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(Eagle News) — One of the two Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates who tested positive for the novel coronavirus is “unstable,” a Health official said on Monday, Feb. 24. Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the patient, a 43-year-old male, had gone to the hospital as he had difficulty breathing. “…And when he was admitted he was already intubated, ibig sabihin naka-respirator na siya,” she said. She said the other Filipino, a 34-year-old male, […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) – Mominul Haque completed his first century as Bangladesh Test captain and Mushfiqur Rahim was one run off his ton as the hosts took a first-innings lead against Zimbabwe on Monday. Mominul hit 119 not out and Mushfiqur was unbeaten on 99 as Bangladesh reached 351 for three by lunch on the third day of the one-off Test in Dhaka. The hosts lead by 86 runs in response to Zimbabwe’s 265. Resuming […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese authorities on Monday slightly relaxed their month-long quarantine measures in Wuhan, allowing some people to leave the epicenter of the country’s virus epidemic under certain conditions. The city of 11 million has been under lockdown since January 23 after authorities shut down transport links into and out of the city in an effort to contain the new coronavirus outbreak. The decision comes as the official number of new cases has […]
(Eagle News) — An Army colonel is slated to be the next commander of the Presidential Security Group. The Palace on Monday, Feb. 24, said President Rodrigo Duterte chose Colonel Jesus Durante to lead the PSG in charge of the President’s security. Durante will replace Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra. A change of command ceremony will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 25.
by Sam Reeves KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, at 94 the world’s oldest leader, submitted his resignation to the king Monday after a bid by his allies to bring down the government and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim. The shock move followed 24 hours of political drama which saw an attempt by Anwar’s rivals within his own “Pact of Hope” coalition, which stormed to a historic election victory in 2018, and […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed on Monday their first novel coronavirus cases, health ministries in the two Gulf states announced, adding all had come from Iran. Kuwait reported three infections and Bahrain one. “Tests conducted on those coming from the Iranian city of Mashhad showed there were three confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19),” the Kuwaiti health ministry said in a statement posted on Twitter. It said the cases were […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s top legislative committee on Monday began deliberating a proposal to ban all trade and consumption of wild animals, a practice believed responsible for the country’s deadly coronavirus outbreak. The official Xinhua news agency said the proposal was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC). “It aims to completely ban the eating of wild animals and crackdown on illegal wildlife trade,” it said. The report added that […]
MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Giorgio Armani held its Milan Fashion Week show behind closed doors Sunday after Italy announced a spike in coronavirus cases and imposed lockdown measures in some areas. Italy has confirmed 152 cases of the virus, including three deaths linked to it, and has imposed travel and movement restrictions for tens of thousands of residents in several northern towns. Most of Italy’s cases are centered around Codogno, about 70 kilometers (43 miles) […]
by Sam Reeves KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian politics was in turmoil Monday after leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim denounced a “betrayal” by coalition partners he said were trying to bring down the government, two years after it stormed to victory. Anwar’s “Pact of Hope” alliance was thrown into crisis after his rivals within the coalition and opposition politicians met at the weekend reportedly to try to form a new government. Speculation is mounting that Anwar, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, Feb. 24, clarified there was still no Filipino infected with the novel coronavirus in South Korea. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire made the clarification in an interview with reporters in the Palace. Earlier in the day, Vergeire told GMA News Unang Balita that they received information about a Filipino in South Korea being infected with COVID-19 but that no other details were available. “Mayroon pong […]
(Eagle News)–The franchise of ABS-CBN will expire in May, not March, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday, Feb. 24. According to Guevarra, this was because based on records, Republic Act No. 7966, the law that granted the company the license to operate for 25 years, was published on April 19, 1995. He said the law, although enacted on March 30, 1995, provides itself that it would become effective 15 days after the date of […]
(Eagle News)–Ten more Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this brings the number of Filipinos infected on the cruise ship to 59. Of this number, two have recovered and five are expected to be discharged. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said the repatriation of Filipinos on board would take place on Tuesday. This was two days after the initial schedule […]
