Tag: COVID
Philippines approves Sinovac vaccine but not for all health workers
Sinovac's vaccine showed it had a lower efficacy when used for healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 compared with healthy individuals
Malaysian politicians put power before people in Sabah
Lawmakers throw caution to the wind, hold a state election and ignite an explosion in COVID-19 cases
Myanmar’s COVID quarantine campaign raises questions over election
Lockdowns leave candidates unable to campaign normally while international observers are shut out of the country
Catholics in Mindanao town celebrate tradition amid pandemic limitations
For the first time Since the 1800s, the Parish of St. James in Dapitan altered the traditional celebration of the fiesta due to the pandemic
Corporal acts of mercy
Pope Francis said the only way to conquer the coronavirus disease is through the “antibodies of justice, charity and solidarity.”
Quiapo church stops ‘misting’ of churchgoers
Health experts warned that spraying the body does not kill the virus inside and may worsen the clinical condition of sick people
‘Abuse of prudence,’ ‘unreasonable,’ says priest on limiting churchgoers to ten
Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila described the "limitations" set to hold religious activities as "unreasonable."
Pope Francis calls for global cooperation against pandemic
Pope Francis has called for global unity in the search for a vaccine against the new coronavirus disease that continues to claim the lives of thousands of people around the world.
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