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by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be ready in a year’s time under an “optimistic” scenario, based on trials that are underway, the European Medicines Agency said Thursday. The Amsterdam-based EU agency also played down fears expressed by the WHO that the virus might never go away, saying it would be “surprised” if a vaccine was not found eventually. “We can see […]
(Eagle News)–The government has begun sending students left stranded in dormitories and apartments in Metro Manila to their provinces. The Department of Transportation said 11 students were brought home under the “Hatid-Estudyante Para Makabalik sa Probinsiya” program aimed at helping the students who were unable to go home following the imposition of the community quarantine in Metro Manila. The DOTr said on Thursday, the students were fetched by members of the Philippine Coast Guard and […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Qatar has made wearing a face mask compulsory for everyone who steps outside their home, with violators facing jail time and fines of up to $55,000. The move comes as the number of reported novel coronavirus cases in the Gulf monarchy jumped by another 1,733 on Thursday, a single-day record for the Gulf state. Cabinet mandated the wearing of face masks “upon leaving the house for any reason” except when “alone […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Tessie Aquino-Oreta has passed away. Malabon Mayor Antolin Oreta, her son, made the confirmation in a Facebook post. He said his mother passed away at 10:48 p.m. on Thursday, May 14. The cause of death was not cited. The mayor described his mother as a “public servant who devoted her life to the country and her adopted hometown of Malabon.” “She was a loving grandmother, mother, and wife and a friend to […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Ambo” has maintained its strength and has made landfall over San Andres, Quezon, its sixth so far. In its 8 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 7 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located over the coastal waters, bringing destructive winds and heavy to intense rainfall over Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon and Burias Island. PAGASA said “Ambo” is packing maximum sustained winds of up […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Friday, May 15: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, AirAsia, Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific cancelled their flights until May 15 in view of the extension of the enhanced community quarantine. Cebu Pacific has said its flights would continue to be cancelled until May 31, following the government’s announcement Metro Manila would be […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Friday, May 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2:55 a.m., had its epicenter 59 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. It had a depth of 134 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Thursday reported 351 new coronavirus deaths in hospitals and nursing homes as its overall toll from the pandemic hit 27,425. The latest data did not reflect a precise picture of the last 24 hours as it included two days of deaths in nursing homes, which were not included in the toll the day earlier. Over the last day, 123 people died in hospitals while over the last 48 hours […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Ambo” has made landfall over Burias Island in Masbate at 3 a.m. Friday morning, the fifth landfall since Thursday, as “Ambo” continued to weaken, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. PAGASA said that typhoon “Ambo” is forecast to move towards Ragay Gulf before it is expected to make landfall again over the Bondoc Peninsula in Southern Quezon this morning. So far, typhoon “Ambo” has already made five landfalls as […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) –The mayor of Los Angeles ordered face coverings must be worn at all times outside the home, as the city seeks to contain the coronavirus while it gradually opens back up. The order came as other restrictions were eased in California’s largest city, allowing more people to return to work and exercise outdoors, and more non-essential businesses to restart. Wearing face coverings “whenever we’re away from home will create a […]
by Lan Lianchao and Hector Retamal Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — Nervous residents of China’s pandemic epicentre of Wuhan queued up across the city to be tested for the novel coronavirus on Thursday after a new cluster of cases sparked a mass screening campaign. Lines of residents keeping their social distance formed at makeshift testing sites set up under tents in parking lots, parks and residential communities as rain trickled down in the […]
‘Nasa Harapan’ and ‘Break the Chain’ to be aired at the #EnjoymusicBeyondtheCrisis online concert for a cause By Caesar Vallejos, OPEN FOR BUSINESS Music matters. Its powerful influence has been used to impact social change and other movements that echo world unity, environmental protection, and even mental health. As research shows, music also heals. Addressing the need for people to listen to music that will help them de-stress in the global pandemic, E25 Records, the […]
