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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Staying at home,” is literally saving the world. And who doesn’t want to be a super hero? But being a super hero can be boring—at least being a super hero at home. And the “binge-watching marathon extravaganza” is getting old right about now. So why not do something a bit more productive, while saving the world? EBC Films is inviting you to “Kwentong Kwarantin” by creating a short-film […]
By Agence France Presse The coronavirus pandemic is the worst global crisis since World War II, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday, expressing concern that it could trigger conflicts around the world. Guterres said that the scale of the crisis was due to “a disease that represents a threat to everybody in the world and… an economic impact that will bring a recession that probably has no parallel in the recent past.” “The combination […]
by Kelly Macnamara with Issam Ahmed in Washington PARIS, France (AFP) — From medical workers struggling to care for the rising tide of COVID-19 patients to the billions of people told to stay home to slow the pandemic, everyone is waiting for one thing: a vaccine. There is no known treatment for the new coronavirus that emerged in China late last year and has since proliferated across the planet, infecting more than half a million […]
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) — Middle-aged people, and not just the elderly, have a dramatically higher risk of dying or developing serious illness from COVID-19, new research from Britain showed Tuesday. The findings came in a new comprehensive analysis of virus cases in mainland China. Researchers from Britain analyzed more than 3,600 confirmed COVID-19 cases as well as data from hundreds of passengers repatriated from the outbreak city of Wuhan. They found that […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Researchers in the US and China reported Monday they have developed an artificial intelligence tool that is able to accurately predict which newly infected patients with the novel coronavirus go on to develop severe lung disease. Once deployed, the algorithm could assist doctors in making choices about where to prioritize care in resource-stretched health care systems, said Megan Coffee, a physician and professor at New York University’s Grossman School of […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) — EBC Miami Bureau Correspondent, Eden Umbal, introduces the Art of Diamond Painting for a #StayAtHome activity.
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) — Eagle News International, Las Vegas, interviews a nurse manager from Rogosin Institute, Queens Dialysis Center, New York.
By Guillaume Lavallee and Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — One app tells you if you’ve been in the vicinity of a coronavirus carrier and another aims to assess whether you have COVID-19 based on the sound of your voice. In Israel, sometimes dubbed the “start-up nation” with nearly 10 percent of workers employed in high-tech, the coronavirus pandemic has seen a flurry of new technologies designed to contain transmission. Start-Up Nation Central, an NGO, […]
(Eagle News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has enlisted the help of the gaming industry to disseminate and encourage observance of physical distancing and other health guidelines meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The games sector will launch #PlayApartTogether, an initiative to inform and encourage their vast network of users to follow the WHO’s important health guidelines – including physical distancing, hand hygiene and other powerful preventive actions to slow the spread of […]
by Laure FILLON / Julie Pacorel PARIS, France (AFP) — As humans retreat into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild animals are slipping cover to explore the empty streets of some of our biggest cities. Wild boar have descended from the hills around Barcelona while sika deer are nosing their way around the deserted metro stations of Nara, Japan. Indian social media has gone wild about footage of a […]
(Eagle News) — As the COVID-19 pandemic puts pressure on almost everybody, particularly healthcare professionals and experts, personnel and staff, it is important for them to find some down time to relax and recharge. In Bonn, Germany, Ramil Bustos, a hospital nurse for over 25 years, relaxes at home by composing music. Asked by EBC Europe correspondent Malou Francisco on how long it takes him to do it, he says, about 15 to 20 minutes.“ […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Red Cross called Friday for increased psychological support to health workers and others fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, warning of rising suicides as a result of pressure and isolation. Countries around the world have taken dramatic measures to try to halt the spread of the virus, which first emerged in China late last year, with more than three billion people now living under lockdown. The demand for […]
