Tag: pandemic
China’s offer of coronavirus tests for all in Hong Kong meets...
Move comes as many of the city’s 7.5 million residents see Beijing reining in their freedoms
Myanmar urged to restore internet in Rakhine to help contain virus
Most recent infections have been in state capital of Sittwe, where officials have imposed a stay-at-home order and a curfew
Priest calls for opening of churches to help people fight depression
“Faith offers strength and hope to people in the midst of the pandemic, said Father Sadaya, CMF, a professional counsellor
Filipinos worry about quality of life as number of Covid-19 cases...
An SWS survey shows that 36 percent of adult Filipinos believe their quality of life will worsen in the next 12 months
South Korean leader lauds Catholic Church’s support in battling pandemic
President Moon Jae-in also asks Church to be a role model in curbing transmissions
Pope Francis calls on people to seek ‘cure’ for social injustice
There are only two ways the human family can emerge from the crisis: Either we come out of it better, or we come out of it worse, pope says
Endless first wave: How Indonesia failed to control coronavirus
Virus has already spread all over Indonesia, what we are doing is basically herd immunity, dean of university medicine faculty says
Philippine Catholic bishops call for end to ‘coronavirus stigma’
Bishop Broderick Pabillo noted that there seems to be a growing “stigmatization” of people infected with the new coronavirus disease
Philippine bishop calls for young volunteers to support health workers
Volunteers can care for Covid-19 positive patients in public or private quarantine facilities, even those who have opted for home quarantine
Philippine private schools to start online classes this month
Private schools are allowed to start classes provided they use only distance learning modalities and that there are no face-to-face classes