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by Kelly MACNAMARA PARIS, France (AFP) — From a mother unable to smell her baby’s nappy to a lawmaker who suddenly could not taste the food, some coronavirus patients have described a loss of olfactory senses — and experts say this might be a new way to detect the virus. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialists in Britain, the United States and France have noted a growing number of patients in recent weeks with anosmia […]
by Alice RITCHIE LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s leaders on Tuesday urged people to respect an unprecedented countrywide lockdown, saying that following advice to stay at home would stop people dying of coronavirus. “Unless you stay at home, then the people you love most may die,” senior minister Michael Gove said in a round of broadcast interviews. Prime Minister Boris Johnson late on Monday bowed to pressure to follow other European countries in shutting […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Another 514 people have died in Spain over the past 24 hours, raising the death toll to 2,696, as the number of infections surged towards 40,000, the government said Tuesday. As the health authorities step up the number of tests, the number of people who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 rose by nearly 20 percent to 39,673, the health ministry said. At the same time, the death toll showed an increase […]
by Sophie Bouillon and AFP bureaux in Africa LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Equipment shortages, scarce beds, and poorly-paid doctors and nurses: Africa is finding that it has few means to protect itself as a feared coronavirus tsunami looms. Earth’s poorest continent has so far confirmed around 1,800 cases and 57 deaths — a tally that is low compared with Europe, the Middle East, and Asia but is now ratcheting up quickly as testing remains patchy. […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Tuesday announced 122 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to 1,934 in one of the world’s worst-hit countries. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said a record 1,762 new cases have been confirmed in Iran over the past 24 hours and 24,811 people are now known to have been infected. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. PAGASA said the conditions are also due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The country, PAGASA said, will have light to moderate winds and slight to moderate coastal […]
(Eagle News) — Biñan, Laguna on Tuesday, March 24, confirmed its second coronavirus disease 2019 case. In a Facebook post, Biñan’s public information office said the second case was a 42-year-old female resident of Barangay Canlalay. She had no known history of travel, and began experiencing symptoms on March 8. She was confirmed to have the virus on March 24. Biñan said the patient was currently admitted. The Philippines has over 500 confirmed COVID-19 cases […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 552 total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country as more positive test results come in, the latest of which were 90 additional cases today, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Health said. The DOH also announced two additional deaths, all Filipino males in their 70s with no travel nor exposure history. This brings to 35, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country. They were […]
(Eagle News) — Moderate to heavy rainshowers are expected in parts of Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bukidnon; Misamis Oriental, particularly in Balingasag, Jasaan, Villanueva, Tagoloan, Cagayan de Oro, Opol, Manticao, Lugait; Lanao del Norte, specifically in Iligan and Tagoloan I, and Agusan del Sur, in Esperanza, Talacogon, La Paz, Loreto and Veruela will also have lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms. The same conditions are being experienced […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango died on Tuesday after contracting the new coronavirus, his representatives have confirmed. The 86-year-old Cameroonian, best known for the 1972 hit “Soul Makossa”, is one of the first worldwide stars to die as a result of COVID-19. “He died early this morning in a hospital in the Paris region,” his music publisher Thierry Durepaire said. A message on his official Facebook page confirmed that his death […]
Six patients recover (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has confirmed 62 cases of the coronavirus disease 2019. In a post on its official Facebook account, the local government said the breakdown of the 62 is as follows: Of the 62, the local government said six have recovered while six have died. So far, there were 34 patients under investigation and 193 patients under monitoring in the city. The Philippines has confirmed 501 COVID-19 […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets and crude prices surged while the dollar sank Tuesday after the Federal Reserve unveiled an unprecedented bond-buying program to support the US economy. While most of the planet goes into lockdown, traders gave a massive thumbs up to the US central bank’s pledge to essentially print cash in a move not seen since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago. The Fed, which has already slashed […]
