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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Saturday reported one more death among 10 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the Islamic republic to five and infections to 28. “We have 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on state television. “One of the new cases has unfortunately passed away,” he added, noting that eight of them had been hospitalized in Qom and two in […]
(Eagle News)–The repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess has been rescheduled. In a statement on Saturday, Feb. 21, the Department of Health’s Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases said it had unanimously resolved to tentatively reschedule the repatriation to early next week. “This is to allow the Japanese health authorities to complete the laboratory testing of the 400-plus Filipino crew members aboard the ship and comply with the established Japanese quarantine protocols,” the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, Feb. 22, slammed what he said was “disinformation” that he was the sponsor of a multi-million-peso road concreting project in a barangay in Tarlac. In a statement, Lacson denied he had sponsored a local item in the P4.1-trillion budget for 2020 for the P25-million road concreting project in Barangay San Rafael. “First, I don’t realign appropriations for road projects, much less local roads since it smacks of a pork […]
(Eagle News)–The United Arab Emirates has confirmed that a Filipino was among the country’s two new novel coronavirus cases. In a statement, the UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said the Filipino was a 34-year-old. The other, it said, was a 39-year-old Bangladeshi. The health ministry said the two had recently come in contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case. “Their condition is stable,” the health ministry said. The number of people in the UAE […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, Feb. 22, said the repatriation of Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess may be delayed. In an interview over GMA News TV, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said this was based on a report from the Philippine embassy in Japan that only half of the crew members and some passengers had completed the tests for the novel coronavirus. There are 538 Filipinos on board the ship that […]
(Eagle News)–Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Reynaldo Cruz passed away on Friday, Feb. 21. He reportedly succumbed to pneumonia. He was 64 years old. Cruz, who was appointed to the court in 2016, was a senior member of the Sandiganbayan’s fourth division.
(Eagle News)–Road reblocking activities are scheduled in parts of Metro Manila until Monday, Feb. 24. The Department of Public Works and Highways said the reblocking in the following roads started at 11 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21: SOUTHBOUND: 1. A. Bonifacio Ave. 11th Ave. to Sgt. Rivera St. (3rd lane from sidewalk) 2. EDSA Guzent to Roosevelt Ave. (3rd lane from sidewalk) 3. EDSA approach B of P. Tuazon flyover to approach A. of Boni […]
(Eagle News) – Around 30 Filipinos who had earlier been repatriated from Wuhan City in China, the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are set to go back to their homes today, Saturday, Feb. 22, after completing the 14-day mandatory quarantine period at the New Clark City in Tarlac. The Department of Health said that they would conduct a “send-off ceremony” for the 30 repatriates as well as the 19 crew members at […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll in China from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 109, the National Health Commission said Saturday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 2,345. Another 397 new cases were reported nationwide, down from nearly 900 officially reported Friday, bringing the total number of cases to over 76,000. The drop in new cases of the novel coronavirus came as officials in Hubei province — whose capital city Wuhan […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — More cases of the new coronavirus outside China along with warnings by major companies that their earnings could be hurt caused most stock markets to pull back on Friday. “Coronavirus was back at the top of the agenda on Friday, with a rising number of new cases in China and South Korea putting the fear in investors,” remarked Spreadex analyst Connor Campbell. More than 2,200 people have died […]
by Ella IDE Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — An Italian man became the first European to die after being infected with the coronavirus Friday, just hours after 10 towns in the country were locked down following a flurry of new cases. The 78-year old from the Veneto region who had tested positive for the virus died in hospital, where he had been admitted 10 days earlier for an unrelated health issue, Italy’s health […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Friday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 10:27 p.m., had its epicenter 196 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
