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BEIJING, China (AFP) — China is on an “irreversible historical course”, President Xi Jinping told a huge gathering in Beijing Thursday, as the country held 100th anniversary celebrations for his ruling Chinese Communist Party. The era of China “being slaughtered and bullied is gone forever,” Xi said at a podium in Tiananmen Square, adding the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation entering an irreversible historical course.” © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has logged its 74th COVID-19 fatality as the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program continues. In a statement, the PNP said a 54-year-old policeman from Iloilo City was the organization’s latest death due to the virus, which has already claimed over three million lives worldwide. According to the PNP, the police officer experienced symptoms such as shortness of breath on June 8. On the same date, he was admitted to […]
Fully-vaccinated travelers who stayed in these COVID-19 “low-risk” countries can qualify for shorter quarantine starting July 1, says Palace (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) issued a list of the so-called “green” or “low-risk” countries and jurisdictions as the Philippine government starts allowing shorter quarantine period for international fully vaccinated travelers. Today, July 1, is the effectivity of the shorter quarantine for fully vaccinated inbound travelers provided that they came from any […]
(Eagle News) –A low pressure area entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility early Thursday, July 1. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said so far, the LPA was situated 1365 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is also affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon and localized thunderstorms. The […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan early Thursday, July 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:28 a.m. It had its epicenter four kilometers southeast of Santa Praxedes. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte Intensity II – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Gonzaga, Cagayan Intensity I – Sinait, Ilocos Sur No damage to […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, July 1: MIAA advised passengers to still coordinate with their airlines before proceeding to the airport as flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time. The Philippines extended its travel ban on India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates to July 15. The Bureau of Immigration has directed airlines […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s CureVac announced Wednesday that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48 percent, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech and Moderna. The outcome had been expected after poor interim results were released earlier this month. The company in part blamed “the unprecedented context of 15 strains circulating” among the trial volunteers, as well as varying responses across different age groups. The […]
PHUKET, Thailand (AFP) — Thailand prepared Wednesday to reopen the holiday hotspot of Phuket to tourists quarantine-free, even as the country registered its highest single-day death toll from Covid-19. High hopes have been pinned on the so-called “Phuket sandbox” — a model that will allow vaccinated travellers to visit without a quarantine period in an effort to revive Thailand’s battered tourism industry. But the lead-up to its July 1 launch has been plagued with uncertainty […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Emilio Flores Marquez from Puerto Rico has become the world’s oldest living man at an age of 112 years and 326 days old, Guinness World Records announced on Wednesday. Marquez, who was born in Carolina, east of the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan in 1908, was recognized by Guinness and awarded a certificate at his home just a few miles (kilometers) from his birthplace. Asked about his longevity, Marquez […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rain showers are expected in parts of the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services said Metro Manila, in particular, will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said the conditions were due to the southwest monsoon affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have the same conditions also due to localized thunderstorms. According to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,412,559 on Wednesday, June 30, after the Department of Health reported 4,509 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 48649 were active. Of these, 90.6 percent were mild, 4.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.5 percent critical, 2.2 percent severe, and 1.63 percent were moderate. Recoveries are now at 1339248 including the additional 5839 ones. The death toll also rose to 24662 with the addition of […]
11 military ships with refrigeration capacity, planes ready to transport vaccines (Eagle News) – The Philippine military assured President Rodrigo Duterte that it has alerted all its assets – ships, planes, boats, and vehicles – to be ready to help transport and deploythe increasing number of COVID-19 vaccines being delivered to the country. Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said that all hospitals of the Philippine Military — from the Army, Air Force and Navy — […]
