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(Eagle News)–The National Capital Region Police Office is now on full alert status. Also on full alert status are Police Regional Offices III, IV-A, IV-B and V. The raising of the alert status came after President Rodrigo Duterte announced a Code Red Sub-Level 2 over the Philippines amid the novel coronavirus threat. He also temporarily banned domestic air, domestic sea travel and land travel to and from Metro Manila. The Philippines has so far 52 […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Zambales on Friday, March 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6 a.m., had its epicenter 123 kilometers southwest of San Antonio. It had a depth of focus of 27 kilometers. No damage to property was expected, but aftershocks were.
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has lifted the number-coding scheme for today, March 13. The MMDA in a Tweet said the suspension applies to all types of vehicles, public and private. The suspension came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said land, domestic air and domestic sea travel to and from Metro Manila were temporarily banned as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. The Philippines has so far confirmed 52 cases, with 5 deaths.
(Eagle News)–Three more novel coronavirus patients have died, the Department of Health announced, bringing the total to five. According to the DOH, the three all had prior health complications. Patients 5 and 6 were a husband and wife who were confined at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM). Patient 5, who frequented a Muslim prayer hall in Greenhills, was 62. He had diabetes, hypertension, and an acute kidney injury aside from COVID-19. He began […]
by Pascale TROUILLAUD SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — At first glance, it looks like any other shantytown in Brazil: a precarious jumble of tin-roof shacks and shoddy streets. But look closer, and the community garden, rainwater harvesting system and environmental education program are visible too: this “favela” is remarkably green. On the outskirts of Sao Paulo, a concrete jungle of 12 million people, the impoverished community of Vila Nova Esperanca (Village of New Hope) is […]
LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Portugal will close all schools from Monday until at just before Easter to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, Prime Minister Antonio Costa announced. The move will affect more than 1.6 million children and teenagers and remain in force until April 9. Costa also announced a slew of “temporary” measures, including the closure of nightclubs and limiting visitors to retirement homes. Portugal has so far registered 78 cases of COVID-19 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love has committed $100,000 to help workers at the team’s arena and support staff impacted by the suspension of the NBA season. The league, already considering contingencies for the coronavirus pandemic including playing in empty arenas, suspended play on Wednesday night after Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19. The NHL and Major League Soccer followed suit on Thursday when Major League Baseball […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A civil liberties watchdog sued the US government Thursday seeking the disclosure of records on the use of facial recognition technology being deployed at American airports. The American Civil Liberties Union said it was seeking to force the Department of Homeland Security to release records on its contracts and policies for the technology which has been expanded in recent months. ACLU staff attorney Ashley Gorski said the lawsuit aims to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, ESPN reported Thursday, hours after the network identified team-mate Rudy Gobert as the first NBA player to test positive for the virus. The report said Mitchell, who averaged 24.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists a game, tested positive in the wake of Gobert’s positive case just before Wednesday’s schedule tip-off in Oklahoma City. The ESPN report said […]
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — When amputee Shreya Siddanagowder was offered new hands, the Indian student didn’t hesitate — even though they were big, dark and hairy, and once belonged to a man. Now though, not only have her new hands become more slender, they have also changed color to match her skin tone, mystifying the doctors who carried out the rare 13-hour transplant. “The donor was a tall man with big […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Thirteen people were injured when two passenger trains collided Thursday in the Egyptian capital, the health ministry said, triggering a brief suspension in nationwide rail services. It said the casualties of the crash involving passengers from Upper Egypt were ferried to Cairo hospitals. The signals tower was not functioning because of bad weather conditions, the rail services said, leading to one train crashing into the other which was stationary. Rail authorities […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Belgium will close schools, cancel all cultural events and shutter bars and restaurants to stave off the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, the government said on Thursday. Announced by Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes after a meeting of the national security council, the measures will come into force at midnight on Saturday (2300 GMT on Friday). “This is not a lockdown,” Wilmes said. “We want to avoid situations like Italy. These measures […]
