Coronavirus 2019
China says tracking Covid cases now ‘impossible’ as infections soar
The true scale of Covid-19 infections in China is now "impossible" to track, the country's top health body said Wednesday,...
DOH allays fear of covid cases uptick, says all regions still low risk
There is no cause for alarm regarding the recent uptick of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, the Department of Health...
China retires major Covid tracking app as virus rules ease
China said Monday it would retire an app used to track Covid-19 contacts, a milestone in the country's rapid turn...
Chinese cities relax testing rules as zero-Covid policy eases
Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases...
COVID strains keep state of health crisis
The state of public health emergency has not yet been lifted since COVID-19 variants are still a threat, infectious diseases...
Protesters clash with police in southern Chinese megacity
Protesters clashed with police in the southern Chinese megacity of Guangzhou overnight Tuesday into Wednesday, according to witnesses and footage,...
NCR posts hike in COVID positivity rate
Metro Manila and certain provinces in Luzon have registered slight increases in COVID-19 positivity rate over the past week, but...
China: 1st COVID death since May
China reported its first death from COVID-19 in six months on Sunday as it contends with a rising outbreak despite...
DOH for extended calamity state if health emergency bill not OK’d
The Department of Health (DOH) will recommend extending the state of calamity for COVID-19 in the country for next year...
G20 rolls out $1.4B fund vs. pandemic
Group of 20 (G20) health and finance ministers launched a $1.4-billion fund Sunday to tackle the next global pandemic ahead...
Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.