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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths was 4,076 — more than twice the 2,010 recorded late Saturday. More than 40 percent of recorded deaths nationally were in New York state, the Johns Hopkins data showed. On Tuesday the United States exceeded the […]
(Eagle News)–San Juan Mayor Francis Zamora has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. Zamora posted the result in a Facebook post on Wednesday, April 1. Zamora said, however, that he will have to finish his 14-day quarantine, as advised by the Department of Health and following protocol. So far, he said he was on his fourth day and continued to feel “perfectly OK.” Zamora had gone on self-quarantine after one of his staff members […]
(Eagle News)–A lawmaker in the House of Representatives said government should extend the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon for a month. Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice said science and common sense based on the experiences of other countries should prompt the government to do this, noting that the gains of the ongoing 30-day ECQ would be useless if no extension is made. He said the number of cases also increases day by day. “I have been […]
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — COVID-19 is undeniably changing the way we interact. Not just with other people but even with those dear to us. Watch how a daughter and her eighty year-old mother from New Jersey, are handling the complications of social distancing with a “high-risk” person in the house.
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mostly up Wednesday after suffering a diabolical first quarter, while traders weigh trillions of dollars in global stimulus with the prospect of lengthy lockdowns as the coronavirus continues its deadly sweep across the planet. With the number of infected and dead still surging in Europe and the United States, hopes are fading that strict containment measures keeping billions of people at home will be lifted any time […]
(Eagle News)–The Northern Luzon Expressway Corp. has released its list of toll plazas on NLEx and the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway amid the enhanced community quarantine. NLEx Corp. said the list was as of Wednesday, April 1: “We will update the status if there will ne changes within the day,” NLEx Corp. said. The enhanced community quarantine is expected to last until April.
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — EBC Las Vegas Bureau Correspondent, Lanie Valdecantos, reports on the status of Nevada state residents. Plus Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak declares a state of emergency, in regards to the state’s financial situation.
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has urged local government units to fast-track the distribution of social amelioration cards that will serve as the basis for the distribution of the monthly assistance for low-income families. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año also urged LGUs to complete the list of beneficiaries of the emergency subsidy program consisting of cash and non-cash monthly assistance amounting to P5,000 to 8,000 for two months. “We must […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan underlined Tuesday the need for ceasefires in Syria and Libya during the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. The two spoke by phone on efforts to “defeat the virus and bolster the global economy,” the White House said in a statement. And they “agreed it is more important now than ever for countries in conflict, particularly Syria and Libya, […]
by Ella IDE ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italian doctors and unions have warned that a government policy to send patients discharged from a hospital but still positive for coronavirus to care homes is like priming “biological bombs”. With over 28,000 people in hospital including more than 4,000 in intensive care, beds need to be freed up as soon as possible, and those unable to convalesce in isolation at home are being moved to care homes […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Northern Samar on Wednesday, April 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:57 a.m., had its epicenter 44 kilometers northeast of Laoang. It had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — Maryland State police superintendent , Col. Woodrow Jones, III, releases new and specific instructions to state residents. EBC Maryland Bureau Correspondent, Ken Cruz, further explains the new specific stay-at-home orders. Specifics include: State Troopers will not make traffic stops to check where residents are going Suggested to have travel documentation if you’re an “essential employee” Enforce action if a business or gathering has more than 10 people. The new instructions […]
