Tag: coronavirus

PHL gov’t’s plan on “gradual” easing of restriction “in phases” incorporated WHO guidelines – Galvez

Says country cannot afford a long ECQ   (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is implementing “gradual” easing of restrictions in a “phased manner” which takes in consideration the precautionary measures given by the World Health Organization. This was according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the country’s national action plan against COVID-19. He said that the WHO recommendations on easing of quarantine restrictions have been incorporated in the Philippine government’s plan on […]

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New virus cases threaten world’s moves back to work

  by Michael Mainville with AFP bureaux Agence France Presse World powers including Russia and India pushed on with easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, despite upsurges in infections in parts of the world and warnings of a second wave epidemic. Chinese authorities, meanwhile, moved to test the entire 11-million strong population of the city of Wuhan, cradle of the global pandemic, after new cases were reported there. In Russia, the government began to gradually ease […]

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Europe, New York start emerging from lockdown as fresh cases hit Asia

  by Peter Hutchison with Joseph Schmid in Paris and AFP bureaus Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Swathes of Europe as well as New York began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, but a resurgence of infections in China and South Korea offered a sobering reminder of the dangers of a second wave of cases. The mixed fortunes illustrate the high-wire act governments face across the globe […]

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Metro Manila, Davao marked as critical areas in PHL for COVID-19; QC, Manila top areas in NCR with cases

  Pres. Duterte to announce decision today on what areas to remain under ECQ, GCQ (Eagle News) — Quezon City and Manila remain to be in the red zone or critical areas with high COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila, while Davao is also listed among the critical areas outside Metro Manila, according to Malacanang. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque identified Quezon City and Manila as the highly critical areas with the most number of COVID-19 cases […]

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Updated: PHL certified COVID-19 labs now 26, with 17 of them in Metro Manila

(Eagle News) — There are now 26 government certified laboratories and facilities that can do COVID-19 tests, increasing the country’s capacity for further virus test processing. The latest to be added was the state-of-the-art Asian Development Bank (ADB)-funded Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology Laboratory of the Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital (JBLMGH) in San Fernando, Pampanga which was inaugurated on Saturday, May 9, 2020. JBLMGH was the recipient of the US2.5 million dollar-grant from the […]

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A taste of normality as restaurants, churches reopen in Germany

  by Ulas CÜRE with Marion PAYET in Berlin Agence France Presse SCHWERIN, Germany (AFP) — The waiters are wearing masks and there’s no singing in Church, but some Germans got a taste of normal life at the weekend as restaurants and places of worship reopened after weeks of coronavirus restrictions. In the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, residents took advantage of the sunny weather to flock to their favourite eateries and cafes for the […]

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Rise in German virus infections spurs concern

  by Yacine LE FORESTIER Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s coronavirus spread appears to be picking up speed again, official data showed Sunday, just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel said the country could gradually return to normal. The Robert Koch Institute for public health said Germany’s closely watched reproduction rate (R0) had climbed to 1.1, meaning 10 people with COVID-19 infect on average 11 others. The RKI has warned that for the […]

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Fauci among three members of US virus task force to quarantine: media

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Top infectious diseases expert Anthony Fauci is among three members of the White House’s coronavirus task force who will self-isolate after potential exposure to the pathogen, US media reported Saturday. On Friday, reports that Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary had tested positive heightened fears about senior administration officials catching the virus. Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Stephen Hahn, the commissioner […]

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COVID-19 cases worldwide surpass 4 million; WHO calls for global solidarity to fight disease

  (Eagle News) – Coronavirus cases worldwide have surpassed 4 million, and the virus pandemic killing more than 279,000 people, as scientists in various parts of the world race to find a vaccine against COVID-19. It’s a scale that the world has not seen before, and the World Health Organization is stressing that until a vaccine is developed, the world needs to stand together to beat this pandemic. As of the latest tally from Johns […]

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DOH sees another indicator of flattening curve: decrease in COVID positivity rate from 17% to 10% in past month

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health announced another indicator for the flattening of the curve in the country — the decreasing percentage of positive cases as against the total numbers tested daily. Health Undersecretary Dra. Maria Rosario Vergeire noted that in April there was a 17 percent positivity rate for COVID-19. In May, that number dropped to just 10 percent. In a press briefing on Friday, May 8, the DOH spokesperson said that […]

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Anti-viral drug trio found to shorten COVID-19 illness in mild cases: study

by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse Researchers in Hong Kong have found that patients suffering milder illness caused by the new coronavirus recover more quickly if they are treated with a three-drug antiviral cocktail soon after symptoms appear. Authors of the study, published in the Lancet on Friday, described the findings as “early but important”. They called for larger-scale research on critically-ill patients to ascertain if the drug combo could be a viable treatment for […]

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US suffers biggest job losses in history amid coronavirus pandemic

by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — With shops and factories closed nationwide due to the coronavirus pandemic, nearly all of the jobs created in the US economy in the last decade were wiped out in a single month. An unprecedented 20.5 million jobs were destroyed in April in the world’s largest economy, the biggest amount ever recorded, the Labor Department said in a report released Friday, the first to capture […]

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