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Trump reveals he is taking hydroxychloroquine

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is...

First coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe

The first case of the novel coronavirus has been detected in one of Ecuador's indigenous Amazon tribes, the health ministry said Sunday. Waorani organizations—speaking through...

US coronavirus deaths rise by 1,015 in 24 hours, lowest in a month: Johns Hopkins

Novel coronavirus deaths in the United States rose by 1,015 in the past 24 hours, a tally by Johns Hopkins University showed Monday --...

Roadblock common sense

Authorities should use “common sense” in deciding who are allowed to pass checkpoints and in imposing discipline on violators of the Enhanced Community Quarantine...

WHO: World should have listened

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization's director-general said Monday, April 27, that the agency had sounded the highest level of alarm over the novel coronavirus...

‘Martial law where Reds hold sway’

Senator Panfilo Lacson said he would support President Rodrigo Duterte if he declared martial law, but only in areas where the communist New People’s Army operates with impunity and without regard for the ongoing public...

17 cops in Peru die from virus

Seventeen police officers in Peru have died after contracting novel coronavirus while enforcing the nation’s pandemic lockdown, officials and state media said. Authorities admitted earlier...

ECQ ‘til May 15 in Metro Manila

President Rodrigo Duterte has extended until May 15 the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and other provinces in...

Germany okays vaccine trials on human, 4th test worldwide

Berlin—As nations race to find a cure for the novel coronavirus, Germany has authorized its first clinical test of a vaccine for it, the...

Recoveries outpace deaths, 26 provinces post no cases

About 26 provinces in the country have zero novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases or have not seen an increase in cases in a long time,...

WHO: Nothing to hide from US

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization has insisted it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had hidden nothing...

Government threatens mass arrests

The government warned Friday that police would arrest more violators of the Luzon-wide lockdown that was imposed to stem the spread of the novel...

Local cases hit 5,453, top list in incidence in SEA

The Philippines is the Southeast Asian country with the most number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, data from the Johns Hopkins University showed. As of...

House, WB to boost PH war chest vs. coronavirus

The House of Representatives’ technical working group of its Defeat COVID-19 Committee is preparing a bill that adds P370 billion to the government’s war...
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