India is all set to go into lockdown on Sunday with a one-day nationwide curfew coupled with a week-long ban on all incoming international flights as Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday sought his countrymen's cooperation to battle the coronavirus.
Malacanang on Monday mourned the passing of three doctors – a cardiologist, an anesthesiologist, and an oncologist – who contracted the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) while treating infected patients.
In a press statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo urged the public to pray for all health workers who risked their lives fighting the pandemic which has affected a total of 462 Filipinos, including 33 deaths.
The rapid spread of the coronavirus is causing cancellations and postponements of sporting events and affecting sports around the globe. Now, the list of players in the NBA who have tested positive continues to grow, as the Lakers and Celtics have both confirmed players on their rosters have tested positive for COVID-19, with Boston guard Marcus Smart confirming his diagnosis on social media.
Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli are looking to get the charges against them in the college admissions scandal case dropped.
Attorneys for the couple filed a motion to dismiss the case against their clients, claiming that prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's office committed "extraordinary" misconduct.
Businessman/sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan, owner of three ball clubs in the Philippine Basketball Association and well known for his initials MVP, is living up to being an MVP in this time of crisis.
Marking the most sweeping measure taken by a state to slow the spread of the COVID-19 disease, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all of the state’s 40 million residents to stay at home with exceptions for essential work, food or other needs.
One of the most concerning issues since the emergence of the Covid-19 virus has been whether those who have had it can get it a second time – and what that means for immunity.
On Monday, both Sir Patrick Vallance, the government’s chief scientific adviser, and Prof Chris Whitty, Boris Johnson’s chief medical adviser, sought to reassure the public. Those who have had the virus once will develop some immunity, they said – and it is rare to get an infectious disease again.
