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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 492,000 mark on Wednesday, January 13, after the Department of Health reported 1453 additional cases. The DOH said of the 492,700 total cases, 24,478 were active. Of these, 84.9 percent were mild cases, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 5.5 percent critical, 3 percent severe, and 0.5 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 95, Cavite with 66, Manila with […]
(Eagle News) –Around 15,000 foreign nationals have filed their annual reports (ARs) before the Bureau of Immigration during the first week of the mandatory reporting for this year. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement a third of the foreign nationals made their reports at the main office in Intramuros, Manila while the rest filed their ARs in the various immigration field, satellite and extension offices in Metro Manila and the provinces. Morente urged those […]
(Eagle News) — One volcanic earthquake was monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were steam and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate, and rose 200 meters before drifting northwest. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 562 tons on January 5. PHIVOLCS said a slight inflation of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Donald Trump’s channel and removed a video for violating its policy against inciting violence, joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts after last week’s Capitol riot. Trump’s access to the social media platforms he has used as a megaphone during his presidency has been largely cut off since a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan is set to expand a coronavirus state of emergency on Wednesday to seven more regions including the major cities of Osaka and Kyoto, as infections surge nationwide. While the country’s outbreak remains comparatively small, with around 4,100 deaths overall, there has been a sharp spike in cases this winter and medics say hospitals are under heavy strain in the worst-affected areas. The month-long emergency measure — which unlike strict lockdowns […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-seven more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally rose to 8981. Twenty-six additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9332. Of these, 323 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 28. The government has said uniformed personnel were among the priorities in a COVID-19 nationwide vaccination program as […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government now has an officer-in-charge with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año going on leave for one month. In a radio interview, Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said Año has designated Undersecretary Bernardo Florece at the helm of the agency during his absence. Año’s one-month leave started on Monday. Malaya had said the doctors of Año, a COVID-19 survivor, had advised him to get plenty of rest. He […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — National Guard troops deployed on the streets of Washington began carry weapons late Tuesday in a major change of posture ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president, according to an AFP photographer. The Guard soldiers were originally mobilized to provide mostly logistical support to Washington police, and on Monday General Daniel Hokanson, Pentagon National Guard Bureau chief, said they had not been authorized yet to carry weapons. Authorizing Guard […]
(Eagle News) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo was the first to be inoculated with China’s Sinovac vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday, Jan. 13, as Indonesia officially kicked off its mass vaccination drive starting with the Chinese-developed vaccines. The vaccination of the Indonesian president was broadcast live on television. Widodo had earlier announced that he would be the first one to get the jab to allay the public’s fears about getting vaccinated against COVID-19. The […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an “emergency state” on Wednesday to snuff out a handful of Covid-19 cases, as the country moved decisively to contain infections. China had largely brought the coronavirus under control since its emergence in Wuhan late in 2019. But recent weeks have seen smatterings of cases, prompting localized lockdowns, immediate travel restrictions and widespread testing of tens of millions of people. More than […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA and its players union updated Covid-19 health and safety protocols on Tuesday as positive tests and game postponements mounted. The Washington Wizards’ home game against the Utah Jazz scheduled for Wednesday was postponed on Tuesday night, the sixth game to be scrubbed in the three-week old season. Earlier Tuesday the league said Wednesday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic would be postponed. Boston’s scheduled Tuesday […]
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Tuesday for emergency aid of $35 million to fight hunger in southern Madagascar, hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a third consecutive year of drought. “Some 1.35 million people are projected to be food insecure — 35 percent of the region’s population,” the WFP said in a statement. “With severe malnutrition rates continuing to spiral and many children forced to beg in […]
