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(Eagle News) — The temporary ban on travelers coming from Austria starts today, January 10. Austria was added to the Philippine list of countries subject to travel restrictions following reports of the South African COVID-19 variant there. The Bureau of Immigration said the restriction for those coming from the European country started at 12:01 midnight and will be in effect until January 15. It covers foreign passengers coming from or who have been to Austria […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-six more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 8,897. Twenty-two more cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9241. Of these, 316 are active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll among police personnel due to COVID-19 remains at 28. The government has said it was eyeing COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 […]
(Eagle News) — Policemen found to be using illegal drugs will be dismissed from the service. Philippine National Police chief Debold Sinas issued the statement after a police officer from Police Regional Office-13 tested positive for drug use during a random drug testing early this week in Butuan City. The PNP said out of 332 personnel tested, Police Corporal John Rey Ibasco yielded positive after confirmatory tests. He was assigned at the Regional Logistics and […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P1 million worth of illegal drugs at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay. A Philippine National Police statement said the 535 ecstasy tablets were discovered on Friday by Bureau of Customs personnel in an air parcel at after an examination of the package which had been declared as documents. The parcel originated from The Netherlands. The PNP said a subsequent laboratory test conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency […]
PAGASA says Luzon affected by northeast monsoon, too (Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern section of Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are possible. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. The Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, January 10: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has temporarily banned foreign travelers from 28 countries following reports of new COVID-19 strains there. These […]
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the virus, has prompted widespread concern. Here is what we know — and what we don’t — about the mutations. – What are they? All viruses mutate when they replicate in order to adapt to their environment. Scientists have tracked multiple mutations of […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 485,000 mark on Saturday, January 9, after the Department of Health reported 1952 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 485797 cases, 26784 were active. Of these, 83.1 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 5.1 percent critical, 2.8 percent severe, and 0.47 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City with 143, Quezon City with 98, Rizal with […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — More than three quarters of people hospitalized with Covid-19 still suffered from at least one symptom after six months, according to a study published Saturday that scientists said shows the need for further investigation into lingering coronavirus effects. The research, which was published in the Lancet medical journal and involved hundreds of patients in the Chinese city of Wuhan, is among the few to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is not just on the lookout for the highly infectious B.1.1.7 variant of the COVID-19 virus, but also for two other variants as well — the South African variant, and another recent variant that was reported in Malaysia. This was according to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire in a virtual press briefing of the Department of Health. “Sa ngayon may tatlong variant tayong binabantayan. Ito po yung sa UK […]
by Anna MALPAS with Agence France Presse bureaus LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Europe rushed to bulk buy more coronavirus vaccine doses and approved more drugs on Friday, as the World Health Organisation called on wealthy nations not to hog all the available jabs and millions in Asia faced tough restrictions over isolated outbreaks. The pandemic has already killed 1.9 million people out of 88 million infections and is picking up speed, with 14 […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Dozens of people being treated for Covid-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday. The multidrug-resistant yeast was first identified in Japan in 2009 and has been a top priority for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in recent years because of its increasing global spread. C. auris is associated with […]
