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(Eagle News) – The Philippines received over half a million Pfizer doses and another 1.5 million Sinovac doses as of Thursday, July 22, bringing to nearly 30 million doses the total COVID-19 vaccines delivered to the country since February. The 562,770 doses of government-procured Pfizer-BioNTech anti-COVID vaccines arrived in the Philippines on Wednesday night, July 21, via DHL Flight LD457. This was part of the 40 million Pfizer doses which the national government secured […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,530,266 after the Department of Health reported 5,828 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 50562 were active. Of these, 92.7 percent were mild, 1.6 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 1.74 percent were moderate. Recoveries also climbed to 1452813 including the additional 3257 recoveries. The death toll is now at 26891 including the 17 additional deaths. On Thursday, […]
(Eagle News) — Do you or someone you know belong to a household with both vaccinated and unvaccinated kids? EBC’s Pennsylvania bureau Maila Simbulan tells us how Pennsylvania is reaching out to children and their parents to provide COVID safety tips as schools are set to resume in the US this fall. (Eagle News Service)
by Leo RAMIREZ / Ludovic EHRET Agence France Presse ZHENGZHOU, China (AFP) — Piles of cars were strewn across a central Chinese city Thursday as shocked residents picked through the debris of a historic deluge that claimed at least 33 lives, with more heavy rain threatening surrounding regions. An unprecedented downpour dumped a year’s rain in just three days on the city of Zhengzhou, weather officials said, instantly overwhelming drains and sending torrents of […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India is investigating its first documented human death from bird flu after an 11-year-old boy succumbed to the disease earlier this month, the health ministry said. The boy lived in Gurgaon outside New Delhi and was also suffering from leukaemia and pneumonia. He was admitted to hospital in the capital on July 2 and died 10 days later from multiple organ failure. Genome sequencing and virus isolation is in […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has reported additional COVID-19 variant cases. In a statement, the Department of Health said 12 more local cases of the highly contagious Delta variant, 187 more Alpha variant cases, 142 additional Beta variant cases, and 12 more P.3 variant cases were detected in the latest genome sequencing. The DOH said the additional 12 local Delta variant cases pushed the total in the country to 47. Of the additional 12, three […]
Monsoon rains to continue (Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 is still hoisted over Batanes and Babuyan Islands as “Fabian” moves slowly west southwestward while maintaining its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, rains are also still expected in the next 24 hours over Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, southern Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and the northern portion of […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has warned the public about a new parcel delivery scam that allows unscrupulous individuals to rob a victim’s personal details and money online. In a statement, the bureau said under the scam, the scammer would text supposed consignees that their cargoes and parcels are “ready for delivery” and for confirmation via a link. When the link is accessed, the user will be redirected to a phishing website instead […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-five earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 17 tremors that lasted for one minute to 49 minutes and a weak background tremor. Also monitored at the volcano was a plume rising up to 900 meters due to the upwelling of hot volcanic gas. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 5286 […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia announced Wednesday that a batch of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine was produced for the first time in Vietnam, which is battling a new wave of Covid-19 infections. The test batch was produced in partnership with Vietnam’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Vabiotech, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which financially backed Sputnik V, said in a statement. The first samples from the batch will be shipped to the vaccine’s developer — […]
Monsoon rains to prevail over parts of the PHL, including Metro Manila (Eagle News) — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 is hoisted over Batanes and Babuyan Islands as Typhoon “Fabian” maintains its strength and moves west southwestward off Miyako Islands. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Fabian” will also continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing rains over Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Metro Manila, Cavite, Batangas, […]
by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved a huge emergency aid package Wednesday for flood-stricken regions of Germany and said billions would be needed to rebuild homes, businesses and vital infrastructure. A week into the region’s worst flooding disaster in living memory, which has killed at least 174 in Germany and 32 more Belgium, the right-left “grand coalition” government unlocked some 400 million euros ($470 million) in immediate relief. Half […]
