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(Eagle News)–Senior officials of the Department of the Interior and Local Government have gone in self-quarantine after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. In a statement, Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said he and the other officials will “observe symptoms in accordance with DOH (Department of Health) protocols” after coming in close contact with Año. He gave the assurance Año “is fully in charge and that the operations of the entire […]
(Eagle News) – The Supreme Court of the Philippines will allow the online filing of complaints, information, and posting of bail in a bid to further limit the physical movement of court judges, users, and personnel amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. In Administrative Circular No. 33-2020 issued March 31 by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, the high court outlined the procedure and reglementary periods to be observed in filing criminal complaints via […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport has released its list of operational flights. MIAA said the following list was as of Wednesday, April 1: MIAA said flight scheduled may change at any given time. “In such cases, please contact your airline for confirmation,” MIAA said.
(Eagle News)–The vice mayor of Jalajala in Rizal passed away one week after he tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Jom delos Santos announced the death of his father Jolet delos Santos in a Facebook post. “Napakasakit po sa aming buong pamilya ang biglaang pagkawala ng ama ng ating bayan,” he said. The vice mayor had tested positive for COVID-19 on March 25. Jom, however, had reported his father was stable. The Philippines has […]
DOH amends protocol, algorithm on COVID-19 PUIs (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has changed its protocol and algorithm on the persons to be given tests for COVID-19 to include medical and health practitioners who are waging the war against the virus in the frontlines. Health Undersecretary Dr. Maria Rosario Vergeire said that health workers, including doctors and nurses, who exhibit even mild respiratory symptoms of the disease should be immediately tested […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — A parking lot in Las Vegas has been turned into a temporary emergency zone for homeless people after a man staying at a local charity tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the facility to close. City officials said they were forced at the weekend to transform the upper parking lot of the Cashman Center as a refuge after the closure of the Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada left 500 people […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and isolated rainshowers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as the easterlies affect the eastern section of the country. PAGASA said these were due to localized thunderstorms as well. The eastern section of Northern Luzon and the rest of the country will have light to […]
by Ish MAFUNDIKWA HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) — Buckets and jerrycans in hand or in wheelbarrows, dozens of Zimbabweans stand close to each other in a long queue, patiently waiting at a borehole in Harare’s middle-class Mabelreign suburb to collect water. While this is a daily sight, this week things are different. The water-short southern African country is starting to enforce a 21-day lockdown to try contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus. People are supposed […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A 10-part documentary series on retired NBA legend Michael Jordan and the 1990s Chicago Bulls dynasty has been finished early for an April release to US and worldwide audiences, presenters announced Tuesday. “The Last Dance” originally was expected to debut in early June alongside the start of the 2020 NBA Finals before the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has shut down sports leagues, but now will start April 19 on […]
by Leila MACOR FORT LAUDERDALE, United States (AFP) — US authorities were finalizing a plan on Tuesday to allow a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship, the Zaandam, to dock in Florida after its operator warned that more passengers may die if it is left out at sea. “Already four guests have passed away and I fear other lives are at risk,” Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line, said in a column published in the South Florida […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — China’s decision to lock down the city of Wuhan, ground zero for the global COVID-19 pandemic, may have prevented more than 700,000 new cases by delaying the spread of the virus, researchers said Tuesday. Drastic Chinese control measures in the first 50 days of the epidemic bought other cities across the country valuable time to prepare and install their own restrictions, according to the paper by researchers in China, the […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — The Netherlands extended restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Tuesday, saying schools, restaurants and bars will remain closed at least until April 28. The new coronavirus has now claimed 1,039 lives in the Netherlands with 845 new infections reported overnight, bringing the total to 12,959. “It will not surprise you that we indeed decided on an extension until Tuesday 28 April,” Prime Minister Mark Rutte said. “The progress […]
