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Philippines imposes travel ban on nine countries under “red list”

Travel ban in effect from Sept. 12 to 18 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the imposition of a travel ban covering nine “red-list” countries. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said travelers from Azerbaijan, Guadeloupe, Guam, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia, and Switzerland  within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines will be banned from entering the country effective noon of September 12, 2021 until 11:59 p.m. of September 18, 2021. Those […]

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IATF approves creation of task force on oxygen supply

(Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the creation of a task force on oxygen supply. The approval was contained in Resolution 138 approved on Thursday, Sept. 9. It came amid reports of hoarding of oxygen tanks at home, prompting the Philippine National Police to issue a warning. In August, the Department of Trade and Industry said there was enough oxygen supply in the country for […]

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President Duterte extends COVID-19 state of calamity in PHL for another year

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended the state of calamity in the Philippines due to COVID-19 for another year. The extension was contained in Proclamation No. 1218, which takes effect on Sept. 13 and will last until Sept. 11 of 2022. The President signed the document on Sept. 10. With the issuance of the proclamation, the national government and local government units get ample latitude to continue to implement the COVID-19 vaccination program, […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Sept. 11

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Sept. 11: MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled flight as schedules are subject to changes. The Philippines has lifted the ban on India, Pakistan, Omar, the United Arab Emirates, Nepal, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. International travelers from those countries, however, need to comply with the appropriate entry, testing and quarantine […]

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Signal No. 4 still raised over 2 areas as Typhoon “Kiko” heads towards Batanes

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 4 remains raised over Batanes and the northeastern portion of Babuyan Islands as Typhoon “Kiko” heads towards Batanes. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northwestern portions and southeastern portions of Babuyan Islands (Panuitan, Calayan, Camiguin, Pamuktan, and Didicas, meanwhile, are under Signal No. 3, with “Kiko” situated 55 km southeast of Basco. “Kiko” is expected to pass over Batanes in the next 12 hours. Signal No. 2 is […]

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DOH reports 17,964 new COVID cases pushing total active infections to 175,470

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 17,964 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, bringing the total active cases to 175,470. Because of the additional cases, the active cases now comprise eight percent of total confirmed COVID-19 cases which reached 2,179,770. The eight percent active cases is the highest percentage of active cases in over four months or since April 24 when the percentage of active cases stood at nine percent. The new […]

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502,000 AstraZeneca doses arrive; another 500k doses expected next week – NTF

  (Eagle News) – Some 502,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses, procured through a public-private partnership, arrived in the country on Friday, September 10. The country is expecting to receive an additional half a million AstraZeneca doses next week. The vaccines were procured by local government units and the private sector through the “A Dose of Hope” initiative spearheaded by Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo Founder Joey Concepcion, according to the National Task Force against […]

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Canada’s liberal PM takes aim at conservatives 10 days before ballot

by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada’s Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, facing a possible election defeat and a barrage of criticism over climate and foreign policies, tried to paint his Conservative rival as unready to lead on a debate stage Thursday. The nationally televised primetime debate was Trudeau’s last opportunity to face-off in person against the Tories’ rookie captain Erin O’Toole in a bid to sway voters. Canadians go to the polls on […]

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Sri Lanka asks women to delay pregnancy over Covid risks

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lankan women were urged to delay getting pregnant after more than 40 expectant mothers died of Covid-19 in four months, the health ministry said Thursday. The island nation, which recorded its first maternal coronavirus death in May, is battling a spike in Delta variant infections after travel restrictions were eased for local new year celebrations in mid-April. “Usually, we have 90 to 100 maternal deaths a year, but since […]

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Mu’ Covid variant potentially of concern: EU agency

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The European Medicines Agency said yesterday a coronavirus variant known as “Mu” could be cause for concern, although there is no data yet to show it will overtake the dominant Delta strain. Mu, which was first identified in Colombia in January and is known scientifically as B.1.621, was classified earlier this month as a “variant of interest” by the World Health Organization. The EMA, while mainly focused on the highly […]

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Texas bans social networks booting users over politics

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Texas on Thursday made it illegal for popular social media platforms to ban users “simply based on their political viewpoints.” Political conservatives have accused Facebook, Twitter and other social media giants of stifling their voices, providing no evidence to support the claims. Social media platforms have consistently defended themselves against such accusations. Former US president Donald Trump was booted from Facebook and Twitter after a group of his supporters […]

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Palace: NCR quarantine classifications now down to just GCQ, ECQ

(Eagle News) — Metro Manila quarantine classifications are now only down to two: the enhanced community quarantine and  the general community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement after he said  the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases had “provisionally” approved the guidelines for the pilot implementation of the alert level system under granular lockdowns in the National Capital Region. “Ang pupuwede at hindi pupuwede ay depende po sa alert […]

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