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(Eagle News) — Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Pimentel himself said this in a message on Wednesday, March 25. He said he received the news from the Department of Health, after he underwent the test on Friday, March 20. “I have quarantined myself upon the doctor’s advice and consistent with the protocol,” he said, noting that he felt he was “on the way to recovery.” He urged […]
(Eagle News) – The sister-in-law of a Negros Oriental town councilor who had earlier died due to COVID-19, has passed away. She was earlier admitted at a private hospital for exhibiting flu-like symptoms, according to a report of the Philippine News Agency. She died Tuesday, March 24, before test results on her swab samples sent for COVID-19 testing could be released. She was reported to have Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) Both she and her […]
by Lindsey PARNABY, Sylvain PEUCHMAURD Agence France-Presse EYAM, United Kingdom (AFP) — In the 17th century, residents in the remote English village of Eyam quarantined themselves to prevent the spread of bubonic plague. Most paid with their lives. Now their descendants and locals are outraged that a steady stream of visitors have ignored government warnings to stay at home to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. Last weekend, walkers were out in force in the spring sunshine in […]
Calls on gov’t, local officials to ensure fast delivery of basic needs of health facilities (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte called on all Filipino to “participate in this war” against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by staying at home, and for all agencies to ensure fast delivery of basic medical supplies to health facilities. “I now call on every Filipino to participate in this war by following the guidelines set by the national government […]
Calls for unity for the nation to beat the pandemic (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 signed into law the “Bayanihan To Heal as One Act” that gives him additional powers to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the country. With the signing into law of the Act, the President assured the entire nation that the government would tirelessly work to beat the pandemic together with all the Filipinos. […]
(Eagle News) – There are now 552 total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the country as more positive test results come in, the latest of which were 90 additional cases today, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, the Department of Health said. The DOH also announced two additional deaths, all Filipino males in their 70s with no travel nor exposure history. This brings to 35, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in the country. They were […]
Six patients recover (Eagle News) — The Quezon City government has confirmed 62 cases of the coronavirus disease 2019. In a post on its official Facebook account, the local government said the breakdown of the 62 is as follows: Of the 62, the local government said six have recovered while six have died. So far, there were 34 patients under investigation and 193 patients under monitoring in the city. The Philippines has confirmed 501 COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, March 24, welcomed Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Jose Maria Sison’s recommendation for a ceasefire amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “The recommendation of Mr. Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairperson of the Communist Party of the Philippines, to issue a declaration of a ceasefire addressed to the New People’s Army purportedly in response to the call of the United Nations Secretary General for a global armistice, is a positive […]
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — EBC Ottawa Bureau Correspondent Sabir Mufti, gives an update to Eagle News International, Washington DC.
WASHINGTON DC (Eagle News) — EBC Las Vegas Bureau Correspondents, Ana Cui and Amin Santos, give a live update for the Las Vegas area with Eagle News International, Washington DC. During the broadcast, Amin shares his experience when he found out that he might be exposed to COVID-19.
(Eagle News) — The total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Philippines has reached 501 with the addition of 32 new cases as of Tuesday morning, March 24, 2020, according to the Department of Health. The new confirmed cases came as the country’s testing capability for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had been strengthened with the arrival of 100,000 COVID-19 test kits from China, and other detection kits which had been already approved for distribution […]
(Eagle News) – More than 100,000 patients who were infected with the coronavirus disease have already recovered or have been cured of the disease, according to the latest data on the global virus cases from the Johns Hopkins University. Most of the 100,982 recovered patients were from China which reported total recoveries of almost 73,000, or 72,819 to be exact. This was out of 81,498 confirmed cases. This means that almost 90 percent of […]
