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At least 20 areas recommended for MECQ; NCR, Bulacan, Rizal to be placed under GCQ with with some restrictions until July 15 (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte the community quarantine classifications for July, where Metro Manila, Rizal and Bulacan will still continue to be under General; Community Quarantine (GCQ) with “some restrictions” until July 15. Health Secretary just flashed a slide containing the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Ben Simmons withdrew from Australia’s Olympic basketball squad Tuesday, with officials saying he was having a “rough time” in the NBA and wanted to focus on improving his skills. The 24-year-old guard was heavily criticised for his wayward shooting when the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers were bundled out of the NBA playoffs by the unfancied Atlanta Hawks earlier this month. National coach Brian Goorjian said he and the rest of the squad […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The rest of the Philippines, the weather bureau said, will have the same conditions also due to localized thunderstorms. According to PAGASA, flash floods or landslides due to severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the Philippines, […]
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP) — A volcano in northwest Costa Rica erupted on Monday, spewing an enormous column of smoke into the air in what could be its biggest outburst in years, authorities said. The Rincon de la Vieja volcano’s nearly three-minute eruption in the early hours of the day belched a column of smoke almost two kilometers (1.2 miles) high, depositing ash on surrounding areas but causing no damage or injuries. The volcano, […]
Body recommends some areas be under an MECQ due to increase in COVID-19 cases there (Eagle News) — The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has recommended that Metro Manila be placed under a general community quarantine with some restrictions until July 15. The IATF has also recommended that Rizal and Bulacan be placed under the same community quarantine for the same period. Meanwhile, the body recommended that the following areas […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, June 29: All passengers were advised to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time. In these cases, it said passengers should coordinate with their airlines. Metro Manila and Bulacan are so far […]
By Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada braced Monday for its highest ever temperature as the country’s west and swathes of the United States baked in an unprecedented heat wave, forcing schools and Covid-19 vaccination clinics to close and the postponement of an Olympic athletics qualifying event. The village of Lytton in British Columbia already broke the record for Canada’s all-time high, with a temperature of 116 Fahrenheit (46.6 degrees Celsius) on Sunday. Temperatures […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa, the worst virus-hit country in the continent, on Monday crossed the threshold of 60,000 coronavirus deaths, health officials announced, a day after a stricter lockdown was enforced. “A further 138 covid-19 related deaths have been reported, bringing total fatalities to 60,038 to date,” the National Institute for Communicable Diseases tweeted on Monday. At least 512 new hospital admissions were reported on Monday, pushing the total number of hospitalized […]
(Eagle News) — The Eagle News Service program, Balitalakayan, interviews on Monday, June 28, Dr. Nina Gloriani, head of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) vaccine development expert panel regarding the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 variant, and the current vaccine trials in the country. Dr. Gloriani also talked about the booster shots being developed to support the two doses of COVID-19 vaccines to better address emerging COVID-19 variants. Balitalakayan anchored by […]
Dr. Gloriani explains even with lowered efficacy of COVID vaccines vs Delta variant, it’s still best to complete 2-dose requirement (Eagle News) — The head of the Philippine vaccine expert panel, Dr. Nina Gloriani explained how the highly infectious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is dangerous, as it could not only infect more people, but also could evade immunity even when a person has been vaccinated. But Dr. Gloriani stressed that it is […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Delayed second and third doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine boost immunity against Covid-19, a study by Oxford University, which developed the jab with the British-Swedish firm, said on Monday. An interval of up to 45 weeks between the first and second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine led to an enhanced immune response, rather than compromising immunity, the study said. Giving a third dose of the jab more than six months […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Two men were injured in a knife attack in the German city of Erfurt on Monday morning, police said, just three days after a deadly knife rampage in the Bavarian city of Wuerzburg. The attacker fled and police were searching for him using a helicopter, police in the central German city said. The two injured victims, aged 45 and 68, were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment and their injuries were […]
