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by Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The coronavirus pandemic is likely to have a “profound and pervasive impact” on global mental health as billions struggle to cope with isolated living and anxiety spikes, experts warned Thursday. In a paper published in Lancet Psychiatry, a panel of 24 specialists call for more funding for research into the impacts COVID-19 may have on society’s mental well-being. Two accompanying surveys of the British public […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York has developed its own antibody test that could help detect those immune to coronavirus as the state looks to gradually end its shutdown, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. He made the announcement as he ordered all residents of the state — the epicenter of America’s coronavirus outbreak — to cover their faces when in stores or using public transit. Cuomo said 2,000 people would be tested a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the United States is past the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and that he will announce guidelines for reopening the economy on Thursday. “It is clear that our aggressive strategy is working,” he told a news conference. “The battle continues but the data suggests that nationwide we have passed the peak on new cases.” Trump added that “these encouraging developments have put us in a […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Wednesday said new deaths from the novel coronavirus remained in double figures for the second day in a row, as the country gradually reopens its sanctions-hit economy. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 94 deaths from the COVID-19 disease were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 4,777. Another 1,512 people tested positive for the illness. That took the total number of infections to 76,389, […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain recorded 523 deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, a decline from the previous day, but the number of new daily confirmed cases was the highest in six days. The new deaths reported by the health ministry take the total number of fatalities to 18,579 — officially third in the world behind the United States and Italy. Spain recorded 567 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday. The number of new confirmed infections […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean voters turned out in force Wednesday to back President Moon Jae-in’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic, putting on compulsory face masks and gloves to give his Democratic party a parliamentary majority according to exit polls. South Korea was among the first countries with a major virus outbreak to hold a national election since the global pandemic began, and a raft of safety […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Bulacan and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Rizal as well within the next one to two hours. These conditions, PAGASA said, are being experienced in Calamba, Los Baños, Bay, Calauan, Victoria in Laguna; Cabiao, San Antonio, San Isidro, Gapan and Nueva Ecija; and in General Nakar and Infanta in […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health announced more patients recovering from COVID-19 on Wednesday, April 15, than virus-related deaths as coronavirus cases rose further to 5,453. The number of COVID-19 cases added in the past 24 hours were 230 which was lower than Tuesday’s 291 additional new cases. Patients who recovered also increased at 58, bringing the total patient recoveries to 353. The COVID-19 related fatalities added as of 4 p.m. Wednesday, April […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Europe’s economic powerhouse Germany plunged into recession in March, with the slump sparked by the coronavirus pandemic likely to last until the middle of the year, the economy ministry said Wednesday. “Falling global demand, interruption of supply chains, changes in consumers’ behavior and uncertainty among investors” had all made themselves felt in the export giant, the ministry said. The economic blow from the virus fell just as Germany was beginning to […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rainshowers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its 4 p.m. advisory that the partly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers in Metro Manila and the rest of the country are due to localized thunderstorms. PAGASA said the ridge of a high pressure area is affecting Northern Luzon. Northern Luzon will have moderate winds and moderate coastal waters, PAGASA said. The rest of […]
by Laurent BANGUET Agence France-Presse Los Angeles, United States (AFP) — Swift and strict containment measures in California appear to have succeeded in reducing hospital overcrowding and mass deaths from coronavirus, according to health experts in the country’s most populous state. California, one of the first states struck by the deadly disease, has been under lockdown for nearly four weeks. During that time its confirmed case and death tolls have been rapidly overtaken by various eastern […]
(Eagle News) – Filipino households consuming less than 50 kilowatts per hour of electricity do not need to pay their electricity bills for the “March to April billing period,” the Philippine government announced on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that except for a one-month grace period, these “lifeline consumers” don’t need to pay this month’s electricity bill. This is effective nationwide. “Sa mga kababayan nating kumukunsumo ng mas mababa sa 50 […]
