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NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AFP) — Mauritania has confirmed its first case of novel coronavirus, the country’s health minister said on Friday, adding to the growing number of cases in West Africa. In a televised statement, Health Minister Mohamed Nedhirou Ould Hamed said the case involved a foreigner who tested positive on Friday. “He was immediately isolated and the state has all the means at its disposal to take care of those suffering from the virus,” the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, March 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:20 a.m., had its epicenter 7 kilometers southeast of Kiblawan. It had a depth of focus of 8 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity Intensity II – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I – Kidapawan City; Tupi, South Cotabato No damage […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region and Aurora will have cloudy skies with light rains. Ilocos Region, and the rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila, and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 111 confirmed coronavirus disease cases (COVID-19) cases in the country, with eight deaths recorded so far, according to the Department of Health which announced 13 new cases in addition to the 34 cases it had reported earlier in the day. The additional cases were announced just before a lockdown took place in Metro Manila at 12 a.m. Sunday, March 15, restricting travel to and from the Philippine capital […]
(Eagle News)–Motorcycle taxis will not be allowed on Metro Manila roads temporarily beginning Sunday, March 15. The Department of Transportation said this after announcing the suspension of the pilot implementation of motorcycle taxis such as Angkas, Joyride and Move It when the community quarantine on Metro Manila begins. The DOTr also announced the ban on multiple bookings for a single trip in ride-hailing services for the duration of the quarantine until April 14. The Palace […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 14, reiterated that “non-essential entry into and exit from” Metro Manila are “restricted and prevented respectively” during the community quarantine starting March 15. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said “entry into or exit from the National Capital Region by workers, including legitimate media practitioners, are permitted only if their travel is essential, and not simply for leisure or otherwise, such as that the purpose thereof is […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Saturday, March 14, said the imposition of a curfew in Metro Manila would depend on the issuance of ordinances to the effect in each local government unit. “The legal basis for the curfew are the ordinances and the mayors agreed to issue these on Monday. So Monday ito,” Interior Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said. Earlier, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said Metro Manila mayors have agreed […]
Philippine Heart Center limits hospital ops after several health personnel exposure to COVID-19 patient (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, March 14, reported 34 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 98. In a statement, the DOH also advised all travellers coming from the National Capital Region who are without symptoms to undergo strict home quarantine for 14 days. “Travellers from NCR who are out of the […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia said Saturday it would suspend international flights for two weeks in response to the coronavirus outbreak. “The kingdom’s government decided to suspend international flights for two weeks (starting from Sunday March 15th) as part of its efforts to prevent the spread of #CoronaVirus,” the foreign ministry tweeted. The halt applies to all but “exceptional cases,” the official Saudi Press Agency said, quoting an official source in the interior […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The entire Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds, PAGASA said, will prevail over the entire Visayas, Palawan, and Occidental Mindoro with slight to moderate seas.
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS / Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse For reasons unknown, children rarely have severe symptoms when infected by COVID-19 and may even be a bit less likely to get the disease in the first place, experts told AFP. But that doesn’t mean infants, toddlers and teens are not carriers for the new coronavirus, which jumped from animals to humans in central China at the end of last year. As of Friday, there […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced three coronavirus deaths on Saturday, March 14, bringing the total COVID-19 fatalities in the country to eight. One of the three was a 54-year old patient from Lanao del Sur, the first coronavirus case in Mindanao, and referred to as Philippine patient no. 40. He was initially treated in Iligan, and later transferred to Northern Mindanao Medical Center. His symptoms began appearing on March 4. He died […]
