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by Laurent THOMET BEIJING, China (AFP) — Three more Asian countries confirmed coronavirus infections on Tuesday among citizens who had not traveled to China, as Hong Kong reported its first death from the disease and millions more people in Chinese cities were ordered to stay indoors. The toll in mainland China soared to 425 after 64 more people died, the biggest single-day tally since the first fatalities emerged last month. More than 20 countries have […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:28 p.m., had its epicenter 375 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. Depth of focus was two kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
Data based on John Hopkins University live dashboard on nCoV-2019 global cases as of Feb. 4, 2020 Screenshot of live virus dashboard of the John Hopkins University analyzing and collating data on novel coronavirus cases worldwide. (Screenshot as of Feb. 4 data at 8:15 p.m./Courtesy John Hopkins University) (Eagle News) – There are increasingly more persons who are recovering from the 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCOv than those who died from the virus that has […]
(Eagle News) — The East Avenue Medical Center has denied it was on lockdown due to a suspected novel coronavirus patient. “Please be advised that there is no truth to the rumor..,” the hospital’s media relations committee said in a statement issued after text and social media messages to that effect circulated. According to the committee, EAMC is “continuously providing healthcare services to the public..” The Philippines has confirmed two novel coronavirus cases, including one […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Education on Tuesday, Feb. 4, said that the Palarong Pambansa is not among the events that will be postponed following the confirmation of two novel coronavirus cases in the country. In a Facebook post, the DepEd said Education Secretary Leonor Briones will instead issue a memorandum giving details on which events will be postponed in February. “A complete copy of the memorandum will be released and posted at the […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Singapore on Tuesday announced the first local transmissions of the deadly coronavirus from China as a major aviation conference was scrapped due to the escalating health scare. The Ministry of Health said it had found six additional cases, four of them involving human-to-human transmission in Singapore, bringing the total infections to 24 in the city-state. “Though four of these cases constitute a local transmission cluster, there is as yet no evidence […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the alleged deliberate dissemination of fake news related to the novel coronavirus. In his department order number 52, Guevarra ordered NBI director Dante Gierran to file the appropriate charges against people found responsible for this, if the evidence warrants. Guevarra also ordered the NBI to “coordinate with the Department of Health and provide such technical assistance as may be needed” by […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean woman who recently visited Thailand was confirmed Tuesday as having the deadly new virus sweeping China, Seoul’s health authorities said. The virus first appeared in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, and has infected more than 20,000 people, killing 425 and spreading to more than two dozen countries. The latest confirmed case brought South Korea’s total number of patients to 16. She is a 42-year-old Korean woman […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go on Tuesday, Feb. 4, said the government has been on top of the novel coronavirus situation since Day 1. In his opening statement during the Senate committee on health’s hearing on the virus, Go noted that “even a key official from the World Health organization has commended the efforts” of the government in responding to the health concerns. Earlier, Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO representative to the Philippines, said the […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — As doctors scramble to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus, a potent brew of anti-retroviral and flu drugs has emerged as a possible defence against the mysterious sickness that has killed hundreds. But the science is inconclusive on whether they are actually effective and experts say successful treatment could take years. Here is what we know — and don’t know — about the drugs deployed against the SARS-like virus. – Why anti-retrovirals? […]
(Eagle News) — Operations of the Pasig River Ferry will be suspended starting noon on Wednesday, Feb. 5. In a short advisory, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said this was to give way to the dry run of the Pasig River Cruise project of the Department of Tourism and the MMDA. The MMDA did not say when the operations would resume. “Thank you very much for your understanding,” the MMDA said.
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will continue to prevail in the country today, Feb. 4. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. PAGASA said this was due to the northeast monsoon affecting the Philippines. The entire archipelago, on the other hand, will have moderate to strong winds. It will also have moderate […]
