ‘clusters’ with Hong Kong, South Korea links

New virus cases ‘clusters’ with Hong Kong, South Korea links

The Public Health Ministry on Friday reported five new local cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), all linked to people…

March 13, 2020
Manila lockdown set to curb growthManila lockdown set to curb growth

Manila lockdown set to curb growth

A month long lockdown in the Philippine capital to contain the spread of coronavirus is set to curb economic growth…

March 13, 2020
Singapore travel limitation appliedSingapore travel limitation applied

Singapore travel limitation applied

Singapore ceased port calls for all cruise vessels and will bar the entry and transit of visitors with recent travel…

March 13, 2020
No ‘Stage 3’ despite spike in virus casesNo ‘Stage 3’ despite spike in virus cases

No ‘Stage 3’ despite spike in virus cases

The Public Health Ministry on Thursday insisted that the country has yet to enter Stage 3 of the coronavirus outbreak,…

March 13, 2020