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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,058,634 on Wednesday, Jan. 12, after the Department of Health reported 32,246 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on January 10 while 11 labs did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total cases, 208164 were active. Of the active cases, 6435 were asymptomatic, 197091 were mild, 2872 were moderate, 1468 were severe, […]
by Cat Barton SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, and urged North Korea to press ahead with building more “strategic military muscle” despite international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program. Pictures in state media showed Kim using binoculars to observe the second missile launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week. Hypersonic missiles are listed among the “top […]
Bexovid and Paxlovid, with the generic name Nirmatelvir, could reduce hospitalization and deaths by around 90 percent, says Palace (Eagle News) – The Philippine Food and Drug Administration has given a compassionate special permit to the anti-Covid-19 drug Bexovid, the first generic version of the Pfizer antiviral treatment drug Paxlovid. This is good news for Filipinos since this would mean treatment for COVID-19 would be more accessible to ordinary Filipinos since this generic drug […]
Specially formulated Pfizer vaccines for young kids might arrive by the end of January 2022 (Eagle News) – Vaccines to be used for the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 could be delivered before the end of the month but the vaccination of this age group could experience delays, according to vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. Galvez, the chief implementer of the National Task Force Against Covid-19, said that the vaccines for minors […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted meeting a journalist when he knew he had Covid-19, describing it as an “error of judgement”. Djokovic also conceded he submitted a false declaration to the Australian government about his travel history between flying to Melbourne, though he blamed it on his agent. The comments were in a statement posted to Instagram aimed at addressing the controversies surrounding his efforts to play at the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 44317 after the Philippine National Police reported 444 more COVID-19 cases. According to the PNP, of the total cases, 2,843 were active. Recoveries rose to 41349 with the additional 12 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 125, with no additional deaths. The Department of Health had warned of an “exponential” increase in COVID-19 cases, with the “continued decreased adherence” to health protocols and […]
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants and called for new jabs that better protect against transmission. An expert group created by the World Health Organization to assess the performance of Covid-19 vaccines said simply providing fresh jabs of existing Covid vaccines as new strains of the virus emerge was not the best way […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The Canadian province of Quebec, struggling to control the Omicron variant, will impose a new health tax in the coming weeks on those who are not vaccinated against Covid-19. “We are working on a health contribution for all the adults who are refusing to get vaccinated” because they represent a “financial burden for all Quebecois,” said Quebec Premier Francois Legault. The 10 percent of Quebecois who have not yet received any […]
(Eagle News) — The police are investigating the death of a 10-year-old girl whose decomposing body was found in a cave in Talisay City, Cebu. According to the Philippine National Police, the body of the minor was found on Jan. 9, three days after her parents reported her missing to the authorities. The parents then told the police the girl had gone to the river to swim but never came home. According to the PNP, […]
by Cat Barton SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, the second such launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week. The missile carrying a “hypersonic gliding vehicle” hit “the set target in waters 1,000 km off,” the official Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) said. Photographs posted on the website of Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper […]
(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Batanes and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, and Visayas, the weather bureau said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. According to the […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — The United Arab Emirates has threatened to jail people who make fun of its anti-Covid measures after mocking photos and videos appeared online. Federal prosecutors said social media users could be punished under new laws which allow at least two years’ jail and 200,000 AED ($54,000) fines for sharing misleading information during a pandemic. The UAE has introduced a number of measures to tackle a wave of Omicron variant […]
