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(Eagle News) – A two-week ban on religious and mass gatherings took effect on Monday, March 22, in the General Community Quarantine bubble of Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. The prohibition on religious gatherings was decided upon as the Philippines recorded successive record number of COVID-19 cases daily, with active cases breaching 80,000. “Ipinagbabawal po ang lahat ng mass at public gatherings kasama na po ang religious gatherings. Iyong tinatawag po nating […]
98 percent of vaccines delivered to PHL already distributed nationwide – Vergeire (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that there is no spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines as it reported a total of at least 336,656 vaccinated across the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that around 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines already in the country have already been distributed. This is already 98 […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Monday put 38 foreign satellites into orbit after a succesful launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan following delays due to technical issues. Video published by the Russian space agency Roscosmos showed its Soyuz rocket launching against grey and cloudy skies at 0607 GMT. “The Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket with the Fregat upper stage and 38 spacecraft from 18 countries took off from the Baikonur cosmodrome,” Roscosmos said on […]
by Michael MAINVILLE MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin on Monday dismissed foreign criticism of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine and said he would get the jab himself on Tuesday. Speaking at a televised meeting with health officials, the 68-year-old Russian leader described recent remarks in Europe questioning the need for the Russian vaccine as “strange”. “We are not imposing anything on anyone… Whose interests are such people protecting — of pharmaceutical companies or […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The eruption of a volcano on a Russian peninsula has attracted thrill-seeking tourists risking their lives for picturesque photos, prompting concerns in recent days from local emergency responders. The Klyuchevskaya Sopka on Kamchatka, a volcanic peninsula in Russia’s Far East, is the tallest volcano in Eurasia at 4,750 metres (15,580 feet) and one of the largest active volcanoes in the world. It erupted last month on its northwestern slope, seeping lava […]
by Qasim Nauman Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year has made its closest approach, posing no threat of a cataclysmic collision but giving astronomers a rare chance to study a rock formed during the beginning of our solar system. The asteroid was two million kilometers (1.25 million miles) away at its nearest, according to NASA — more than five times the distance between […]
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) — Niger’s health ministry said Sunday that China has sent it 400,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to help stem the spread of Covid-19 in the African country. A cargo plane carrying the jabs, as well as 300,000 antigen tests, masks and protective equipment arrived at Niamey airport, the ministry said. It would start rolling out its vaccination campaign “from March 27”, the ministry said, adding that the political authorities, healthcare personnel, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Dozens of dead pigs mysteriously emerged on a riverbank in northern China, state media reported Monday, sparking an investigation and social media speculation about how they perished. China has seen similar scandals in the past which have exposed some of the unsavoury practices in its food industry, including the shocking 2013 incident in which thousands of dead pigs were pulled out of a Shanghai river. The country’s pig population is slowly […]
Noting this, WHO recommends restricted access to alcohol, liquor during lockdown (Eagle News) – Persons who have a history of alcohol, illegal drugs and substance use are more at risk in getting severe COVID-19 and being hospitalized, according to various studies and the World Health Organization. In fact, WHO is urging all countries to restrict alcohol or liquor use during lockdown as this had been found to contribute to severe COVID-19 infection, and even […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese vessels gathered near a disputed reef in the South China Sea are “fishing boats” sheltering from poor weather, the foreign ministry said Monday, a day after the Philippines described their presence as an incursion. China claims almost the entirety of the resource-rich sea, and has been accused by the United States of efforts to “intimidate, coerce and threaten other nations” to control it. The Philippines on Sunday said more than […]
by Jeremie RICHARD FAGRADALSFJALL, Iceland (AFP) — Thousands of curious onlookers have flocked to an erupting volcano in Iceland to marvel at the hypnotic display of glowing red lava, the bravest of them grilling hot dogs and marshmallows over the smoldering embers. The eruption of a fissure near Mount Fagradalsfjall, which began late Friday, was the first in the same volcanic system in about 900 years. The volcano is located only about 40 kilometres (25 […]
MOSCOW Russia (AFP) — The backer of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Monday it had signed an agreement with an India-based pharmaceuticals giant for the production of up to 200 million doses of the jab a year. The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, said in a statement it has partnered with the Virchow Group to produce up to 200 million doses of the two-dose vaccine in India every year. […]
