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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — UFC star Conor McGregor has spent one million euros on protective equipment for hospital staff treating patients with the coronavirus in Ireland. McGregor sent a message to the Republic of Ireland’s Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe and revealed the contents on his Twitter page. Donohoe had written to McGregor asking him to tell his 7.9 million Twitter followers to practice social distancing. “Today I am purchasing myself, one million euro […]
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Senators were poised Wednesday to pass the largest rescue package in modern US history for businesses and ordinary Americans devastated by the coronavirus amid fears that New York could be the next epicenter of the pandemic. The United States now has over 62,000 confirmed cases, the third-highest number globally behind China and Italy. About half are in New York state. “We still have the trajectory going up,” […]
by Dmitry ZAKS ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s coronavirus infections rate slowed for a fourth successive day Wednesday as fresh evidence emerged that long and painful lockdowns against pandemics will work. The latest data from the epicenter of the once-in-a-century outbreak comes with more and more nations weighing whether to shutter their own stores and factories — and for how long. Analysts at one of the big US investment banks said evidence from Italy this […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Go on Wednesday, March 25, announced he was going on self-quarantine after a congressman he was in a meeting with announced he tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. “Wala naman po akong nararamdamang sintomas ng sakit. But since protocol requires that those who were directly exposed to persons positive for COVID-19 need to undergo self-quarantine, I am left with no choice but to comply,” he said. ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Eric Yap, […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NBA star center Karl-Anthony Towns revealed in an Instagram video Wednesday that his mother has been hospitalized for a week and is in a coma with what he thinks is coronavirus. The 24-year-old Dominican-American, the top pick of the 2015 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, said his mother had to be placed in a medically induced coma and has been put on a ventilator. “It’s important that everyone understands the […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain has signed a multi-million-euro contract with China to acquire medical supplies to fight the coronavirus epidemic, Health Minister Salvador Illa said Wednesday. Worth some 432 million euros ($467 million), the deal will cover 550 million masks, 5.5 million rapid test kits, 950 respirators and 11 million pairs of gloves to address shortages in Spain. The announcement came as Spain saw the number of deaths surge to 3,434 after more than […]
(Eagle News) — A young Filipino policeman decided to compose a song to inspire Filipinos forced to stay at home amid the COVID-19 quarantine. The 32-year old cop, Christian Pagaduan Villamor, presently assigned at the Lupao Police Station in Nueva Ecija performed his song himself while strumming his guitar, dedicating it to all Filipinos fighting the war against the coronavirus. Villamor’s hobby is composing songs, especially when there are calamities, saying he wants to inspire […]
(Eagle News)–One of the authors of the House bill giving President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency has tested positive for the virus. Rep. Eric Go Yap, chair of the House committee on appropriations, himself made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, March 25. “It is with a heavy heart that I share (with) all of you that I tested positive for coronavirus,” he said. He said he […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France’s stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus outbreak has produced a 20 to 30 percent decline in overall air pollution levels in Paris, according to a report from the region’s air quality monitoring agency. The lockdown has taken countless cars and delivery trucks off the roads since coming into effect on March 17, and massively reduced the number of flights at the two airports serving the capital. The Airparif report said […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain’s coronavirus death toll overtook that of China on Wednesday, rising to 3,434 after 738 people died over the past 24 hours, the government said. Across the world, only Italy now has a higher death toll than that of Spain. In China, where the virus emerged late last year, 3,281 people have died. The spiralling number of deaths came as Spain entered the 11th day of an unprecedented lockdown to try […]
(Eagle News) – Makati Medical Center issued a statement on Wednesday, March 25, denouncing the “breach of protocols” by Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III Tuesday night, March 24, when he brought his pregnant wife to the hospital for delivery via caesarian section. MMC medical director Dr. Saturnino Javier said that Pimental, who turned out to be COVID-19 positive, breached “strict infection and containment protocols” at the hospital, particularly at its delivery room complex last […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as a result. PAGASA said these conditions are also due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are expected. Light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal waters are expected […]
