In a press briefing held today, July 9, 2020, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said…
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Google data showing Filipinos are staying at home
In this article by Ian Nicholas Cigaral for Philippine Star, he reports the data on the…
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Post-lockdown rules in Europe
The following article written by Cornelius Hirsch for Politico summarizes the reopening history of various European countries….
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Philippines to conduct human trials for China-developed COVID-19 vaccine
The Philippines will soon be joining either Phase Two or Phase Three of the clinical…
Lockdown Resistance
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Open Advisory to the IATF and Media Editors: UP Projections Flawed, Ignore It and Remove Lockdown
Yesterday, Independence Day, the front page of The Manila Times newspaper headlined a study from…
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Philippine doctors weigh in on the educational situation of children and adolescents
The following is a copy of the statement of 11 medical professionals on school closures…
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Statement on the Education Situation of Children and Adolescents
4 June 2020 – Many countries around the world closed schools due to the current…
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DepEd postpones face-to-face classes until COVID-19 vaccine is available
In response to the June 5 taped address of Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte, education secretary…
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Lessons from the countries that brought their coronavirus cases to almost zero
The following article written by Jason Beaubien for NPR attempts to harness the lessons for controlling the…
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Why no one in Israel can explain the drop in coronavirus cases
In this article for Haaretz, Meirav Arlosoroff explains that experts in Israel are surprised that instead…