Post-lockdown rules in Europe
The following article written by Cornelius Hirsch for Politico summarizes the reopening history of various European countries. It also tracks which countries...
Global and Local Developments
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 trials for the COVID-19 vaccine...
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 the University of the Philippines....
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 due to the coronavirus and...
Statement on the Education Situation of Children and Adolescents
4 June 2020 - Many countries around the world closed schools due to the current SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) pandemic. This was...
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 Leonor Briones released a statement...
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 coronavirus outbreak from the countries...
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 of going up, coronavirus cases...
3.9 million Filipino workers might lose jobs
In this article for The Manila Times, author William Depasupil says that 78% of businesses affected by COVID-19 will remain closed...
Cebu Governor: COVID-19 not as deadly as projected
In this article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last May 22, 2020, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia cites local data...