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Honduran president hospitalized with COVID-19: government

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez was admitted to hospital in the capital Tegucigalpa after announcing he had contracted the coronavirus, the government said Wednesday. Doctors who examined the president said laboratory tests showed he was suffering from pneumonia, government spokesman Francis Contreras told reporters at the capital’s Military Hospital. He added that Hernandez “has some infiltrates in his lungs but his general state of health is good.” The 51-year-old president announced […]

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Germany’s CureVac starts human trials for COVID-19 vaccine

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) — German biotech firm CureVac has won permission to start human trials of a promising coronavirus vaccine, regulators announced Wednesday, as the global race to stop the pandemic gathers pace. The Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), the German body responsible for assessing clinical trials and approving vaccines, called the approval “an important milestone”. In a statement, it said it had given CureVac the green light based on “a careful assessment of […]

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DOJ-Padre Faura Complex on lockdown starting tomorrow, June 18

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice-Padre Faura Complex is on lockdown starting tomorrow, June 18. Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra himself ordered the lockdown, which will last until June 28, after five personnel tested positive for COVID-19. Perete said the  five personnel who tested positive for the virus include one assigned to a field office, and outsourced services. He said work will continue to be done from home. “Affidavits, motions, and other […]

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DepEd starts “dropbox” system of enrollment for those without internet

  (Eagle News) The Department of Education has started remote enrollment via “drop box system” to help learners with no internet connection. The drop-box system of enrollment began on Tuesday, June 16, as provided for in DepEd Order No. 008, s. 2020. “These drop box/kiosks, which could be found in barangay halls or schools, will be set-up only for picking up and dropping-off the Learner Enrollment Survey Form (LESF),” the DepEd said in a statement. […]

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China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in Beijing and restricted air travel from the capital on Wednesday to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections, as India’s death toll spiked. The new Chinese cluster and surging infections in Latin America and South Asia have raised fresh doubts about how soon the world can control the pandemic, which has seen more than 8.1 […]

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New Zealand military to control borders after virus bungle

by Neil SANDS WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the military to oversee the country’s border controls Wednesday after a bungle that allowed two people with the coronavirus to leave quarantine. A 24-day run with no new cases was broken Tuesday when it emerged two women who recently arrived from Britain were allowed out of quarantine early without being tested for the virus, even though one had mild symptoms. […]

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Robots: allies during virus crisis, enemies later?

by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots can save lives and factories. But when the coronavirus crisis is over, will they amplify job losses? It may be a mechanised arm pulling beers in a Seville bar, a dog-like dispenser of hand sanitiser in a Bangkok mall, a cooler on wheels that delivers groceries in Washington, or a vaguely humanoid greeter at a […]

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Ombudsman to probe Health Secretary Duque, other DOH officials over COVID-19 response

(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Samuel Martires has ordered a probe of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and other Department of Health officials  over the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Ombudsman, Martires directed the creation of  two more teams who will jointly investigate the allegations of the delayed procurement of physical protective equipment (PPEs) and other items needed for the protection of medical frontliners, reported lapses that led to the death of […]

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LTO suspends work in main office, QC licensing office after 12 employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office has suspended all work in its main and Quezon City offices starting noon today, June 17, after 12 of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the LTO said its central office and the QC Licensing Office will be temporarily closed until Friday to pave the way for a disinfection of the premises. Operations will resume on Monday, June 22. “The health and safety of our […]

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Lockdown of Sitio 6, Barangay Catmon in Malabon starts today

(Eagle News)–The Malabon City government has placed an area in Barangay Catmon under a lockdown. In a Facebook post, Mayor Lenlen Oreta said the total lockdown of Sitio 6, which starts today, June 17, and will end on June 21,  was upon the request of the barangay captain himself following the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases there. Under the total lockdown, no resident of the area is allowed to leave their houses, even if they […]

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NBA players who skip the restart will have their pay docked

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The NBA says that players who decline to play in the restarted season in Florida next month must let their clubs know by June 24 and will face having their pay docked by up to 14 games. ESPN.com reported that the NBA Players Association informed its members on Tuesday that they have until June 24 to make a decision whether to take part in the games at the Walt […]

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Steroid first drug shown to save lives of severest COVID-19 cases

by Dmitry ZAKS with Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The steroid dexamethasone was shown Tuesday to be the first drug to significantly reduce the risk of death among severe COVID-19 cases, in trial results hailed as a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the disease. Researchers led by a team from the University of Oxford administered the widely available drug to more than 2,000 severely ill COVID-19 patients. Among […]

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