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Greek high schools reopen after five months of closure

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece’s high schools reopened on Monday after a five-month closure to curb coronavirus infections with precautions including virus tests for students and teachers twice per week, the education minister said. High school classes had been held online since November 7. Monday’s reopening saw some schools hold classes outdoors. Primary and secondary schools, which had briefly reopened, remain closed across the country. Every Monday and Thursday, high school students and teachers will […]

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India bans export of Covid-19 treatment drug remdesivir

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India on Sunday banned the export of remdesivir as infections soared to a new daily high and hospitals grappled with increasing demand for the coronavirus treatment drug. The vast nation has experienced a sharp rise in cases in recent weeks, adding 152,000 new cases on Sunday to take the toll to 13.3 million infections. The health ministry said the surge in cases has led to a “sudden spike in […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases climb to 876,225 with addition of 11,378 additional cases

(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 876225 on Monday, April 12, after the Department of Health reported 11378 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 157451 were active. Of these, 97 percent were mild, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent critical, 0.6 percent severe, and 0.32 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 703625 including the 203 additional ones. The death toll is now at 15149, including the 204 additional ones. The Philippines […]

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Customs bureau: Over 500,000 Sinovac vaccine doses arrived in PHL on Sunday

(Eagle News) – Over 500,000 Sinovac vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines on Sunday. The Bureau of Customs said the vaccine doses consigned to the Department of Health arrived via flight no. PR 361 from Beijing, China. The vaccines underwent pre-arrival clearance process through NAIA One-Stop-Shop and were cleared for release within 15 minutes. The shipment was immediately transferred to the Metropac facility “to ensure the integrity and security of the vaccines prior to distribution,” […]

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S. African Covid variant better at bypassing Pfizer/BioNTech jab: Israeli study

  JERUSALEM (AFP) — The South African coronavirus variant is better at “breaking through” the defences of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine than other forms of the virus, Israeli experts said Sunday. However, one of the authors told AFP that while the study showed the variant to be relatively successful in infecting vaccinated people, it did not provide any data on whether it could generate serious illness among vaccinees. The study by Tel Aviv University and Clalit […]

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DFA reports 17 more COVID-19 cases, 14 additional COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos in the Middle East

(Eagle News) –Seventeen more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to the latest Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 17099. COVID-19 deaths among overseas Filipinos also rose, now at 1083, with the addition of 14 deaths, DFA data showed. The DFA said all additional COVID-19 cases and fatalities were reported in the Middle East. Recoveries among Filipinos abroad remain at 10122. According to […]

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Peru elects president amid deadly coronavirus surge

by Francisco JARA and Christian SIERRA Agence France Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru voted for a new president Sunday, in its deadliest week yet of the Covid-19 pandemic, as polling queues vied with lines of people seeking oxygen supplies for infected loved ones. Some 25 million people were meant to vote — which is mandatory — the day after Peru reported its highest-ever daily toll in the Covid-19 pandemic. There was little enthusiasm for […]

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DFA: Consular offices in NCR Plus area to attend to only urgent, emergency cases for duration of MECQ

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular offices in the NCR Plus area will be open for the duration of the modified enhanced community quarantine but only to attend to emergency or urgent cases. The DFA said in an advisory the consular offices in Metro Manila (including the Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana, Parañaque City), Antipolo, Dasmariñas, Malolos and San Pablo will, after all, have skeleton work teams starting April 12. “Passport […]

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Sinas reminds cops with COVID-19 symptoms to immediately seek medical attention as PNP reports 227 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) –Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas urged policemen who experience COVID-19 symptoms to immediately seek medical attention, and to not undergo home quarantine or self-medication. Sinas, who is himself recovering from COVID-19, made the statement with the PNP reporting  additional 227 COVID-19 cases, pushing the PNP COVID-19 total to 17405. Of these, 2430 were active. Over 100, or 196, more recoveries were also reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 14931. An […]

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PNP: Over P81 million worth of illegal drugs seized in separate ops in Pasay, Parañaque

PNP says 3 suspects dead in ensuing shootouts with authorities (Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P81 million worth of illegal drugs in separate operations in Pasay and Paranaque over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also killed in ensuing encounters with authorities were three individuals, alias “Domeng” and “Rey,” and Richard Gumander. The PNP said Gumander was killed on West Service Road, Barangay Sun Valley around 11:25 p.m. of […]

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DOTr: No changes to public transport allowable capacity, operations during MECQ

(Eagle News) — There will be no changes to the public transportation’s allowable capacity and operations during the modified enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Transportation said. According to the DOTr, as in the ECQ, though, only the essential travelers or the Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs) can ride public transportation. The public transportation is apart from the Free Ride for Health Workers and Medical Frontliners Program and the free ride for APORs for […]

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Easterlies affecting PHL today

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country, as a result, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to PAGASA, Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters. Visayas and Mindanao, the weather bureau said, […]

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