Indonesia – Ginting urged Indonesian migrant workers to not be anxious or worried about following the policy, as the government had readied facilities for quarantine and also increased the number of locations to undergo the process. In addition, the government provides PCR tests at laboratories for migrant workers. If during examination, the test results come positive, then treatment and services …

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Red Cross Chairman and Sen. Richard “Dick” Gordon defended the non-profit organization after President Rodrigo Duterte mentioned that PRC is hungry for money. PRC was running after the government over some of its unpaid debts. Gordon says over the radio, “We’re not greedy. All I’m saying is let’s be careful with our words because we were …

METRO MANILA – One of China’s candidate vaccine for COVID-19 has been cleared by the country for Phase 3 clinical trial that is expected to start by November. According to the Food and Drug Administration director general Eric Domingo the vaccine expert panel from the  Department of Science and Technology (DOST) has given the vaccine the green light to proceed …

METRO MANILA – The Philippine Red Cross announced that they will be halting its screenings funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. after the agency were unable to settle the balances to the organization over P930 million balances. Chairman Senator Richard Gordon said that the agency cannot afford to have almost a billion pesos in unpaid balances as they are …

PETALING JAYA – The Prime Minister’s Office explained today the the Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin did not breach the the Health Ministry’s orders of quarantine as he has been tested negative for Covid-19 today hence does not required to wear a quarantine band. PMO further explains that the Health Ministry did order the prime minister to wear a …

KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Datuk Seri Dr Zulkifli Mohamad al-Bakri yesterday has admitted that to being tested for Covid-19 after the Ministry of Health confirmed that two indivuals who attended Prime Minister’s Department meeting last Sunday also tested positive for the virus. In a media statement today, Zulkifli said he is currently being treated …

KUALA LUMPUR – All individuals involved in the football competition in Tawau prison field and Tawau Municipal Council (MPT) Stadium should be screened immediately. Tawau District Health Officer, Dr G. Navindran reported that more than 100 individuals involved in the event showed up for the screening test at Tawau Health Clinic Navindran said that the Covid-19 screening started around 8AM …

MANILA – Michael V. has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Kapuso comedian announced the news on his latest Youtube vlog and documented his journey from being tested in the hospital and the result of his swab test. The whole Covid-19 test in the hospital took him five hours and a cost of around Php 12,000 Michael …

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – Brunei Darussalam has recorded two more cases of Covid-19 bringing the total tally of confirmed cases to 141. The new cases are friends of Case 139 and they all lived together in a dormitory. According to Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Isham bin Haji Jaafar, Case 140 is a male aged 46 …

President Rodrigo Duterte will be screened for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after several members of the Cabinet have confirmed they will be undergoing self-quarantine due to contact with infected citizens. This was reported by Duterte’s former aide and now by Senator Christopher “Bong” Go. Go explained in a statement that they must undergo COVID-19 training to make sure they’re “fit and …