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MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Wednesday that it plans to begin production of two “promising” coronavirus vaccines in September and October as Moscow races to develop a formula before Western countries. At a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova singled out two vaccines under development by a research institute in Moscow and a lab in Siberia. “Today there are two vaccines that are the most promising,” Golikova said. […]
Palace says COVID vaccines could be acquired by December if approved in October (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Batangas, Cavite, three cities in Visayas, and Zamboanga City in Mindanao would be under the General Community Quarantine as increased transmission of the COVID-19 is observed in the country. The cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue in Cebu province will be under GCG, while Zamboanga City will continue to […]
(Eagle News)–The Customs bureau has seized P4.5 million worth of shabu hidden in chocolate wafer cans in a warehouse. In a statement, the BOC said the 640 grams of illegal drugs were discovered on July 22 in a shipment from Las Vegas, Nevada that was consigned to a Hagonoy, Bulacan resident. The shipment–which had been declared as presents–was sitting in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport warehouse waiting to be claimed. According to the bureau, Customs […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental early Friday, July 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 12:46 a.m., had its epicenter 328 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, July 31. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said monsoon rains will be experienced over Oriental Mindoro, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro. Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms are also expected over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Romblon and Marinduque, and the Visayas. Moderate to strong winds will prevail in these areas, which will have moderate to rough seas. Strong winds will prevail over […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, July 31: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. 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 to enter the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit concerned. International non-essential […]
BUKAVU, DR Congo (AFP) — Health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have launched a bid to vaccinate more than a million people against cholera in five days after their region was hit by heavy floods. Immunization teams have started fanning out in the territories of Fizi, Idjwi, Minova, Nundu and Uvira, near Lake Kivu and Lake Tanganyika, where cholera is endemic, Eugene Kabambi, of the DRC branch of the World Health Organization (WHO), […]
VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Some senior nuns are abusing their power, including by denying sisters healthcare and warm clothes, a report in a Catholic journal said on Friday. The Jesuit review Civilita Cattolica said that the problem of abuse of power by nuns “has not so far had sufficient attention.” The abuse “mostly does not take the form of sexual violence and does not concern minors,” the journal noted. Some mother superiors cling to […]
Over 38,000 recoveries reported in one day (Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 89,000 mark on Thursday, July 30, after the Department of Health reported 3954 cases on the same day. According to the DOH, recoveries also rose to 65064 with the 38075 reported today. The DOH said the “enhanced data reconciliation efforts with local governments” has led to the spike in both confirmed cases and […]
(Eagle News) — Ospital ng Maynila will be temporarily closed starting Friday, July 31. Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said the temporary closure until Aug. 9 was due to the rising COVID-19 cases among the hospital’s medical frontliners. So far, the mayor said 11 have been admitted, and four are in home quarantine. He said 32 asymptomatic suspect cases are also in home quarantine. The mayor said other hospital services such as dialysis, telemedicine, test swabbing, […]
(Eagle News) — Rains are expected across the country today, July 30, due to the southwest monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms in particular are expected over Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan group of Islands, Isabela, Pangasinan, Zambales, Bataan, Aurora, Palawan and Mindoro Provinces. Metro Manila, the rest of Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, the rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will from next week lift a ban on the re-entry of some foreign residents, imposed to limit the spread of coronavirus, the foreign ministry has announced. Up to 90,000 foreign nationals with residence permits, including students, business people and trainees, are currently stuck outside Japan after authorities banned re-entry from over 100 countries in response to the global pandemic. From August 5, those who left Japan before their destination countries […]
