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(Eagle News) –Eleven more deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll among overseas Filipinos to 1,009. The Department of Foreign Affairs said 28 more overseas Filipinos have also tested positive for COVID-19. The additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 14787. Twenty-two additional recoveries also led to an increase in the number of COVID-19 recoveries, now at 9294. According to DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-four more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally to 10573. Fifty-three additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10993. Of these, 425 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which leaves the PNP COVID-19 death toll at 31. The government is gearing up for a COVID-19 national vaccination program slated this year. Vaccine rollout is […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights scheduled over the weekend have been cancelled due to bad weather. The Philippine Airlines said the following domestic flights will not push through with “Auring” forecast to directly affect parts of the southern and central Philippines: February 20 – SATURDAY R2934/PR2935 Manila- Butuan- Manila PR2525/PR2526 Manila- Cagayan de Oro- Manila PR2361/PR2362 Cebu- Butuan- Cebu PR2363/PR2364 Cebu- Davao- Cebu February 21 – SUNDAY PR2519/PR2520 Manila- Cagayan de Oro- Manila PR2521/PR2522 Manila- […]
No sign of foul play, BuCor adds (Eagle News) — Convicted car theft gang leader Raymond Dominguez was found dead in prison , the Bureau of Corrections said on Friday. BuCor spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag said Dominguez was discovered lifeless at 6:20 a.m. in his cell in the New Bilibid Prison in Muntilupa. Chaclag said he appeared to have died of “natural causes,” although “we will wait for the medico-legal report.” The BuCor has confirmed that […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Feb. 20: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Palace has eased restrictions imposed on over 30 countries following reports of the Untied Kingdom and South African COVID-19 variants there. The Palace later said foreigners with visas issued as of March 20, 2020 and are still valid at the time of entry will also be […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 is raised over parts of Mindanao and Visayas as Tropical Storm “Auring” remained almost stationary over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under the tropical cyclone wind signal are Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Negros Oriental, Bohol, and Siquijor in Visayas; and Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Davao Oriental, […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s BioNTech and its US partner Pfizer on Friday said tests have shown that their coronavirus vaccine can stand warmer temperatures than initially thought, potentially simplifying the jab’s complex cold-chain logistics. The companies said they have asked the US Food and Drug Administration to allow for the vaccine to be stored for up to two weeks at minus 25 to minus 15 degrees Celsius (minus 13 to five […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A 90-year-old American woman trudged six miles in a foot of snow with two walking sticks to get her coronavirus vaccination. Fran Goldman, of Seattle, had been trying frantically to get an appointment for her first shot, working the phones every day in vain, reports said. When she finally got one for last Sunday, Goldman was determined to keep her appointment — several inches of snow on the ground […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a sharp slowdown in the number of new cases, which have been cut in half from a peak in early January, according to data gathered by AFP. Here is the state of play worldwide: – Fewer than 400,000 cases per day – The number of new daily cases this past week dipped to its lowest level in four months, standing at 362,000, according to an […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A young protester died Friday, more than a week after being shot in anti-coup demonstrations in Myanmar, offering a fresh source of anger inside the country as international pressure grows on the generals who seized power. Much of the country has been in open revolt since troops deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, with disparate strands of Myanmar society uniting to protest against a return to […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, erupted on Friday, belching out fiery red lava. The volcano, close to Indonesia’s cultural capital Yogyakarta on Java island, had already spewed lava almost two dozen times over the two last days and caused hundreds of minor volcanic quakes, according to a report by Indonesia’s geological agency. “This morning, lava avalanches were observed seven times,” the agency said, with the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 557058 on Friday, Feb. 19, after the Department of Health reported 1901 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 32440 or 5.8 percent were active. Of these, 86 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent each were critical and severe, and 0.72 percent were moderate. Over 500, or 537 recoveries, were reported, pushing the COVID-19 recovery total to 557058. Over 100, or 157 […]
