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Clinical trial for patients with moderate symptoms recommended (Eagle News) – A clinical trial involving the traditional herb “Lagundi” has showed that it was effective in eliminating symptoms of COVID-19 patients much earlier, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Those given ‘Lagundi” were also able to get back their sense of smell much earlier that the other patients who were not given the herb. DOST gave this report as it finished […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1424518 on Friday, July 2, after the Department of Health reported 6192 additional cases. Of the total cases, 55482 were active. Of these, 91.5 percent were mild, 3.8 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2 percent severe, and 1.44 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1344063 including the additional 2212 recoveries. The death toll also rose to 24973, including the additional 177 deaths. The Philippines COVID-19 […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia announced a dramatic cut in the number of people who will be allowed to enter the country Friday, as it struggles to contain coronavirus clusters that plunged major cities into lockdown. With almost half of the nation’s population under stay-at-home orders, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said quotas for overseas arrivals would be cut by around 50 percent to help prevent further outbreaks. Under the current “zero Covid” strategy, just 6,000 […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Friday, July 2, were cancelled in some areas following Taal volcano’s phreatomagmatic eruptions. Below is a list: All levels Cavite Laurel, Batangas (including work) Work at the local government in Agoncillo, Batangas has also been suspended. On Friday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal due to “high activity.” On Thursday, PHIVOLCS recommended the evacuation of residents from “high-risk” areas following a […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s prime minister warned that the Tokyo Olympics could be held behind closed doors, as virus cases rise in the city just three weeks before the Games begin. Organizers decided last month to set a limit of 10,000 fans or half of each venue’s capacity for events at the pandemic-postponed Games. But Yoshihide Suga repeated cautions that spectators could be locked out of competitions if the situation worsens, with the government […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Milwaukee Bucks showed they are more than a one-man show, using a balanced attack on Thursday to beat the Atlanta Hawks 123-112 in game five of the Eastern Conference finals. Brook Lopez had 33 points, Jrue Holiday had 25 points and 13 assists and Khris Middleton finished with 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Bucks, who grabbed a 3-2 series lead and are one win away reaching […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — The Brazilian Amazon has suffered its worst June for forest fires since 2007, official data showed Thursday, indicating another devastating dry season for the world’s largest rainforest. The INPE research institute said its satellites detected 2,308 fires last month, an increase of 2.3 percent from June 2020. The previous record for the month of June was in 2007 with 3,519 fires. The grim statistic comes after May this year saw the […]
by Chris Stein with Sebastian Smith in Washington SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden hailed the “resilience” Thursday of families of people killed or missing in a collapsed Florida beachfront apartment building, spending hours comforting grieving relatives as rescuers suspended their work for much of the day due to dangerous conditions. Biden said there was still hope that some survivors could be found in the rubble, and while “the families are very […]
(Eagle News) — More than 200 police personnel were penalized for failing to attend court hearings in cases filed by the Philippine National Police. According to the PNP, of the 211 policemen, 83 were dismissed from the service, 31 were demoted, 92 were suspended, while five were reprimanded. The Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management also reported that of the 83 policemen dismissed from the service, 10 of them failed to appear in hearings stemming […]
These photos taken in the morning of July 2, 2021 show plumes of white smoke continuing to billow above the Taal Volcano indicating continuous volcanic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) raised Taal Volcano’s Alert Level to 3 on Thursday afternoon, July 1, after the first phreatomagmatic eruption at 3:16 p.m, indicating “magmatic unrest.” At 3:16 p.m. on Thursday, a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Main Crater and generated […]
(Eagle News) — An alert level 3 remains over Taal with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology still monitoring “high activity.” PHIVOLCS said in 24 hours, it monitored 28 earthquakes and one “explosion-type” with low background tremor at the volcano. A steam plume reaching as high as 3,000 meters was also observed. PHIVOLCS said this was caused by the “upwelling of hot volcanic gas.” PHIVOLCS earlier recommended the evacuation of residents from “high-risk” areas […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Two doses of Covid vaccine appear to provide protection against the rapidly spreading Delta variant, the European Medicines Agency said Thursday. The upbeat assessment came as the World Health Organization warned that the coronavirus variant first spotted in India could fuel a new wave of cases in Europe. The EMA’s head of vaccine strategy, Marco Cavaleri, said the Amsterdam-based watchdog was “aware of concerns caused by the rapid spread […]
