Tag: COVID19
Government lifts most COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila
On Sunday, the health department listed 1,038 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total to 3,661,049
Philippine bishop calls for help for OFWs in Hong Kong amid...
“It is now very urgent and so necessary to assist and to help our OFWs in Hong Kong," said Bishop Ruperto Santos
Firing Hong Kong domestic workers with coronavirus ‘immoral’
Charities said last week that foreign domestic workers in the wealthy city were being "abandoned" amid the COVID-19 wave
‘Fortress Australia’ re-opens to tourists after two-year COVID closure
The country closed its borders to almost everyone except citizens and permanent residents in March 2020
Hong Kong foreign domestic workers ‘abandoned’ in virus crisis
The Chinese financial hub is currently in the throes of its worst-ever coronavirus outbreak, registering thousands of confirmed cases a day
Surge in daily COVID-19 infections caps record week in Myanmar
More than 8,000 people were confirmed positive with COVID-19 from Feb. 6-12, a new record for the nation
Philippines starts vaccinating children against COVID-19
There are about 7 million children under the 5-11 age group in the country, but only 1.7 million are targeted for vaccination
Child rights group raises alarm over high COVID-19 related deaths among...
The health department reported that at least 232 minors died from COVID-19 between December 2021 and January 2022
New COVID infections in Hong Kong reach record high
On Saturday the city recorded 351 confirmed cases, its highest daily figure since the pandemic began
Philippines’ COVID-19 cases continue to decline
The country recorded 8,564 new infections, with the positivity rate going down to 24.3 percent based on samples of 37,932 individuals tested
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