Tag: Coronavirus
Philippine church, civil society groups call for ‘medical response’ to pandemic
Govt appears already gotten used to the metaphor of war by allowing military or police mindset to spearhead COVID-19 response, medico says
Sri Lankans vote for new parliament, shrugging off coronavirus fear
Election officials wore transparent face shields while medical personnel were deployed to ensure voters abided by rules to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus
Pandemic job losses and flooding spark fears of hard times in...
The low-lying, heavily populated nation is regularly hit by flooding, but experts fear the impact this year may be worse due to job losses caused by the pandemic
Syro-Malabar Church volunteers ignore virus risk to provide dignified burials in...
Syro-Malabar Church in the state of Kerala is offering burial services while also helping authorities at first-line treatment centers
Medico nun on the frontline against COVID-19 in Mumbai
Nun from Congregation of the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate has experienced and seen harrowing things over the past several months
Lean days for Manila’s jeepney drivers made penniless by pandemic
70,000 jeepney drivers lost their income when govt suspended most public transportation due to the pandemic
Public Mass celebrations remain suspended in Hong Kong
City on the brink of large-scale COVID-19 outbreak, city officials say
Pandemic means farmers in India struggle to sell livestock for Muslim...
Muslims are also unable to practice sacrifice that honors Prophet Abraham’s obedience to God’s will
Scavengers in India risk health to sift coronavirus debris
Landfill site littered with used, plastic coronavirus test kits, protective gear and cotton stained with blood and pus
Manila bishop tested positive with COVID-19
Bishop Broderick Pabillo is the first Filipino bishop diagnosed with the disease