Tag: pandemic
By catching bats, these ‘virus hunters’ hope to stop the next...
The "virus hunters” catch thousands of bats to develop a simulation model they hope will help the world avoid a pandemic similar to COVID-19
Faith-based group hits lifting of ban on eviction of informal settlers
Last year, the government ordered a ban on demolition and eviction of informal settlers in “danger areas” due to the pandemic
A year on from lockdown, India reports worst daily rise in...
With the biggest rise in cases since early November, India's total virus infection has surpassed 11.65 million
Catholic bishop questions ‘lockdown’ of Manila churches during Holy Week
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan said churches are not closing but are "prohibited from holding ‘public religious gatherings’”
Pope Francis hits ‘mafia’ for exploiting COVID-19 pandemic
Italian police say crime clans are using the pandemic to buy favor with poor families facing financial ruin, offering loans and food
Catholic churches in Philippine capital placed under lockdown due to rising...
The Dioceses of Cubao and Novaliches have declared a lockdown of churches for two weeks starting on March 22 until April 4
Philippines to limit church attendance as country posts record daily COVID-19...
The latest COVID-19 outbreak is concentrated on the congested Metro Manila region, and includes the more transmissible variants
Priests urged to make themselves more available to people
From 2,808 registered deaths due to intentional self-harm in 2019, there were 3,529 cases in 2020
Wider lockdown possible ahead of Holy Week as COVID-19 infections spike...
Catholic churches will implement strict health protocols during the annual observance of the Holy Week
Keeping faith, abandoning truth
The angry, growling dark depths where Duterte rules also display the fault lines of the Philippines 500 years of Christianity