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by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — At least 3,000 nurses have been killed by Covid-19, the global nurses’ federation said Thursday as it warned of a looming exodus of health workers traumatized by the pandemic. Exactly one year on since the World Health Organization (WHO) first described Covid-19 as a pandemic, the International Council of Nurses said burn-out and stress had led millions of nurses to consider quitting the profession. And once the pandemic […]
https://youtu.be/oviE-dpbn40 (Eagle News) — Testing czar Secretary Vince Dizon said that the 117,000 Pfizer vaccine doses from the COVAX Facility of the World Health Organization (WHO) are expected to arrive this April. In a Laging Handa press briefing on Wednesday, March 10, Dizon said that WHO had already committed to deliver the vaccines next month. Those prioritized to be vaccinated with the Pfizer doses coming from WHO will be the country’s health care workers. […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m84gvTO8PNY (Eagle News) – An official of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said barangay officials, as well as officials of local government units would be made accountable for rampant violations of minimum health protocols by residents in their areas. DILG Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said that they have noticed that there had been lax implementation of minimum health protocols such as wearing of face masks and face shields, and […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 603,308 on Wednesday, March 10, after the Department of Health reported 2,886 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 44470 were active. Of these, 91.7 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent critical, 1.7 percent severe, and 0.8 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 546293 including the additional 221 ones. Seventeen additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 12545. The OCTA research […]
by Anna MALPAS / Phil HAZLEWOOD / James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday responded to explosive racism claims from grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, voicing deep concern and sympathising with their troubles with royal life. “The whole family is saddened to learn the full extent of how challenging the last few years have been for Harry and Meghan,” she said in a statement. “The […]
“Be careful because we might not be able to make it,” Duterte tells fellow seniors President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Arcadia Active Lifestyle Center in Matina, Davao City on March 8, 2021. RICHARD MADELO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to all Filipinos to strictly follow minimum health protocols as […]
(Eagle News) — Eighty-eight more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to Philippine National Police data, the additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 11,830. Of these, 633 are active. Forty-four additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recoveries to 11,165. The PNP death toll remains at 32, with no additional deaths reported. The OCTA research group has observed a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, with the group predicting 5,000 […]
by Jerome TAYLOR HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it suffered a record $2.8 billion loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic wiped out demand for travel — and the airline warned of a long road to recovery ahead. Chairman Patrick Healy described 2020 as the “most challenging” in the airline’s 70-year history and said much will now depend on how effective and widespread global vaccination programmes are. “It […]
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil broke its record for new daily Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with nearly 2,000 fatalities, as the pandemic overwhelms hospitals and vaccinations progress slowly. The Health Ministry reported a daily total of 1,972 new deaths in the country, which has the world’s second-highest overall toll, exceeded only by the United States. It also reported 70,764 new cases of Covid-19, meaning 11.1 million people have now caught the virus in the […]
QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Nine leatherback turtles — the largest endangered marine turtle in the world — were hatched along the coast of Ecuador, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. The Dermochelys coriacea — the turtle’s scientific name — eggs were artificially incubated on the Punta Bikini beach, in the Manabi province in the southwest of the country. Rangers in the region had moved their nest after a harsh winter hit the coastal region. “This […]
(Eagle News) — The Parañaque City government has extended its curfew hours after three South African variant cases were detected there. Mayor Edwin Olivarez said in a radio interview that the curfew was now from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Previous curfew hours were from 12 midnight to 4 a.m. The local government said the three South African variant cases were returning overseas Filipino workers–two seafarers and one from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates–who are […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The manager of an art venue where 36 people died in a fire in Oakland, California, in 2016 was formally sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, but will serve out just 18 months of that from home with an electronic bracelet. “I am sick with shame. I am so sorry. My shame cannot stand as any defense against what I am responsible for,” Derick Almena, the leaseholder of […]
