While the Philippines continues to grapple with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), news about a new viral mutation that is said to be “globally dominant” and “more infectious” than the original have recently made the headlines.
It mixes correct health advice with recycled false claims and information that need context.
There are neither studies nor conclusive evidence that prove hikaw-hikaw can cure or alleviate symptoms of COVID-19.
Sa kanyang pinakahuling pahayag sa publiko tungkol sa coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, muli na namang sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang maling impormasyon na ang mga bakuna ay gawa mula sa katawan ng tao.
In his latest public address on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte again wrongly claimed that vaccines are made from the human body.
Health authorities and public health experts have debunked the claim on many occasions.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s wish that, by December, the Philippines will be COVID 19-free with the help of Russia’s novel coronavirus vaccine may be delayed.
Maraming bagay at kuwento ang nasa likod ng sinasabing “flattening the curve” kaugnay ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Ang mga bilis ng pagkamit ng tagumpay sa isang pandemic ay kinabibilangan ng mga teknikal na salita tulad ng mortality at case fatality, recovery, case doubling time, positivity, at critical care utilization. Ano ang ibig sabihin ng mga ito at paano nakakasabay ang Pilipinas sa mga ito?
There's more to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) battlecry "flattening the curve" than meets the eye. The rates of success in a pandemic include technical terms such as mortality and case fatality, recovery, case doubling time, positivity, and critical care utilization. What do these mean and how is the Philippines faring in these numbers?
It has been four months since the government mandated the wearing of face masks outside residences to lessen the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), yet some officials still give wrong advice on how to use the protective cover.
