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(Eagle News) – The number of health care workers infected with COVID-19 has risen to 2,067, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, May 12. The number includes 759 nurses, 631 physicians, 129 nursing assistants, 72 medical technologists, 39 radiologic technologists, and 209 non-medical staff. The number of recoveries among health care workers with COVID-19 has likewise climbed to 643, while the number of deaths rose by 1 to 35. Meanwhile, of 1,389 active […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Ambo” is “forecast to intensify into a Tropical Storm” by tonight or tomorrow, Wednesday, May 13, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. It was estimated 410 kilometers East of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte as of 3 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 12, and is moving north northeast slowly, according to PAGASA, the country’s weather bureau. “Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 may be raised over portion of Eastern Visayas […]
(Eagle News) – Ospital ng Tondo in Manila will be closed for two weeks for cleaning and disinfection, and “rearrangement” of the facility to handle COVID-19 patients. “Simula May 11 hanggang 24 ay pansamantala nating isasara ang Ospital ng Tondo (Starting May 11 to 24, we will temporarily close Ospital ng Tondo), Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso said in a press briefing late Monday evening (May 11). Domagoso said that the closure is meant […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) is confident that preventive health measures put in place to contain COVID-19 will be effective to slow the spread of the disease, as quarantine measures are gradually lifted in various areas in the country. “Kung tayo man ay payagang lumabas, kumpiyansa po ang Kagawaran ng Kalusugan na ang ating mga preventive measures ay magiging epektibo (Even if we are allowed to go out, the Department of Health […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 38 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,233 as of Tuesday, May 12. The Department also reported 1 new death, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related fatalities to 261. Twenty five new recoveries were also recorded, with the total now at 669. “Based on the latest figures, the total number of Filipinos who recovered from […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Zambales on Tuesday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:46 p.m., had its epicenter 10 kilometers southwest of Palauig. It had a depth of 42 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities Intensity III – Mayantoc, Tarlac Intensity II – Masinloc, Zambales; Mandaluyong City & Marikina City Intensity I – Botolan, Zambales; City of Manila Instrumental Intensity: Intensity […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Energy giant Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 25 percent slump in first-quarter net profits due to low oil prices, saying the coronavirus crisis will dampen demand and full-year earnings. The world’s largest listed firm posted a net profit of 62.5 billion riyals ($16.66 billion) in the three months to March, compared to $22.2 billion a year earlier. The company said the drop in earnings mostly reflected a decline in […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has risen to 11,350, after the Department of Health reported additional 264 cases on Tuesday, May 12. According to the DOH, of the new cases, 63 percent came from Metro Manila, or 165 cases; 28 percent from Region 7, or 74 cases; and 9 percent from other areas, or 25 cases. Recoveries have breached the 2000 mark, now at 2106, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Work in Land Transportation Office units located in general community quarantine areas will resume tomorrow, May 13. The LTO said the wearing of face masks and physical and social distancing rules shall be followed at all times. Transactions with people below 21 years old and 60 years old and above, and pregnant women shall, however, only be allowed once the community quarantine is lifted. The LTO said this was consistent with Executive […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Northern Samar and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to at times heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over Bato, Milaor, Minalabac in Camarines Sur; and in Libon, Polangui in Albay. PAGASA said these conditions may persist within one to two hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts […]
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia (AFP) — A fire at a hospital in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg has killed at least five people and forced dozens to be evacuated, a source in the emergencies ministry told AFP. “Five people died in the fire, 150 were evacuated,” the source said of the blaze at the Saint George hospital, which news agency TASS reported had been repurposed to treat coronavirus patients. © Agence France-Presse
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean authorities said Tuesday they were using mobile phone data to trace Seoul nightclub visitors as they try to tackle a coronavirus cluster, promising anonymity to those being tested due to the stigma surrounding homosexuality. The country has been held up as a global model in how to curb the virus, but a spike of new cases, driven by the cluster in venues in Seoul’s Itaewon district — including […]
