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Active cases in PHL now over 81,000 (Eagle News) — Detected COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,688,040 after the Department of Health reported 12,021 new cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 81399 were active. Of these, 94.8 percent were mild, 1.5 percent asymptomatic, 1. percent critical, 1.6 percent severe, and 1.15 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,577,267 including the additional 9,591 recoveries. The death toll is now at 29374 […]
by Camille CAMDESSUS HURON, United States (AFP) — Crushed by a devastating drought and new water restrictions, Daniel Hartwig had no choice but to pull thousands of precious, fragrant almond trees from his California farm. “It breaks your heart,” he sighed as he surveyed the once vibrant landscape before him — curled, yellowed leaves covering the shrunken husks that would have been this year’s crop of almonds, had the water arrived. Their exposed roots are […]
(Eagle News) – In view of the Delta variant transmission in the country, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has temporarily suspended the shortened quarantine protocol in the Philippines for fully vaccinated persons who are identified as close contacts of probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases. Because of this, fully vaccinated close contacts would also be placed under a 14-day quarantine period, the same as other close contacts. “The decision to temporarily suspend said protocol is part […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned the jailing of Canadian businessman Michael Spavor in China on Wednesday as “unacceptable and unjust.” “China’s conviction and sentencing of Michael Spavor is absolutely unacceptable and unjust,” Trudeau said in a statement after a Chinese court sentenced Spavor to 11 years in prison. “The verdict for Mr Spavor comes after more than two-and-a-half years of arbitrary detention, a lack of transparency in the legal process, and […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — German point guard Dennis Schroder said Tuesday he is signing a one-year contract with the Boston Celtics, ending a one-year spell with the Los Angeles Lakers. “I’m proud to announce that for the 2021-22 season I’ll be playing with the Boston Celtics!” Schroder wrote on Instagram. “This is one of the best franchises in NBA history and a honour to put on the green and white and do what […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Hundreds of firefighters were battling to control two massive wildfires in Greece on Wednesday, one raging for nine straight days, that have left hundreds homeless and caused incalculable damage. With the assistance of a huge multinational force, Greek fire crews were fighting to beat back blazes on the island of Evia and in the Peloponnese peninsula in rugged terrain. “I think we can say that the fire fronts are slowly coming […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Tropical Storm Fred, the sixth of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, formed south of Puerto Rico and was expected to move westwards through the Caribbean, the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said early Wednesday. The cyclone was about 40 miles (65 kilometers) southwest of Puerto Rico, the NHC said. Tropical storm warnings have been issued for Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic, where the cyclone is […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s government rejected on Tuesday mounting calls for an immediate lockdown to contain a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths that is severely stretching hospitals and crematoriums. Government spokesman and Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the country had not reached a critical stage even as the island nation suffers more than 100 deaths per day on average. “Curfews or a lockdown is the last resort, but we are not […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok Tuesday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Demonstrators defied a ban on public gatherings as Thailand tries to quash its worst virus outbreak so far, with new cases hovering around the 20,000 mark daily. The slow start to the coronavirus vaccination program in Thailand and economic pain from […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The United States has promised to send 8.5 million more coronavirus vaccines to Mexico as the Latin American country battles a third wave of infections, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Tuesday. The offer came during a phone call between Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, when they also discussed migrant flows and prospects of reopening the border. “The United States is […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo received her COVID-19 vaccine second dose on Wednesday, Aug. 11. In a post on her Facebook page, Robredo said she received her dose at the Pinyahan Elementary School in Quezon City as part of the A3 category, or the category for people with comorbidities. Earlier, Robredo said she has hypertension. Robredo said her staff members who are members of that same category also got inoculated on the same […]
CONAKRY, Guinea (AFP) — Guinea has recorded the first known case of Marburg virus, a lethal cousin to Ebola, the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) says. Here is a factfile on the disease (source: WHO, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). – What is Marburg? – Marburg virus is a highly dangerous pathogen that causes haemorrhagic fever. According to past outbreaks, the average fatality rate is 50 percent, in a range of 24-88 […]
