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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Tens of thousands of students returned to school in Shanghai and Beijing Monday after months of closures intended to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as China’s major cities gradually return to normality. Shanghai students in their final year of middle and high school returned to classrooms, while only high school seniors in Beijing were allowed back on campus to prepare for the all-important “gaokao” university entrance exam. But the students […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health said it has started research on possible reinfection of COVID-19 cases after noting two previous patients who had been discharged but were found to be positive again with the virus. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire admitted that two COVID-19 patients from the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao had been found to be positive with the virus after being discharged from the hospital. “Patuloy po ang […]
(Eagle News) — Former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. has passed away. In a statement on Monday, April 27, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat extended her condolences to the kin of the former secretary who she said “laid down the foundation for the country’s most famous tourism campaign, “It’s More Fun in the Philippines.” She said she has chosen to retain this until now, “and the DOT policies that helped shape the National Tourism Development Program […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday made his first public appearance in nearly a month after a spell in hospital and several days in intensive care with the novel coronavirus. In a statement outside his Downing Street office, he said Britain was “beginning to turn the tide” in tackling COVID-19 but indicated no immediate lifting of lockdown restrictions. © Agence France-Presse
EAGLE NEWS — As the coronavirus continues to spread across the country, Los Angeles county accounts for 19,133 confirmed cases of coronavirus. Nearly half of the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the state of California, at 42,810. In an effort to flatten the curve more quickly, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, coordinated with nonprofit emergency response organization, Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) and LA Fire and Personnel departments (LAFPD), to expand free testing […]
Recoveries widen lead over deaths (Eagle News)–The Department of Health has reported 198 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total to 7777. According to the DOH, 70 new recoveries were also reported. The total number of recoveries now stands at 932. Ten new deaths were also recorded, with a total of 511, the DOH said. The DOH earlier said it was still early to say the country was flattening the COVID-19 curve but […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway, which says it has the new coronavirus epidemic under control, reopened primary schools to the youngest students on Monday, in another step toward a gradual normalization, though some parents expressed concern. One week after nursery schools, pupils aged six to 10 started returning to their school desks after six weeks of remote learning from home in the Nordic country. Classes were however reduced to a maximum of 15 students. Norway […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that the country’s rice “supply remains on the optimistic side” as it projects a 94-day buffer stock by the end of December 2020. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that by the end of the year, the country will have a rice inventory of 3.27 million metric tons, as he assures the public that there is enough food amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “That means we will have […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday claimed New Zealand had scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus, as the country began a phased exit from lockdown. “There is no widespread, undetected community transmission in New Zealand,” Ardern declared. “We have won that battle.” After nearly five weeks at the maximum Level Four restrictions — with only essential services operating — the country will move to Level Three […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Lanao del Norte, Davao del Norte and Basilan within the next one to two hours. PAGASA said this was due to thunderstorms. The weather bureau said these conditions are being experienced in Manay, Tarragona, Mati in Davao Oriental; Digos, Hagonoy, Matanao, Kiblawan in […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 130. The local government said based on City Health Office data, of the 130, 14 have recovered while nine have died. Talon Dos has recorded the most COVID-19 cases with 20, followed by Pamplona Dos with 15 and BF International Village-CAA with 11. Only Barangay Ilaya has zero COVID-19 cases so far. The local government said 15 are probable cases while 55 […]
by Sebastien RICCI and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Children in China’s two most important cities went back to school Monday after more than three months at home, as coronavirus restrictions eased and governments around the world began charting a path out of the pandemic lockdown. Europe’s four worst-affected countries all reported marked drops in their daily death tolls, offering hope that the outbreak may have peaked in some places — […]
