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BEIJING, China (AFP) — New clusters of coronavirus infections in northeastern China near the Russian border forced officials Wednesday to tighten restrictions on movement as they seek to prevent a second outbreak of the contagion. China has largely curbed the spread of the deadly virus, but there are growing fears of a second wave of cases and Heilongjiang province has emerged as a new front in the battle. The region has seen an influx of […]
(Eagle News)–The United States has approved an additional P269 million in aid to the Philippines in its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the US Embassy said with the addition, the total US assistance to the country now amounts to more than P470 million. According to the US embassy, the newest tranche will “support laboratory and specimen-transport systems and intensify case-finding and disease surveillance.” It will also assist Filipino and international technical experts in “risk […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 10 million employees in France — one out of every two in the private sector — have been laid off during the coronavirus lockdown and are now benefiting from an extended indemnity programme to weather the crisis, the government said Wednesday. “Today in France there are 10.2 million employees whose salaries are being paid by the state,” Labour Minister Muriel Penicaud told BFM television. Around 820,000 employers, or […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and isolated rainshowers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Batanes due to the frontal system. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to the easterlies. PAGASA said the eastern section and northern section of Northern Luzon will also have moderate winds […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease-2019 cases in Las Piñas has reached 119. According to the local government, Talon Dos recorded the most cases, with 18. It was followed by Pamplona Dos with 13 cases and Barangay International Village-CAA with 11. Of the 119, 14 have recovered while nine have died. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 6700 cases, with recoveries widening their lead over deaths.
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Two people who died in California in early and mid-February were confirmed Tuesday as coronavirus cases — weeks before the first reported COVID-19 fatality in the United States. Autopsies on the two individuals who died at home on February 6 and February 17 showed they had succumbed to COVID-19, the Santa Clara County coroner said, after receiving confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Another person […]
(Eagle News)–The number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 693 on Wednesday, April 22, with the Department of Health reporting an increase to 6,710 in COVID-19 infections. The DOH said the figures were after 39 new recoveries and 111 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed. Of the 6710 COVID-19 cases overall, 446 have died, including the nine recent deaths, the DOH said. The Palace has said the country has yet to flatten the COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) – Singapore now is the country in Southeast Asia with the most number of COVID-19 cases in the region after what can be seen as a second wave of infections. It now has at least 9,125 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, April 22, from just 2,918 cases as of April 14, based on data from the Johns Hopkins University virus dashboard on COVID-19 cases. In just a week’s time, the number […]
by Ludovic EHRET Agence France-Presse Beijing, China (AFP) — After Wuhan was sealed off from the world, acclaimed Chinese writer Fang Fang started an online diary about the coronavirus tragedy unfolding in her hometown. Her journal drew tens of millions of readers — but now that it is about to be published abroad in several languages, she is facing a nationalist backlash at home. Critics say the 64-year-old, who was awarded China’s most prestigious literary prize […]
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — “The world will never be the same again,” has been the oft-repeated refrain since the coronavirus brought the global economy to a juddering halt. For many it has shown how fragile our civilization is. The crisis has come as a new movement called “collapsology” — which warns of the possible collapse of our societies as we know them — is gaining ground. With climate change exposing how […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 1067. The local government said of the 1067 based on Department of Health data, 728 were validated by the Quezon City Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit and district health centers. Barangay Batasan Hills had the most number of cases so far, with 32. It and Tandang Sora had the most number of deaths, at six each. Among the close contacts of COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Laguna and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Batangas, Zambales and Pampanga within the next two hours. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash floods and landslides,” PAGASA said.
