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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte early Thursday, April 9, said the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis could last for two years. President Duterte, who was wearing a mask, made the remark in his public address, as he called on Filipinos not to rush things. “Kapag hindi naayos itong COVID-19, mapurnada talaga tayong lahat. Huwag ninyong madaliin. Sabihin ko sa inyo, think of COVID-19 sa ganitong sitwasyon: Tatakbo ito ng two years,” he said. He said the only […]
(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 are also expected over Rizal and Quezon within the next hours. Lightning and strong winds are also possible. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash floods and landslides,” PAGASA said. Keep monitoring for updates.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was as of Thursday, April 9: The flight schedules, MIAA said, may be subject to changes “at any given time.” Earlier, several airlines cancelled their international and domestic flights until April 30, following the extension of the enhanced community quarantine. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 3000 COVID-19 cases.
Praises ordinary Filipinos, WW II veterans, too (Eagle News)–The Office of the Civil Defense lauded the country’s modern-day heroes as the Philippines celebrates the Day of Valor on Thursday, April 9. In a statement, Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, OCD administrator, hailed in particular the country’s frontliners “who tirelessly perform their duties to keep every Filipino safe,” patients who “voluntarily divulge their COVID-19 status to aid in contact tracing,” and the ordinary Filipino for “staying at home.” […]
PICTURES BY MAURO PIMENTEL. Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — There are no good options these days in City of God. Venture out in this densely populated Rio de Janeiro favela, and residents risk exposing themselves to coronavirus. Stay in, and many have nothing to eat. The Brazilian slum rose to fame in 2002, when an acclaimed film of the same name chronicled the violence, crime and stark choices facing young people growing up […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes early Thursday, April 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:12 a.m., had its epicenter 21 kilometers southwest of Sabtang. It had a depth of focus of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Julie JAMMOT Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Long maligned as job-stealers and aspiring overlords, robots are being increasingly relied on as fast, efficient, contagion-proof champions in the war against the deadly coronavirus. One team of robots temporarily cared for patients in a makeshift hospital in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 outbreak began. Meals were served, temperatures taken and communications handled by machines, one of them named “Cloud Ginger” […]
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga (AFP) — Tropical Cyclone Harold surged back into a scale-topping Category Five storm Thursday as it sideswiped Tonga after leaving a trail of destruction across the South Pacific. The island kingdom declared a state of emergency late Wednesday as the storm bore down, warning of destructive winds and massive sea surges. Police said early Thursday that power had been cut in parts of the country and howling winds were gathering pace amid heavy […]
(Eagle News)–Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez on Thursday, April 9, said he was eyeing a $5.6-billion loan from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank to help boost the Philippine economy amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. According to Dominguez, “kung kulang pa, we will probably be going sa commercial market.” “We are confident we have the financial capability to bridge this problem that COVID-19 has brought us,” he said, assuring the public that “at […]
by Alexandria SAGE Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — At the Locri hospital in southern Italy, patients are often sent elsewhere for lack of doctors, the lifts are endlessly in disrepair and the CT scan works one day, but not the next. Infiltration by the mafia, severe doctor shortages and a regional health agency hundreds of millions of euros in debt are just a few of the challenges the hospital confronted in 2019 alone. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The novel coronavirus began spreading in New York City in February, before widespread testing began, and the strain so far identified in local samples came from Europe, a scientist said Wednesday. Adriana Heguy, a geneticist at NYU Grossman School of Medicine who led the research, told AFP that tracing back the virus’ chain of transmission will help policy makers make better informed social interventions in the future. “It’s very interesting […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — If and when the NBA resumes the 2019-20 season shut down in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Portland star Damian Lillard wants the Trail Blazers to have a chance to play their way into the post-season. NBA commissioner Adam Silver said this week that the league is considering multiple scenarios for finishing out a season that was halted on March 11 after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested […]
