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PHL launches official contact tracing program, Staysafe.ph; app connected to all molecular labs

(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has launched its official contact tracing program, StaySafe.ph application, which is considered a game changer to the country’s COVID-19 response, Malacanang said. Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque, Jr. said this official contact tracing app was launched on Sept. 2 at SM Manila. He said that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) as early as June 2020 had reaffirmed its policy on the use […]

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3.5-magnitude quake strikes off Negros Occidental

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Negros Occidental early Friday, Sept. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 3:16 a.m., had its epicenter 22 kilometers northwest of Sipalay City. It had a depth of 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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Southwest monsoon affecting extreme N. Luzon, PAGASA says

(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, 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 also due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Northern and Central Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters. Meanwhile, PAGASA […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Sept. 4

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Sept. 4: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said passengers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. This is because only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed with Metro Manila under a general community quarantine. Restrictions on international travel […]

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Over 7,000 health workers dead from coronavirus, Amnesty says

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — At least 7,000 health workers worldwide have died after being infected with the coronavirus, including more than 1,300 in Mexico alone, the most for any country, Amnesty International said Thursday. “Every health worker has the right to be safe at work, and it is a scandal that so many are paying the ultimate price,” said Steve Cockburn, head of economic and social justice at the London-based rights group. “Many months […]

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Soldier killed, two injured in Ukraine forest fire

KIEV, Ukraine (AFP) — One Ukrainian soldier died and two others were injured in forest fires in Ukraine’s eastern Lugansk region, near the front line of the country’s war with Moscow-backed separatists, authorities said Thursday. The soldiers were evacuating equipment and weapons from the blaze, Oleksandr Motuzanyk, a spokesman for the defense ministry told AFP. The fire spread over 500 hectares (1,235 acres) to the neighboring Kharkiv region, where about 20 houses were destroyed and […]

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‘Batman’ filming halted after Pattinson gets Covid-19

by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Filming in Britain for the latest Batman movie has been halted after its star Robert Pattinson reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after shooting had resumed. “A member of ‘The Batman’ production has tested positive for Covid-19, and is isolating in accordance with established protocols,” Warner Bros. said in a statement to AFP. “Filming is temporarily paused.” The studio did not name the person […]

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Desperate search for crew of ship sunk in typhoon off Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese coast guard rescuers searched Thursday for the remaining 42 crew of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. The Gulf Livestock 1, which was carrying a cargo of nearly 6,000 cows, issued a distress call in the early hours of Wednesday from a position 185 kilometers (115 miles) west of Japan’s Amami Oshima island. Japan’s coast guard dispatched […]

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Thailand records first coronavirus case after 100-day streak

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A Thai disc jockey sentenced last week to two years in prison has tested positive for the coronavirus, officials said Thursday, ending the kingdom’s 100-day run without a local transmission. The man, sentenced on August 26 for what local media said was a drugs offense, had been in contact with at least 30 other people before testing positive on Wednesday. Those tested so far have all been negative, officials said. “It […]

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PHIVOLCS: 8 volcanic quakes, weak steaming monitored at Taal in 24 hours; alert level 1 still raised

(Eagle News) — Eight volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Taal within 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Thursday, Sept. 3. According to PHIVOLCS, weak steaming was also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the steam, which was observed from vents on the main crater and fissure vents along the Daang Kastila Trail, rose  five meters before drifting northeast. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden […]

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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, nagpasalamat sa USAID sa binigay na PPEs at hygiene kits

Ni Haydee Jipolan Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Pinasalamatan ni Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte ang United States Agency for International Development o and USAID sa tulong at suporta nila sa City Government of Davao, sa Davao City Health Office, sa Department of Health, at sa Southern Philippines Medical Center na tumanggap ng mga Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) na kanilang ibinigay. Matatandaan na kamakailan lang ay nagpadala si US Ambassador Sung Kim ng hygiene […]

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Scientists detect mysterious ‘intermediate mass’ black hole

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a black hole — the oldest ever detected — that shouldn’t even exist according to the current understanding of cosmic monsters so dense not even light can escape their gravitational pull. Born of a merger between two other black holes, GW190521 weighs in at 142 times the mass of our Sun and is the first “intermediate-mass” black hole ever observed, two consortiums […]

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