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S.Africa to gradually ‘ease’ virus lockdown from May 1

by Sofia CHRISTENSEN Agence France Presse PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s five-week coronavirus lockdown will be slowly eased from next month, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday as he sought a balance between protecting people and letting them “earn a living.” Ramaphosa rolled out strict confinement measures on March 27, under which people were only allowed to leave their homes for groceries, pharmaceuticals and medical appointments. Though infections rose to nearly 4,000 cases on […]

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EBC launches COVID-19 e-Concert series via ‘Enjoy music Beyond the Crisis’

By Caesar Vallejos, Open For Business For the past weeks, when people started to stay in their homes, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) invited viewers and their families to send videos on what they do while they are in home quarantines.  Some called it “quarantivities.” Our audiences from around the world shared exciting and positive activities to cope with the crisis, including videos of individuals singing original songs.  Music, indeed, is a powerful element that has […]

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Weekly US jobless claims 4.4 mn, virus total hits 26.4 mn

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Job losses from the coronavirus pandemic deepened last week with data Thursday showing another 4.4 million US workers filed new claims for jobless benefits, bringing the total to 26.4 million since mid-March. The total for the week ending April 18 is a drop from the initial claims filed in the previous three weeks, but remains at staggeringly high levels due to government-ordered shutdowns to stop the pandemic from spreading […]

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Spain’s virus death toll tops 22,000

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain said Thursday 440 people died in the past 24 hours from the new coronavirus, a slight increase for the third day running, bringing the overall death toll to 22,157. The country has suffered the third-highest number of deaths in the world from the pandemic after the United States and Italy, with infections now more than 213,000 cases, health ministry figures showed. Spanish health officials believe the epidemic peaked on April […]

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Pres. Duterte “thankful” after Gallup poll showing 80% of Filipinos approving gov’t’s COVID-19 response

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is thankful to all Filipinos who have expressed their support for the Philippine government’s response to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to his spokesperson Harry Roque. This was after the release of a Gallup survey showing that around 80 percent of Filipinos among their respondents believed that the government is handling the COVID-19 crisis “well.” The survey, conducted from April 6 to 8, […]

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Italy launches antibody tests for virus immunity

by Alexandria SAGE Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy began conducting antibody tests in the northern region of Lombardy on Thursday, seeking information about coronavirus immunity to help guide authorities as they reopen the long locked-down country. Lombardy, the region hardest-hit by the coronavirus crisis in Europe’s worst-affected country, is betting that the science about “herd immunity” derived from the blood tests will help the prosperous industrial region return to work faster and […]

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Singapore’s COVID-19 cases leap to over 11,000; still country with most virus cases in Southeast Asia

  (Eagle News) – Singapore’s COVID-19 cases jumped anew, reaching more than 11,000 as more than a thousand new infections were added in one day. Singapore’s total cases reached 11,178 as of Thursday, April 23, with 12 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University’s virus dashboard on global COVID-19 cases. Because of this, Singapore remains the country with the most coronavirus infections among the ASEAN member states. On Wednesday, April 22, the COVID-19 cases […]

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CHEd: At least 17 licensure exams rescheduled amid COVID-19 pandemic

(Eagle News)–At least 17 licensure examinations have been rescheduled amid the COVID-19 crisis. Commission on Higher Education  chair Prospero de Vera III said the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has postponed the licensure examinations that were supposed to take place from March to June. He said the Environmental Planners Licensure Examination initially sent on June 11-12 and Licensure Examination for Interior Designers on June 23-25 will be scheduled later this year. De Vera said licensure exams […]

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Iglesia Ni Cristo extends help to communities in Micronesia amid crisis

Eagle News — Micronesia Islands has a total of about 150 of confirmed reported cases of COVID-19 which is a small amount compared to most places. But on a small island and a condensed population, those numbers can jump quickly. During these unprecedented times, the best thing that one can do for each other, is to help one another, to come together as a community. Recently, the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) throughout the […]

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Vietnam relaxes virus restrictions as cases plateau

  by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Alice Philipson Agence France Presse HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam eased social distancing measures Thursday, with experts pointing to a decisive response involving mass quarantines and expansive contact tracing for the apparent success in containing the coronavirus. Despite a long and porous border with China, the Southeast Asian nation has recorded just 268 virus cases and zero deaths, according to official tallies. Although the numbers tested for COVID-19 […]

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Birds in paradise: Albania’s flamingos flourish in virus lockdown

by Briseida MEMA Agence France Presse NARTE, Albania (AFP) — With tourists home, boats docked and factories silenced under a coronavirus lockdown, Albania’s pink flamingos and curly pelicans are flourishing in the newfound tranquility of lagoons dotting the country’s western coastline. Beating their pink and black-lined wings, a growing flock of thousands of flamingos have recently been soaring over and splashing in the glistening waters of Narta Lagoon, an important site for migratory birds on […]

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Virus kills WWII veteran 100 years after twin died of Spanish flu

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A 100-year-old World War II veteran has died of the new coronavirus a century after his twin brother was killed in the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic, US media reports said. Philip Kahn fought at the Battle of Iwo Jima and helped with aerial surveys after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Newsday said Wednesday in its online edition. Kahn and his twin Samuel were born in December 1919 […]

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