Unexpectedly, around 350 Indonesian specialists and medical services laborers have contracted COVID-19 regardless of being inoculated with Sinovac and handfuls have been hospitalized, authorities said, as concerns ascend about the viability of certain antibodies against more harmful infection strains. The vast majority of the specialists were asymptomatic and holing up at home, said Badai Ismoyo, top of the Kudus area …

PETALING JAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba confirmed that more than 600 frontliners in the medical sector has been infected by Covid-19 since February. Out of the more 600 healthcare workers, 406 belongs to the government hospitals while the rest are from the private hospitals and university. According to Dr Adham, one of the policy taken to …

The Philippines has the world’s highest prison occupancy rate, aggravated by the war on drugs waged by the Duterte administration, under which hundreds of thousands of people have been imprisoned since July 2016. Since March 2020, thousands of people have been charged and briefly held for breaking curfews and quarantine laws, with subsequent chaotic police lockups and jails. As with …

On Saturday the Department of Health announced there were 32 new positive cases of COVID-19, taking the number to 262. One COVID-19-positive patient died while another five were recovered. The country’s death toll owing to COVID-19 is 19 as of Saturday. Thirteen patients have recovered from the disease so far. Dr. Aileen S.P. Baviera, former dean of the University of …

South Korea reported 52 more novel coronavirus cases, bringing its overall figure to 156, making it the worst-infected country outside China. The Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that 39 of the new cases were related to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southern city of Daegu. More than 80 Shincheonji members have now been infected, starting …

According to the Department of Health (DOH), there are 41 new reported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines as of Friday morning. This takes the cumulative total of all persons under investigation (PUIs) in the country to 597 on the basis of data released at 10 a.m. by the DOH Given the additions to the register, hospitals …

PUTRAJAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that two Malaysians were infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after being brought home – leaving a total number of Malaysian infected to 3. The two – A father and son – tested positive and have been warded at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban. Both in stable condition. Both the …

According to a Philippine official in Japan on Friday, the Filipino crew member on a cruise ship in Japan is in stable condition at a hospital after testing positive for novel coronavirus (nCoV). He said that 538 Filipinos — 531 crew members and 7 guest passengers — are on board the Diamond Princess Yokohama-bound cruise ship, which was subjected to …

PUTRAJAYA – Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that two Malaysians were infected with the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) after being brought home – leaving a total number of Malaysian infected to 3. The two – A father and son – tested positive and have been warded at the Tuanku Jaafar Hospital in Seremban. Both in stable condition. Both the …

KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia on Tuesday (Feb 4) confirmed that a 41-year-old man from Selangor has become the country’s first citizen to be infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The Malaysian had travelled to countries and attended a conference with international delegates from Jan 16 to 23 , including some from China. Malaysian Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said the man …