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(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 401,000 mark on Wednesday, Nov. 11, after the Department of Health reported over 1,000 more cases. The DOH said of the 401,416 total cases, 31489 or 7.8 percent were active. Of these, 83.3 percent were mild, 9.4 percent asymptomatic, 4.6 percent critical, and 2.5 percent severe. Of the 1672 newly-reported cases, 1168 tested positive today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases today were Cavite with 100, […]
Classes in public schools in NCR, Regions II, III, V, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and CAR also suspended (Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Nov. 11, suspended classes at all levels in public schools in some areas due to the inclement weather. Also suspended starting 3 p.m. today was government work in Regions II, III, V, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, the Cordillera Administrative Region, and Metro Manila, Memorandum Circular No. 82 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. “However, those […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The “travel bubble” agreed between Hong Kong and Singapore will be opened on November 22, their governments said Wednesday, in a rare piece of good news for the pandemic-battered tourism industry. A quota of 200 residents from each city will be able to travel on one daily flight to the other, Hong Kong’s commerce minister Edward Yau told a press conference. Only those who have been in Hong Kong or […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ulysses” intensified further on Wednesday afternoon as it continues to approach the Quezon-Aurora area. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 3 is in effect over Metro Manila, the southern portion of Quirino (Maddela, Nagtipunan), the southern portion of Nueva Vizcaya (Alfonso Castaneda, Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur), Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, the northern and central portions of Quezon (General […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — This year’s hurricane season has seen a record 29 named tropical storms wreak havoc across the southeastern United States, the Caribbean and Central America, experts said on Tuesday. The cyclonic storms, which are given named status in the Atlantic when their wind speeds exceed 62 kilometers per hour (39 miles per hour), have already displaced thousands and caused close to $20 billion of damage. The US National Hurricane Center tweeted that […]
Says vaccines from other US pharma might also be available by early next year to PHL https://youtu.be/UmP4v5Lo2uU (Eagle News) — The Philippines has already coordinated with the United States government for the acquisition of the COVID-19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech which has recently shown promise in preventing COVID-19 infections. And Pfizer is even willing to sell the vaccines to the Philippine government at a much lower price — at around $5 per […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 3 is now in effect over Metro Manila as “Ulysses,” with international name “Vamco,” intensified into a typhoon on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from the National Capital Region, the southern portion of Aurora (Dipaculao, Baler, Maria Aurora, San Luis, Dingalan), the southern portion of Nueva Ecija (Bongabon, Gabaldon, General Tinio, Laur, Palayan City, Cabanatuan City, Santa Rosa, Peñaranda, Gapan City, San Leonardo, Jaen, […]
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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA’s board of governors formally approved a deal for a shortened 2020-2021 season on Tuesday, with the new campaign tipping off on December 22. An NBA statement said the league’s board unanimously approved adjustments to the current collective bargaining agreement, which has been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The statement said the league would continue to negotiate with the National Basketball Players Association on other aspects of the […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Vanuatu has recorded its first Covid-19 case, health officials announced Wednesday, ending the Pacific island nation’s status as one of the few countries in the world to remain virus-free. The health department said a 23-year-old man who had recently returned from the United States was confirmed to have the virus on Tuesday after being tested while in quarantine. “A case detected in quarantine is considered a border case and not […]
(Eagle News)–Five volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said sulfur dioxide emission was also measured at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the emission was at an average of 42 tons on November 8. PHIVOLCS said a slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, and an inflation on the lower to mid slopes that began on June […]
(Eagle News)–“Ulysses has further intensified and is now nearing the typhoon category. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 2 is in effect over the central and southern portions of Quirino (Maddela, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Nagtipunan), the central and southern portions of Nueva Vizcaya (Kasibu, Bambang, Kayapa, Dupax Del Norte, Dupax Del Sur, Aritao, Santa Fe, Alfonso Castaneda), the southern portion of Benguet (Bokod, Itogon, Tublay, La Trinidad, Sablan, Baguio City, Tuba), […]
