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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son and heir Prince Charles, who contracted Covid-19 last year, has received a first vaccine dose, his office said on Wednesday. The 72-year-old Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, 73, both received the shot as health authorities urged those over the age of 70 to get a jab. Britain, which was the first Western nation to roll out Covid jabs in the general population, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in Lucena is temporarily closed today, Feb. 11, and tomorrow, Feb. 12. The DFA said this was to pave the way for a disinfection of the premises and for the “and implementation of other preventive measures to manage risks against COVID-19.” The DFA said operations will resume on Monday, Feb. 15. According to the department, affected applicants with confirmed appointments who are unable to avail […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel breached the 10,000 mark after 52 more recoveries were reported. According to latest Philippine National Police data, the COVID-19 recovery tally now stands at 10,040. Twenty-four additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 cases to 10558. Of these, 488 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 30. Uniformed personnel, including policemen, are among the priorities in […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the Philippines. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Flashfloods or landslides are possible. A thunderstorm advisory, meanwhile, has been raised over parts of Mindanao. PAGASA said moderate to at times heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced in portions of […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Feb. 11: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised all passengers to secure confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has eased travel restrictions imposed on over 30 countries with reported COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Another individual has tested positive for the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 in the Philippines. The Quezon City government said the individual was a 35-year-old male who had been quarantined for COVID-19 in an apartment with another. On February 5, his genome sequencing results showed he contracted the B.1.1.7 variant. In its release last February 5, the local government said the Department of Health referred to the man who hails from Liloan, […]
by Deborah COLE BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government agreed Wednesday to continue a partial lockdown to fight the coronavirus pandemic until at least March 7, even as Germans grow increasingly weary of the tough restrictions. Following crunch talks with the leaders of Germany’s 16 states, Merkel said that the number of new Covid-19 infections in Europe’s top economy was dropping after more than two months of shuttered schools and shops. “When we […]
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine can be used for people aged over 65, and also where coronavirus variants of concern are circulating, WHO experts said Wednesday, soothing fears about the jab. The World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) issued interim recommendations for when and how to use the two-shot vaccine, which has yet to receive WHO emergency use authorization. The announcement came after the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday the formation of a special Defense Department task force on China and ordered an immediate review of the military’s strategic approach to the challenge from Beijing. Speaking during a visit to the Pentagon, Biden said the review was crucial “so that we can chart a strong path forward on China-related matters that will require a whole-of-government effort.” “We need to meet the growing challenges […]
NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific on Thursday, generating a small tsunami that caused no damage to island nations in the region before authorities gave the all clear. The quake struck at just after midnight on Thursday local time (1320 GMT Wednesday) about 415 kilometres (258 miles) east of Vao in New Caledonia at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The US government’s NWS […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Rail Transit-3 General Manager Rodolfo Garcia has passed away. A Department of Transportation statement said he died early this evening. It did not state a cause of death. In January, the DOTr said he tested positive for COVID-19. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade had said Garcia was at that time in the intensive care unit. In its statement, the DOTr recognized Garcia’s “untiring effort to improve the state of the MRT-3.” […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia officially surpassed four million coronavirus infections Wednesday, days after the country dramatically revised upwards its fatality rate, cementing its place as one of the world’s worst-hit nations. A government tally showed infections had reached 4,012,710, which is the fourth-highest rate globally after the United States, India and Brazil. But Russia has come under fire for its official virus statistics and the government’s stated death toll of 78,134 in particular […]
