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Grab PH opens free Covid-19 testing site for drivers in Metro Manila

Located at the Quezon City Memorial Circle, driver- and delivery-partners can avail of the free-of-charge RT-PCR testing starting Thursday, July 30.

Telehealth startup KonsultaMD posts 450% jump in consultations

After years of not being given much attention, telehealth is now gaining ground in the Philippines as people become wary of visiting hospitals and clinics due to risks of contracting Covid-19.

This Pinoy-made app seeks to eliminate long queues in stores

The QFri Storefront mobile app allows businesses to set up their own online shop to receive orders for curbside pickup and delivery.

Local booking site Travelbook.PH announces closure

In an email sent to its subscribers on Monday, July 6, Travelbook.PH said it will be closing down its business with the last day of operations set on July 15, 2020.

Hit by Covid crisis, pilot finds work as online English teacher

With the Covid-19 contagion rendering about 2.6 million Filipinos out of work due to the temporary stoppage of business operations, home-based online jobs have become a viable source of income for workers affected by the crisis.

Drone shipments seen doubling in 2020 as Covid-19 accelerates adoption

Many drones are deployed with loudspeakers to enforce curfews and surveil areas for security purposes, which poses a big opportunity for aerospace and drone companies to increase sales to government agencies.

Forecast for wearable shipments in 2020 gets shaved by 27 million

Wearables have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic because consumer interest in buying non-essential devices has dropped in the first quarter of 2020, along with the issues associated with a hampered supply chain.

AI investments, healthcare AI startups set for stardom in post-Covid world

Covid-19 is expected to spur the digital transformation of the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector.

Mobile phone survey finds 87% of Filipinos worry catching Covid-19

The mobile phone survey also found that 94 percent are aware of Covid-19 symptoms, most commonly fever and cough.

DOH, NPC affirm privacy protection of Covid-19 related data

Even as it asked Covid-19 patients to truthfully disclose their health status to protect medical frontliners, the DOH assured that their data will only be divulged to public health authorities and health care providers for purposes of contact tracing and management of the disease.
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