The following is a copy of the statement of 11 medical professionals on school closures…
Category: Global and Local Developments
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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…
Philippines
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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…
Approaches of different countries
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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…
Economic
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3.9 million Filipino workers might lose jobs
In this article for The Manila Times, author William Depasupil says that 78% of businesses affected…
Is it really that deadly?
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Cebu Governor: COVID-19 not as deadly as projected
In this article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer last May 22, 2020, Cebu Governor…
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Japan’s COVID-19 strategy
Japan is transitioning out of its state emergency as the number of new SARS-COV-2 infections…
Philippines
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NEDA: Societal impacts of lockdown in RP
This article by Jake Maderazo for the Philippine Inquirer offers to us a rundown of…
Nicanor
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Open letter on lockdowns to Philippine governors, mayors, and legislators
Dear Local Chief Executives and Legislators, Within the next few days, President Rodrigo Duterte will…