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(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Pasay has reached 142. According to the Pasay government, of the 142, 21 have recovered while 17 have died. Barangay 183 has the most number of COVID-19 cases, at 16, followed by ten for Barangay 34. The local government said 36 were suspect cases, while 12 were probable. “Wag po tayong magpaka-kampante,” the local government said as it reminded residents to stay at home, practice physical […]
by Eric THOMAS Agence France Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Investigators on Monday scoured crime scenes from the worst mass shooting in Canadian history to try to understand why a dental worker with no criminal past killed at least 18 people. The gunman, identified by police as 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, began his rampage late Saturday in the seaside village of Portapique, Nova Scotia, dying 14 hours later in a hail of police gunfire outside […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice is discussing the possibility of conducting COVID-19 testing in the Correctional Institute for Women in Mandaluyong. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra made the announcement after 18 inmates and one Bureau of Corrections employee tested positive for the virus. The 19 were close contacts of a first inmate who tested positive for COVID-19 and was admitted in the Sta. Ana hospital. According to Guevarra, they were “talking to certain parties, including the […]
by Michael Mathes, with Catherine Triomphe in Harrisburg and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump pledged a temporary ban on immigration to the United States because of the “invisible enemy” of coronavirus, as the disease sparked angry demonstrations on American streets to demand an end to crippling lockdowns. In just four months, the virus has turned the world upside down, confining half the planet indoors and killing nearly 170,000 […]
(Eagle News) – There are now more than 3,000 quarantine facilities that have been set up in the country, as the government further ramped up efforts to increase isolation centers for mild and suspect cases of COVID-19. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that at least 3.052 quarantine facilities with 211,474 beds have been established nationwide as of April 18. “This does not include the mega quarantine facilities or We Heal as One Centers such […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Tarlac on Tuesday, April 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 2:41 p.m., had its epicenter 2 kilometers northwest of Tarlac City. It had a depth of 13 kilometers. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity II – Palayan City, Nueva Ecija Intensity I – San Jose, Nueva Ecija No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, April 21, reported 140 additional COVID-19 cases in the country, with recoveries still keeping their lead over deaths. According to the DOH, with the additional 140, the total number of COVID-19 cases rises to 6599. The DOH also reported 41 new recoveries, bringing that total to 654, while nine additional deaths were recorded. With the new deaths, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the country reaches […]
(Eagle News) — EBC Correspondent in Canada Thomas Likness gives the latest situation in Canada amid a shooting rampage that killed 19 people and a COVID-19 pandemic that has killed at least 1,700 people and infected more than 36,000. Before the shooting victims were gunned down, their houses were reportedly sent on fire leading the police to think that there could be more victims. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences to the loved […]
(Eagle News) — A Filipino restaurant in New South Wales is helping those affected by COVID-19 restrictions by donating food for those in need. The owners of A-Team’s Kitchen, Arvin and Rose Acosta, said they are giving food to people, mostly international students who don’t have a means of livelihood. One of those they were able to help said that the donations — consisting of rice, fruits and vegetables are already good for two […]
by Stéphane ORJOLLET Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world. It is human activity enabled the virus to jump to people, and specialists are warning that if nothing changes many other pandemics of this nature will follow. The name given to […]
(Eagle News)– Eighteen more inmates and one Bureau of Corrections employee have tested positive in the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong. The BuCor said this was the result of the contact tracing done by authorities after a first inmate was admitted in a government hospital and tested positive for SARS CoV 2, which causes COVID-19. Corrections Superintendent Virginia Mangawit told the BuCor those who tested positive have mild symptoms, while some were asymptomatic. “They […]
by Lianchao LAN Agence France Presse XIAPU, China (AFP) — Fishermen like Zhu Chunfu have hauled their living from the seas off the Chinese province of Fujian for generations, but what happens when over-harvesting causes fish stocks to collapse? In the case of coastal Xiapu county, you turn to raising the fish yourself, a shift that has made it one of China’s most important aquaculture sites and spawned communities floating at sea. The water in […]
