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By Malou Francisco EBC Europe Bureau (Eagle News) – A Filipino family affected by travel restrictions amid the coronavirus crisis is finding hope and inspiration in the little things that inspire them to go on. Randy Recio’s wife Aileen is a member of the cabin crew of the Dubai-based Emirates airlines. As the airline suspended flights in many areas including in Germany where Randy is based, he is finding inspiration in their family […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Beginning Thursday, March 26, all travelers bound for Hawaii, whether by air or sea, whether visitor or returning resident, will undergo a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. Hawaii Governor David Ige made the announcement during a press conference at the State Capitol Building Rotunda in downtown Honolulu on Saturday, March 21. “This mandate is the first of its kind in the nation. We want this […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canadian researchers launched a study Monday into the use of a powerful anti-inflammatory drug to reduce the risks of pulmonary complications and death related to the new coronavirus. Several COVID-19 patients have had severe complications from a surge of activated immune cells in the lungs — known as a “cytokine storm.” In a cytokine storm, the immune system overreacts and damages lung tissue, leading to acute respiratory distress and multi-organ failure. […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipina who has been living in Spain for eight years and who was recently confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus was interviewed by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in Barcelona after she had been discharged from the hospital to recover at home. Arianne Canopio, 25, said she decided to come out to tell her experience to give hope to those with COVID-19. Her message, they can beat the virus and recover. In […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Angela Merkel is “doing well” in self-imposed quarantine and awaiting the results of her coronavirus test, her spokesman said Monday, as the veteran chancellor joined millions of Germans in working from home. Merkel decided to self-isolate as a precaution after learning on Sunday that a doctor who vaccinated her last Friday was infected with the novel coronavirus. “The chancellor is doing well,” her spokesman Steffen Seibert told reporters. Dialling in from […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway said Monday it wanted to start a United Nations donors’ fund to help poor countries fight the new coronavirus pandemic. “We are concerned about the way the virus will affect developing countries which have fragile healthcare systems,” Norway’s Development Aid Minister Dag-Inge Ulstein said in a statement. “International solidarity across borders is more important than ever. That’s why it is important for us to contribute financially to such a fund […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — A second senior military officer in Egypt has died of the new coronavirus, state television reported Monday, as the officially declared death toll stood at 14 from 327 cases recorded nationwide. Major General Shafee Dawood, head of major infrastructure projects at the military engineering authority, became the latest high-ranking figure in Egypt to die from COVID-19 in hospital. His death comes after Major General Khaled Shaltout, the army’s chief of water […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece on Monday put out a call for healthy volunteers to help combat the spread of the coronavirus, a government official said. There are 17 recorded deaths and 624 officially announced infections from the coronavirus in Greece, which has a population of 11 million. “The volunteer program is addressed to whoever can offer services, such as doctors, medical staff, psychologists, medical students, and retired health scientists,” acting government spokeswoman Aristotelia Peloni […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Two more doctors have died after contracting the coronavirus in France, officials said on Monday, a day after the country reported the first death of a doctor treating COVID-19 patients. One of the doctors, a 66-year-old gynaecologist in Mulhouse near the border with Switzerland and Germany, was infected by a patient during a consultation, according to his clinic. The other was a 60-year-old general practitioner at a hospital in Saint-Avold near […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai carrier Emirates reversed on Sunday its decision to suspend all passenger flights, shortly after it said it would halt operations from March 25 amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. The airline said it “received requests from governments and customers to support the repatriation of travellers” and will continue to operate passenger flights to 13 destinations, down from its usual 159. Emirates will continue to fly to the United Kingdom, […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Monday announced 127 new deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the official toll to 1,812 in one of the worst hit countries along with Italy, Spain and China. Health ministry spokesman Kianouche Jahanpour said 1,411 new cases had been recorded in Iran over the past 24 hours, bringing the total of those infected to 23,049. Jahanpour, who was speaking during his daily news conference devoted to the pandemic, said […]
TOKYO, Olympics (AFP) — The Olympic torch relay, due to begin Thursday from a symbolic site in Fukushima, will proceed as scheduled but organizers said they would re-assess in the coming days given the “worsening” coronavirus situation. “The torch relay will start on March 26 in Fukushima, the plan has not changed,” Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto told reporters, a day after the International Olympic Committee said it was considering postponing the Games due […]
