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(Eagle News) — Forty-two more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recoveries, the COVID-19 recovery total of overseas Filipinos climbed to 7539 as of December 1. Sixteen more COVID-19 cases, however, were reported among Filipinos abroad, pushing the total to 11708. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll is still at 847. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-three more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7745. Fifty-five more COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total number of COVID-19 cases in the PNP to 8190. Of these, the PNP said 419 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll was still at 26. The Department of Health has said COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) – -One of the masterminds of the 2018 bombing of a mall in Cotabato City died in an encounter with police early Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Abraham Abad Abdulrahman a.k.a. Abu Suffian was killed in the gunbattle that ensued amid the implementation of a search warrant in Barangay Bagua 2 in Cotabato City at 1:30 a.m. The PNP said the warrant had been issued by Allan Edwin […]
But CALABARZON is not among areas under GCQ (Eagle News) — Metro Manila or the National Capital Region (NCR) and CALABARZON (Region 4-A) remain the top two regions in the Philippines which have both the highest number of active COVID cases and the highest recorded new cases as of Nov. 30. According to the Department of Health (DOH) in its COVID-19 Philippine situationer dated Dec. 1, Metro Manila has 6,715 active virus cases with […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila and other areas today, December 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas and the provinces of Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon will experience the same conditions also due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon, and a low pressure […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Dec. 2: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers are advised 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 premises. Domestic travel is allowed but subject to the requirements set forth by the local government unit that […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China landed a probe on the Moon on Tuesday, said Beijing’s space agency, which aims to bring back to Earth the first lunar samples in four decades. China has poured billions into its military-run space program, with hopes of having a crewed space station by 2022 and of eventually sending humans to the Moon. The latest mission’s goal is to collect lunar rocks and soil to help scientists learn about the […]
by Chandan KHANNA with Heather SCOTT in Washington WILMINGTON, United States (AFP) — President-elect Joe Biden presented his economic team on Tuesday and pledged they will lead the charge on a plan to provide more relief for the faltering US economy, which his future Treasury secretary called an “American tragedy.” The diverse group, with women and minorities in key roles, is set to inherit the fallout from millions of job losses including an ongoing wave […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the biotech firm Regeneron are investigating whether technology developed for gene therapy can be used to make a nasal spray that will prevent infection with the new coronavirus. The idea is to use a weakened virus as a delivery truck to carry genetic instructions to cells within the nose and the throat, which will in turn create powerful antibodies to stop SARS-CoV-2 from […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism is looking to ink a deal with the Philippine General Hospital for RT-PCR tests priced at P1,800 for each tourist planning to travel domestic. Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a television interview on Tuesday, Dec. 1, that the DOT was also eyeing subsidizing half of the cost of the test–with results coming out in 24 hours–to boost domestic tourism. The government has already put a price cap […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 432,925 on Tuesday, Dec. 1, after the Department of Health reported 1298 additional cases. Of the total COVID-19 cases, the DOH said 432,925 were active. Of these, 84 percent were mild, 7.4 percent asymptomatic, 5.4 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.3 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Ilocos Norte with 84, Manila with 61, Quezon with 55, Laguna with […]
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s controversial coronavirus adviser resigned Monday, while hopes for a first wave of vaccinations before the end of 2020 received a further boost with an announcement from US firm Moderna. Scott Atlas, a favored coronavirus adviser of the US president, who tweeted in October “Masks work? NO,” has submitted his resignation, effective as of December 1, Fox News reported. Lacking relevant […]
