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Sotto cites items he expects in President Duterte’s first report on gov’t COVID-19 response to Congress

(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto expects President Rodrigo Duterte’s first report on the government coronavirus disease 2019 response to include three things. According to Sotto, these were the government’s actions on the distribution of financial aid to the 18 million families in the informal sector; mass testing, especially in urban areas; and prioritization of the safety and welfare of frontline health workers. Sotto issued the statement on the day the President was supposed to submit […]

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Demand explodes for New York food banks

by Catherine TRIOMPHE NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York food banks have become inundated with newcomers deprived of income since the near-total halt of business in the United States’ economic capital. Sacks of oranges, sweet potatoes and onions are spread over three tables at an open-air market in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in the north of Manhattan. Sterilized milk and cans of tuna and salmon cover three others. Hundreds of people came over […]

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North Korea says, it tested ‘super-large’ rocket launchers

by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Nuclear-armed North Korea successfully tested “super-large multiple rocket launchers”, state media said on Monday, but leader Kim Jong Un was not described as commanding the drill as analysts say Pyongyang seeks to normalize its launches. With the world focused on the coronavirus pandemic and North Korea insisting it has not had a single COVID-19 case, the isolated state has carried out four such firings this month. Unusually, […]

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Dr. Fauci says coronavirus could claim up to 200,000 US lives

  by Brian KNOWLTON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Senior US scientist Dr. Anthony Fauci issued a cautious prediction Sunday that the novel coronavirus could claim as many as 200,000 lives in the United States, as state and local officials described increasingly desperate shortages in hard-pressed hospitals. And with stress, uncertainty and exhaustion rising across the country, House speaker Nancy Pelosi squarely blamed President Donald Trump for unnecessary loss of life by […]

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Libya frees over 450 inmates due to virus fears

TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Libya’s justice ministry announced Sunday over 450 prisoners were being freed in a bid to protect against the spread of coronavirus in the wake of the war-torn country’s first declared infections. Judicial officials decided to “free 466 detainees from correctional facilities” in Tripoli, according to a statement by the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord’s justice ministry. The detainees were in pretrial detention or had qualified for conditional release, the statement added. […]

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UK warned to expect months of virus measures

by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Life in locked-down Britain may not return to normal for six months or longer as it battles the coronavirus outbreak, a top health official warned on Sunday, as the death toll reached passed 1,200. Deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries said it would take two or three weeks to assess the impact of the current rules for people to stay at home wherever possible to limit the […]

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US President Trump ditches hopes of quick virus bounce-back for US, extends restrictions for another month

  by Ben Sheppard and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday abandoned his timetable for life returning to normal in the United States, extending emergency coronavirus restrictions for another month, while Spain suffered its deadliest day. Trump, who had hoped to shortly re-open much of the US, said the death rate in the country was likely to increase for two weeks and announced “social distancing” guidelines […]

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Private hospitals in QC to refer potential COVID-19 patients to LGU

(Eagle News)–Private hospitals in Quezon City will now automatically refer potential and positive cases of coronavirus disease 2019 to the local government. The city government said this was agreed upon during a recent meeting between Mayor Joy Belmonte and 30 private hospitals in Quezon City,  following reports some people exhibiting mild symptoms were turned away and told to monitor themselves in their homes. This was in compliance with DOH Memorandum No. 2020-0108 issued on March […]

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US sees 518 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US recorded 518 new coronavirus-linked deaths in the span of 24 hours, according to data published Sunday by Johns Hopkins University. The record toll, higher than the previous day’s increase of 453, brings the country’s total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic to 2,409. The number of cases shot up 21,333 in one day, the data showed. That is about the same as Saturday’s increase of […]

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Nature takes back world’s empty city streets

by Laure FILLON / Julie Pacorel Agence France-Presse Paris, France (AFP) — As humans retreat into their homes as more and more countries go under coronavirus lockdown, wild animals are slipping cover to explore the empty streets of some of our biggest cities. Wild boar have descended from the hills around Barcelona while sika deer are nosing their way around the deserted metro stations of Nara, Japan. Indian social media has gone wild about footage of […]

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Palace: Increase in recorded COVID-19 cases in PHL due to conduct of more tests

(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has jumped to over 1000 because of the more tests being done by the government. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement as he defended the government’s decision to impose an enhanced community quarantine, following criticisms it was ineffective judging by the increase in the number of cases. According to Panelo, the “reason for a few reported cases of confirmed cases two weeks ago […]

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