WHO emergency committee meets on Ebola after new DRC case
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The WHO said its emergency committee would meet Tuesday to discuss whether the Ebola outbreak in…
6 years ago
Iran virus deaths drop below 100 for first time in month
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) --Iran said on Tuesday that the number of lives lost in the country to the novel coronavirus…
6 years ago
China approves trials for two more coronavirus vaccines
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, officials…
6 years ago
DFA reports 44 new COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos; total now at 704
(Eagle News)- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 14, reported a 31.6% increase in the number of…
6 years ago
Bgy in Tondo to be under 24-hour “total shutdown” after residents seen in bingo, boxing matches
(Eagle News) - A barangay in Tondo, Manila will be placed under a 24-hour "total shutdown" starting Tuesday, April 14,…
6 years ago
UP research team says Luzon-wide ECQ effective in delaying doubling time of COVID-19 cases in PHL
Predicts COVID-19 cases could reach 9,000 to 44,000 by April 30 (Eagle News) – A team from the University…
6 years ago
Thai hospitals protect babies born in a pandemic with face shields
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during…
6 years ago
Tail-end of cold front to bring cloudy skies, rains to Bicol, Quezon
(Eagle News) -- The tail-end of a cold front is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric…
6 years ago
Locust invasion creates food crisis for 1 million Ethiopians: UN
ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) -- Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200,000 hectares (half a million acres) of cropland…
6 years ago
Italy’s virus death toll tops 20,000
ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy's death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically…
6 years ago