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(Eagle News) — Eighty-seven more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 41531. Of these, 814 were active. Recoveries rose to 40594, with the addition of 115 recoveries. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 123. The PNP has said over 80 percent of the police force were fully vaccinated. PNP Chief […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Oct. 22: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport. The Bureau of Immigration has reiterated that tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines.
ITCZ affecting Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical and Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Eastern Samar. According to PAGASA, the LPA is so far located 25 kilometers east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar and is embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Caraga, Eastern Visayas, and Central Visayas, as a result, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The use of so-called “mix and match” Covid-19 vaccine boosters may give a stronger immune response than sticking to one type of jab, the EU’s drug watchdog said on Thursday. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it was studying data to see if it will follow a decision by US authorities on Wednesday to allow the use of a different vaccine for follow-up shots. The Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Daily virus cases in the UK on Thursday soared to over 50,000 a day for the first time since July but the government again resisted calls to reimpose restrictions. According to the latest statistics, there were 52,009 new cases recorded in the UK — the highest figure since July 17. The UK has managed to administer two vaccine doses to 79 percent of those aged 12 and over and the […]
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The WHO said Thursday that 80,000 to 180,000 health care workers may have been killed by Covid-19 up to May this year, insisting they must be prioritized for vaccination. The World Health Organization said the fact that millions of health workers remain unvaccinated is an “indictment” on the countries and companies controlling the global supply of doses. A WHO paper estimated that out of the planet’s 135 million […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Thai Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha announced Thursday that vaccinated travellers from more than 40 countries will be allowed to enter the kingdom without undergoing quarantine come November 1, as it readies for a much-anticipated re-opening. The 46 countries and territories is a significant jump from the 10 initially announced last week by Prayut, when he unveiled plans to reopen the country next month. The ballooning list is due to Thailand’s urgent need […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in hospital after being advised to rest and cancel a visit to Northern Ireland this week, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. “Following medical advice to rest for a few days, The Queen attended hospital on Wednesday afternoon for some preliminary investigations, returning to Windsor Castle at lunchtime today (Thursday), and remains in good spirits,” a statement said. Britain’s domestic Press Association news agency said […]
PHAPI pres. says many hospitals still complaining about unpaid Philhealth claims https://youtu.be/8tXM1LHux-A (Eagle News) — The head of the association of private hospitals in the country sounded the alarm on increasing resignation of health workers, particularly nurses, to look for better opportunities abroad amid the pandemic Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, president of the Private Hospital Association of the Philippines Inc., (PHAPI) said that more and more registered nurses in the country are filing […]
https://youtu.be/rh0ptjRBJHg (Eagle News) — Balitalakayan interviews Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on the country’s tourism situation as COVID-19 restrictions slowly ease. In Metro Manila, which is under Alert Level 3, museums and other indoor tourist attractions start operations, albeit at limited capacity. Puyat said that staycations are also allowed now in the Philippine’s capital region, with Metro Manila being under COVID-19 alert level 3. Even dine-in establishments could have more allowed capacity, she said, as […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian authorities on Thursday offered Aus$1 million (US$750,000) for information leading to the discovery of a missing four-year-old girl feared abducted from a remote campsite last weekend. Cleo Smith disappeared from her family’s tent in Western Australia during the early hours of Saturday, sparking an extensive air, sea and ground search. But after six days of fruitlessly combing in the area surrounding the Blowholes campsite — a coastal tourist spot about […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new Covid-19 outbreak linked to a group of tourists. Beijing has maintained a relentless zero-Covid approach with strict border closures and targeted lockdowns, even as other countries tentatively try to ease restrictions. Domestic outbreaks have largely been eliminated, but as China logged a fifth straight day of new cases […]
