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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A decision on whether to end a US pause in vaccinations with the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 shot is likely by Friday, top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci said Sunday. A government-convened expert panel has been assessing the vaccine’s possible links to a clotting disorder seen in a half-dozen relatively young women, none with previously known clotting disorders. Meantime, the European Medicines Agency said Friday it expected to rule […]
Ongoing Balikatan exercises strengthening US-PH relations, says PHL Ambassador to US (Eagle News) – The Philippines and the United States have further strengthened its defense relations with the Balikatan exercises amid the country’s problem with China’s continued incursions in the West Philippine Sea. In fact, the United States had recently sent one of its aircraft carriers, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, to accompany the Philippine Navy ships in patrolling the country’s waters as part of […]
PORT VILLA, Vanuatu (AFP) — Vanuatu slapped travel restrictions on its most populous island Monday after tests confirmed a body that washed ashore on the largely coronavirus-free Pacific nation was infected with Covid-19. Government sources said the deceased was a Filipino sailor whose vessel had left Port Vila a day before his body was found washed up near a village about five kilometres (3.1 miles) outside the city on Sunday 11 April. The man’s crewmates […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases breached 945,745 on Monday, April 19, after the Department of Health reported 9,628 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 141375 were active. Of these, 96.9 percent were mild, 1.5 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent were critical, 0.7 percent severe, and 0.43 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 788,322, including the additional 9,266 ones. The death toll is now at 16,048, with the addition of 88 deaths. The […]
Moderna to file EUA with FDA next week, delivery of 20-M doses to be completed by year-end; Moderna booster shots also to be made available starting September https://youtu.be/Cf4WASYf3Jc (Eagle News) — Moderna would start delivering its vaccines to the Philippines by June 15 by which time more vaccines coming from the United States, including those from Pfizer, would be also arriving, according to Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez. […]
(Eagle News) — Eight areas remain under Signal No. 2 as Typhoon “Bising” maintains its strength and moves north-northwestward on Monday, April 19. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas in Luzon and Visayas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal, with the eye of “Bising” located 235 kilometers east northeast of Virac, Catanduanes or 360 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte: LUZON: Catanduanes, the […]
SUVA, Fiji (AFP) — Fiji ordered two of its largest cities into lockdown Monday after the Pacific island nation recorded its first case of Covid-19 community transmission in 12 months. Health authorities said the case was a 53 year-old woman who was a close contact of a soldier who contracted the virus at a quarantine facility in Nadi. “To aid rapid contact tracing and reduce the likelihood of further transmission, we are announcing a lockdown […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA is hoping to make history early Monday when the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter attempts the first powered, controlled flight on another planet. The space agency had originally planned the flight for April 11 but postponed it over a software issue that was identified during a planned high-speed test of the aircraft’s rotors. The issue has since been resolved, and the four-pound (1.8 kilograms) drone could achieve its feat by around […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in Tacloban is closed today. In an advisory, the DFA said this was due to Typhoon “Bising,” which is bringing heavy rains in parts of the country. The consular office will resume its regular operations on Tuesday, April 20. According to the department, the affected applicants must secure another appointment by sending an email to CO Tacloban ([email protected]) with the following information: – Name – […]
Typhoon slows down resulting in more heavy rains, strong waves, preemptive evacuations done (Eagle News) — Catanduanes Gov. Joseph Cua said the province has been feeling continuous rains as typhoon “Bising” slowed down on its tracks. Gov. Cua, in an interview with Eagle News Service’s “Balitalakayan” aired over NET25, said they have not felt strong winds but heavy rains and strong waves. “Walang masyadong hangin, pero continuous raining at lakas ng dagat, ang naramdaman […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Bam Adebayo hit a thrilling game winner at the buzzer on Sunday to lift the Miami Heat to a 109-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who lost superstar Kevin Durant to another injury. American Adebayo nailed a step-back 14 footer from the baseline as the Heat snapped a three-game losing skid. Both teams were short-handed with the Heat playing without Jimmy Butler (sprained ankle) and the Nets already without […]
(Eagle News) — Online classes are suspended in Catanduanes on Monday, April 19, with the province still under Signal No. 2 due to Typhoon “Bising.” Memorandum 082 s. 2021 signed by Governor Joseph Cua said work is also suspended. The suspension, however, doesn’t cover offices involved in the provision of basic necessities or the delivery of basic services and disaster response. Normalcy shall resume on Tuesday, April 20. “This is for strict compliance,” the memo […]
