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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil on Friday reached 27,878 coronavirus deaths, official figures showed, surpassing the toll of hard-hit Spain and making it the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities. The epicenter of the South American coronavirus outbreak, Brazil saw 1,124 deaths in 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said. It also had a record number of new cases — 26,928 in one day — bringing the total number of infections to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States recorded 1,225 coronavirus deaths on Friday, bringing its total to 102,798 since the global pandemic began, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. The country has officially logged 1,745,606 overall cases of the virus, far more than any other nation, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Saturday). The latest numbers came as President Donald Trump said he was severing US ties […]
(Eagle News)–Local government units should take the lead role in protecting their residents as some areas transition into a general community quarantine. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said LGU officials should implement minimum health standards strictly in their communities. These include the use of face masks in public places, curfew implementation, the maintenance of physical distancing in markets and other public places, and one-passenger rule in tricycles, among others. He said local officials […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has returned to his hometown in Davao City. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President, who flew back to his hometown on Friday night, will return to the Palace on Sunday. This was a day before Metro Manila transitions into a general community quarantine, which means restrictions imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19 will be eased further. The government on Friday reported an additional 1046 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Palawan, Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country as a result will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, and the rest of Luzon, the weather bureau said, will also have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate […]
Health system capacity enough to treat cases – DOH https://youtu.be/DqskWsl7g1A (Eagle News) — At least 90 percent of the coronavirus cases in the Philippines are just “mild”, and two percent are considered severe or critical cases, according to the Department of Health, which is one justification for the country easing down quarantine restrictions starting Monday, June 1. Health Secretary Francisco Duque reported to the President that the country’s health systems capacity is also high […]
by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday said he was severing ties with the World Health Organization, signalling the end of hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency as the deadly coronavirus pandemic rages on. As Europe speeded along the path to reopening after months of crippling lockdowns, Trump’s move is likely to spark dismay, especially in other […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Saturday, May 30: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All flights are concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of exposure of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus, MIAA said. Once Metro Manila transitions into a general community quarantine area, the Bureau of Immigration […]
DOH says 46 are “fresh cases,” the rest are four days old or older (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 16000 mark and is now at 16634 after the Department of Health reported on Friday night 1046 cases. The DOH, which had said it was ramping up tests to reduce an existing backlog, said of the 1046 reported cases, 46 were test results released to patients within […]
by Stuart GRAHAM Agence France-Presse OBAN, United Kingdom(AFP) — In a field overlooking the Lorn and Islands Hospital in the town of Oban on Scotland’s remote west coast, an anxious Duncan Walker trained his eyes above a nearby hill. Walker, chief executive of drone delivery company Skyports, is working with Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) to trial whether medical supplies like COVID-19 tests and protective equipment can be flown from the hospital to the Isle of […]
(Eagle News)–All courts shall begin full operations on June 1 but may continue to function with a skeleton workforce, the Supreme Court said on Friday, May 29. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said in administrative circular no. 41-2020 courts in the country shall be in full operation, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Metro Manila, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Regions 1 to 12. The Chief Justice said the skeleton staff, if […]
(Eagle News)–International travel restrictions remain in place even if Metro Manila is placed under a general community quarantine starting June 1, the Bureau of Immigration said on Friday, May 29. According to Immigration chief Jaime Morente, all foreigners can leave anytime but Filipinos are still not allowed to leave unless they are permanent residents or holders of student visa in their country of destination. Under existing guidelines approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force Against Infectious […]
