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China approves trials for two more coronavirus vaccines

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has approved clinical trials for two more experimental vaccines to combat the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday, as the world’s scientists race to beat the pandemic. The vaccines use inactivated coronavirus pathogens, and the approvals pave the way for early-stage human trials, Wu Yuanbin, an official from China’s Ministry of Science and Technology told a regular press briefing. China’s state food and drug administration on Monday approved one vaccine developed […]

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DFA reports 44 new COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos; total now at 704

(Eagle News)- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, April 14, reported a 31.6% increase in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases involving Filipinos overseas. In a statement, the DFA said that 44 new cases, 22 new recoveries, and 4 additional deaths were recorded as of today, April 14, involving overseas Filipinos in 41 countries/regions. The total number of confirmed cases stands at 704, with 216 recoveries and 88 deaths across 41 countries and […]

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Bgy in Tondo to be under 24-hour “total shutdown” after residents seen in bingo, boxing matches

(Eagle News) – A barangay in Tondo, Manila will be placed under a 24-hour “total shutdown” starting Tuesday, April 14, after its residents were caught engaging in boxing, bingo, and other leisure activities, in violation of the enhanced community quarantine. In a statement, the Manila Public Information Office said that Manila Mayor Franciso “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Executive Order No. 19, ordering the shutdown of Barangay 20 in Tondo, Manila from 8:00 PM today, April […]

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UP research team says Luzon-wide ECQ effective in delaying doubling time of COVID-19 cases in PHL

Predicts COVID-19 cases could reach 9,000 to 44,000 by April 30   (Eagle News) – A team from the University of the Philippines looking into the effectivity of the Philippine government’s Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) said that the policy has been effective so far in delaying the doubling time of COVID-19 cases in the country. The UP COVID-19 Pandemic Response Team “looked into the best available data” to help the national and local government […]

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Thai hospitals protect babies born in a pandemic with face shields

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Fast asleep, swaddled in a towel and snug in a pink beanie, a baby born during a pandemic in a Thai hospital needs one last item to ensure its health — a face shield. Bangkok hospitals are using the shields on newborns in their maternity wards to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Thailand has detected 2,613 cases of the virus, with 41 deaths — a relatively low number despite being […]

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Tail-end of cold front to bring cloudy skies, rains to Bicol, Quezon

(Eagle News) — The tail-end of a cold front is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Bicol Region and the province of Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains and thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, Rizal, Laguna, and Batangas will have cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the Northeasterly Surface Windflow  affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Metro Manila, […]

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Locust invasion creates food crisis for 1 million Ethiopians: UN

ADIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Swarms of locusts in Ethiopia have damaged 200,000 hectares (half a million acres) of cropland and driven around a million people to require emergency food aid, the United Nations said Monday. The findings from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), which recently concluded a joint assessment with the Ethiopian government, come as the region is bracing for new swarms that could be even more destructive. Billions of desert locusts, […]

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Italy’s virus death toll tops 20,000

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus topped 20,000 on Monday but its number of critically ill patients dropped for the 10th successive day. The 566 new deaths reported by the civil protection service take Italy’s fatalities total to 20,465 — officially second in the world behind the United States. The drop in patients in intensive care from a peak of 4,068 on April 3 to 3,260 on Monday confirmed a […]

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UK prepares to extend virus lockdown, says peak has not passed

by Alice RITCHIE Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The British government warned Monday it would not be lifting a nationwide lockdown anytime soon as the country remains in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak that has claimed more than 11,000 lives. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is deputizing for Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he recovers from his own bout of COVID-19, said there were some “positive” signs of progress. But he […]

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France coronavirus deaths near 15,000

PARIS, France (AFP) — France reported 574 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said Monday, bringing the total to 14,967 since the coronavirus outbreak began. A total of 335 of the deaths occurred in hospitals, up from 315 the previous day, while 239 deaths were recorded in nursing homes. For the fifth day in a row, the number of patients in intensive care fell, with 24 fewer people, leaving […]

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Reduced market hours, limited entry/exit points imposed in Blumentritt market following overcrowding

(Eagle News) – The Manila city government has enforced market hours and limited entry points to the public markets in Blumentritt since April 15, after consumers recently crowded the area in violation of social distancing guidelines. “Mahigpit na inoobserba ang social distancing ng mga mamimili sa Blumentritt Market ngayong Miyerkules, ika-15 ng Abril matapos ipatupad ng Pamahalaang Lungsod ng Maynila ang mga bagong regulasyon sa pampublikong pamilihan (Social distancing is strictly observed by consumers at […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 5000 mark; 53 additional recoveries, 20 new deaths recorded

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 5000 mark, after the Department of Health reported 291 new cases on Tuesday, April 14. According to the DOH, of the 5223 COVID-19 cases overall, 295 recovered, counting the additional 53 recoveries. Twenty new deaths have been recorded, bringing that total to 335. Congress has approved P275 billion to fund the government’s COVID-19 response bid. The amount is expected […]

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