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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — About 15 million doses of the single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson were ruined in a factory error in the United States, The New York Times reported — a blow to the company’s efforts to quickly boost production. When contacted by AFP, the pharmaceutical giant said it had identified a batch of doses at a plant in Baltimore run by Emergent BioSolutions “that did not meet quality standards” […]
(Eagle News) — A rookie policeman in Negros Occidental faces dismissal after he failed a random drug testing. In a statement, the Philippine National Police said Patrolman Nicolas D. Martinez is now restricted to quarters while undergoing pre-charge investigation and summary dismissal proceedings within the next 60 days. Martinez urine specimen collected during a random drug testing headed by the Regional Crime Laboratory Office 6 last March 16 and 18 was found to contain traces […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 254 quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 220 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 27 minutes, 33 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, and one volcano-tectonic earthquake. A weak emission of steam-laden plumes from fumarolic vents and sulfur dioxide emission was also monitored. According to PHIVOLCS, sulfur […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, in particular, are expected over Mindanao and Palawan. PAGASA said this was due to the low pressure area estimated 105 kilometers east southeast of General Santos City and the easterlies affecting Luzon and Visayas. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, April 1: On March 28, the Palace said NCR Plus, which covers Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal, would revert to an enhanced community quarantine, the strictest form of community quarantine, starting Monday, March 29. The NCR Plus bubble is now on its fourth day of ECQ, where people’s movement is limited. The ECQ is expected to […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia announced Wednesday it had registered what it said was the world’s first coronavirus vaccine for animals, describing the step as important for disrupting virus mutations. It said mass production of the vaccine could begin in April. The agriculture oversight agency Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement that the vaccine called Carnivak-Cov had been tested since October on dogs, cats, mink, foxes and other animals and was proven to be effective. […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — A Filipina who was sacked as a domestic worker in Hong Kong after being diagnosed with cancer — a case that exposed the vulnerability of low-paid foreign workers — has passed away, a friend confirmed Wednesday. Baby Jane Allas, 40, was told she had stage three cervical cancer two years ago and was promptly fired by her employer, who cited the illness as the reason for termination. The single […]
by Nina Larson and Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than 600 million jabs have been given out across the world, three months after vaccination programmes began in earnest in Western countries and leaders […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — The European Union and the United States slapped sanctions Monday on top police and military commanders linked to last month’s coup in Myanmar, as pro-democracy demonstrators went back to the streets in defiance of a violent crackdown on protest. The junta is increasingly using deadly force to crush activists who have risen up against the military’s ousting of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. In a bid […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — The cockpit voice recorder from a crashed Indonesian jet has been retrieved in “good condition”, officials said Wednesday, more than two months after the airliner plunged into the sea killing all 62 passengers and crew. The CVR records flight crew conversations and could offer critical clues about why the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 dived around 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) into waters off Jakarta just minutes after takeoff on January 9. […]
Notes Chinese militia ships also increasing presence in Kalayaan Group of Islands, other parts of West PHL Sea (Eagle News) – The Philippine government reiterated its demand for China to immediately withdraw Chinese militia ships in the country’s territorial waters, including 44 ships still moored at the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef), and 214 more ships in other areas of the Kalayaan Island Group and the West Philippine Sea. In a statement released by […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 747,288 on Wednesday, March 31, after the Department of Health reported 6,128 additional cases. Of the total cases, 130,245 are active, according to DOH data. Of the active cases, 95.8 percent are mild, 2.6 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 0.6 percent severe, and 0.38 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 603746 including the 491 additional ones. Over 100–or 106–more have died, pushing the COVID-19 death toll to 13297. […]
