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Use of e-prescriptions for senior citizens, other vulnerable persons allowed due to COVID-19 quarantine

(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has allowed the use of electronic drug prescriptions for senior citizens and other individuals vulnerable to COVID-19. In a circular, the FDA authorized licensed physicians to issue electronic prescriptions for patients who are senior citizens, persons with disability (PWD), and those with chronic illness or immune-compromised conditions who need to take medicines and prescription drugs. “A large percentage of recorded fatalities came from this group of […]

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World Bank allots $100-M fast-track loan to help PHL contain coronavirus spread

  (Eagle News) — The World Bank has allotted US$100-million fast-track loan to the Philippine government for the procurement of personal protective equipment for (PPE) for health care workers, and other equipment needed to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in the country. The $100 million aid to the Philippines to fight COVID-19 will help the Department of Health in the procurement also of testing and laboratory materials, quarantine areas, isolation rooms and other […]

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Turkey detains 64 over ‘provocative’ coronavirus posts

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey has detained 64 people over “provocative and baseless” social media posts about the new coronavirus pandemic, the interior ministry said. The ministry did not give details but there have been instances in other countries of misinformation shared online including in Indonesia and the United States. “We have found 242 suspects making baseless and provocative coronavirus posts on social media, and 64 have been detained,” the ministry said on Twitter late […]

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All courts physically closed starting March 23

(Eagle News) — All courts will be physically closed starting March 23, and can only be reached via phone or online. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta issued the order in administrative circular 32, due to the “unabated rise of COVID-19 infection, and with the entire country now under a state of calamity, with many cities either on “extreme enhanced community quarantine” or ‘lockdown..in line with the appeal of the government for the general public to stay […]

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NASA suspends work on Moon rocket due to virus

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA said it has suspended work on building and testing the rocket and capsule for its Artemis manned mission to the Moon due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the community. The space agency is shutting down its Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where the Space Launch System rocket is being built, and the nearby Stennis Space Center, administrator Jim Bridenstine said late Thursday. “The change at […]

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DOH confirms 13 new cases of COVID-19 bringing total number to 230; 1 additional death reported

(Eagle News) – Thirteen new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Philippines were recorded by the Department of Health (DOH) bringing the country’s total to 230. In a bulletin released at 4:00 p.m. today, Friday, March 20, the DOH announced the 13 new cases referring to them as patients no. 218 to 230. The additional coronavirus cases were as of 12 noon today. The DOH also reported the death of Patient No. […]

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South Korea planning to evacuate citizens from Italy

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea is planning to send two chartered flights to Italy to evacuate some 570 citizens from the country with the most deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, reports said. At one point South Korea was the country hardest-hit by the virus outside China, but Seoul appears to have brought the outbreak under control and has been comprehensively overtaken by Italy, where the death toll has reached 3,405 and authorities declared […]

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PAGASA announces end of Amihan; dry season officially starts

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Friday, March 20, announced the termination of the northeast monsoon or amihan. With the termination, PAGASA said the dry season officially starts in the country. “With this development, the day-to-day weather across the country will gradually become warmer though isolated thunderstorms are also likely to occur,” PAGASA said. PAGASA advised the public to “take precautionary measures to minimize heat  stress.” It also urged the public […]

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US coronavirus cases now over 10,000, more than 150 dead: tracker

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has 10,755 cases of people infected with the novel coronavirus while 154 people have died from the pathogen, a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University showed Thursday. This makes the US sixth on the overall list behind China, Italy, Iran, Spain and Germany, and ahead of France and South Korea. Globally, there have been 229,390 cases confirmed and 9,325 deaths, the tracker said. US health authorities have […]

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Malaysia to deploy army to enforce virus restrictions

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia will deploy the army to support the police in enforcing tough restrictions to halt the spread of the coronavirus because many people are flouting isolation rules, a minister said Friday. People have been told to stay at home and all schools and most businesses have closed, while Malaysians are barred from traveling overseas and foreigners from entering the country. But some are ignoring the measures introduced this week, with […]

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QC confirms 38 COVID-19 cases; Of the total, five have recovered so far, Belmonte says

(Eagle News) — The number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached 38, Major Joy Belmonte said. In a radio interview, Belmonte said three of the new cases were doctors: one from Barangay Damayang Lagi, another from Barangay Bahay Toro, and another from Barangay Phil-Am. She said the doctor from Barangay Phil-Am died before the results the patient was positive for the virus were released. She said another new case was […]

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Palace slams proliferation of false info on COVID-19

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, March 20, slammed the proliferation of fake news online as the government deals with a public health emergency. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted what he said was “a sudden surge of fake and alarming news of alleged crime incidents or planned crimes to be committed.” “They create panic, confusion and fear among our people. We denounce the proliferation of such false narratives,” he said. “We […]

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