A day after announcing the lifting of community quarantines in several areas in Luzon, the…
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Errors in Philippines’ COVID-19 data spotted by experts
In this article for The Philippine Star, Ratziel San Juan details the various errors and discrepancies…

Sweden’s COVID-19 strategy will soon be the world’s
In this article for Foreign Affairs, authors Nils Karlson, Charlotta Stern, and Daniel Klein discuss the…

The Avoided and Unanswered Question: People Just Don’t Get It!
It is now almost two months into the lockdown here in the Philippines. And most…

DOH says curve is flattening, but fight against COVID-19 continues
In this article written by Pia Ranada and Bonz Masambol for Rappler, health undersecretary Mario Rosario…

This is how Iceland is dealing with COVID-19
While Sweden has become a model for a non-lockdown approach to COVID-19, the reality is…

90-95% of COVID-19 cases in Cebu are asymptomatic
In this first article published last April 25, 2020 article by the Cebu Daily News, it…

Health expert recommends antibody testing for Barangay Luz in Sitio Zapatera
Cover image from Philippine Star: https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/04/12/sitio-zapatera-lockdown_2020-04-12_22-11-36.jpg On April 16, 2020, the Department of Health (DOH)…

Philippine public schools to open on August 24
The Department of Education has moved to delay the opening of classes for AY 2020-2021…

Austrian minister denounces the use of fear-based strategy to deal with COVID-19
In this 16-minute address to the Austrian government, Minister of the Interior Herbert Kickl denounces…