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JUST IN: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Samar

(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Samar today, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:07 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers northeast of Basey. Depth of focus was 99 kilometers. The following intensities were felt: Intensity IV – Basey and Sta. Rita, Samar; Tacloban City Intensity III – Catbalogan City, Samar; Barugo, Palo, and Pastrana, Leyte; Lawaan, Eastern Samar; Intensity II – Abuyog, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, […]

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California governor eyes lockdown end but refuses to set date

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday set out conditions for lifting California’s coronavirus lockdown, but warned it would be at least two weeks before any timeline for reopening the state could be announced. Newsom said stay-at-home orders had “bent the curve” in the nation’s most populous state, but warned against moving too quickly and insisted decisions should be based on science not politics. Hospital cases would need to decline over […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as for Wednesday, April 15: All flight schedules may be subjected to changes. MIAA earlier said all flights are now concentrated in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Authority Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of airport workers to the coronavirus disease 2019.

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Cloudy skies, rains forecast for today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Quezon and Camarines provinces will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the Northeasterly Surface Windflow affects Northern  Central Luzon. Ilocos Region and the Cordillera Administrative Region, PAGASA […]

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Rich nations moving toward virus debt relief for poor countries

by Boris CAMBRELENG Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Rich nations appeared Tuesday to be moving towards a temporary debt relief deal to help poor countries weather the coronavirus pandemic. Finance ministers and central bankers from G7 countries said Tuesday they favor a temporary halt to debt payments from the world’s poorest countries, but only if G20 governments also agree. Noting that poor countries face the most hardship in trying to deal with the […]

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‘Not the time to reduce the resources’ of WHO: UN chief

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — It is “not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the World Health Organization or any other humanitarian organization in the fight against the virus,” United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday. “It is my belief that the World Health Organization must be supported, as it is absolutely critical to the world’s efforts to win the war against COVID-19,” he said, after US President Donald […]

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US hits record 2,228 deaths in past 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States recorded 2,228 deaths related to the coronavirus pandemic over the past 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (0030 GMT Wednesday). The number of fatalities was a sharp increase after two days in decline, and beat the previous high of 2,108 on April 10. The outbreak has now claimed the lives of at least 25,757 people in the US, […]

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On-off social distancing may be needed until 2022: Harvard study

by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A one-time lockdown won’t halt the novel coronavirus and repeated periods of social distancing may be required into 2022 to prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, Harvard scientists who modeled the pandemic’s trajectory said Tuesday. Their study comes as the US enters the peak of its COVID-19 caseload and states eye an eventual easing of tough lockdown measures. The Harvard team’s computer simulation, which was […]

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“Gulayan sa Bakuran”: Your own vegetable garden might just be the answer to your food needs

  (Eagle News) – Want to try planting your own vegetables and fruits at this time of quarantine? This might just be the best time as the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of having food available amid crisis in supplies and food transport. The Iglesia Ni Cristo’s project of “Gulayan sa Bakuran” became of benefit to those who had participated in the project nationwide. Those who tried planting their own vegetables and fruits – in […]

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Trump announces funding halt to World Health Organization

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a suspension of US funding to the World Health Organization because he said it had covered up the seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak in China before it spread around the world. Trump told a press conference he was instructing his administration to halt funding while “a review is conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of […]

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France reports 762 more coronavirus deaths

PARIS, France (AFP) — France on Tuesday reported 762 more COVID-19 deaths in hospitals and nursing homes, bringing its total toll from the epidemic to 15,729. The number of confirmed cases in France now exceeds 100,000, health official Jerome Salomon told reporters, adding however that the total number of patients in intensive care fell for the sixth day in a row, by 91 to 6,730 Despite the heavy new death toll, Salomon said that the […]

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New York City coronavirus deaths suspected to be more than 10,000

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The number of coronavirus-linked deaths in New York City soared past 10,000 on Tuesday after officials said almost 4,000 people who never tested positive were presumed to have died from COVID-19. The city’s health department announced that 3,778 people had probably succumbed to the illness — on top of the 6,589 confirmed fatalities. The new figures, released at 4:00 pm (2000 GMT), saw the total number of deaths in […]

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