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China reports no new local virus cases for second day
BEIJING, China (AFP)— China on Friday reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a second straight day, but its progress against the disease was confronted by another increase in imported infections. The country’s drop in cases offers a ray of hope for the rest of the world as a slew of other nations go into lockdown in an effort to emulate China’s tactic against the disease. The number of deaths in China has […]
WATCH: Europeans show solidarity with medical staff battling coronavirus outbreak
(AFP) — Europeans clap and cheer from their balconies and windows to show their support for medical staff on the frontlines as the continent battles the spiralling coronavirus crisis. More deaths have now been recorded in Europe, the new virus epicenter, than in Asia since the outbreak first emerged in China in December.
President Duterte calls for special session of Congress for passage of supplemental budget vs COVID-19
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has called for a special session of Congress for the passage of a supplemental budget against the coronavirus disease 2019. Senator Bong Go said he and other lawmakers made the recommendation for the special session “to tackle and pass appropriate measures granting a supplemental budget in order to give the President and other concerned agencies the flexibility of utilizing funds as they deem necessary to combat the spread of the coronavirus […]
Prince Albert II of Monaco tests positive for coronavirus
Prince Albert II of Monaco has tested positive for the new coronavirus, the principality said in a statement Thursday, adding there were “no concerns for his health.” The titular head of the Mediterranean enclave is continuing to work from his private apartments at the royal palace, the statement said. The announcement came three days after Monaco’s prime minister, Serge Telle, announced that he too had caught COVID-19. Monaco has said all public spaces will […]
Pres. Duterte tells LGUs “abide by directives of nat’l gov’t” on quarantine; warns officials who barred cargo entry
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned all local government units to follow all directives from the national government regarding the coronavirus disease, and not do extreme actions that are beyond what Malacanang had ordered. Duterte said this after the Palace learned of actions by some local government units which have barred essential cargoes from passing through their areas. The President also warned the LGUs not to make the quarantine more difficult for the […]
COVID-19 test kits from China, South Korea approved by FDA for commercial use
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c2lSWwfoUo (Eagle News) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the entry of test kits from abroad, including those to be imported from China and South Korea, saying these had passed their requirements. “As the Philippine Government continues to exhaust all efforts to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – Philippines hereby provides an initial list of approved COVID-19 Test Kits for commercial use,” the FDA […]
Anti-COVID kits at food packs, ipinamahagi sa mga residente ng Taguig City; senior citizens unang binigyan
Ni Vilmar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Nagbahay-bahay ang mga tauhan ng mayor’s action team sa Barangay South Signal sa Taguig City para mamahagi ng anti-COVID kit sa mga residente. Laman nito ang sabon, face mask at pang isang buwang supply ng Vitamin C. Prayoridad ng lokal na pamahalaan na mabigyan ang 68,000 senior citizens sa lungsod at 60,000 residente na may malubhang sakit “Nakapaloob rin po doon ang mga kailangan nating sundin […]
Ikalawang namatay sa COVID-19 sa Mindanao, inilibing sa Marawi City
(Eagle News) — Inilibing agad ang COVID-19 positive na pasyente sa Marawi City na pumanaw noong Martes, Marso 17. Ang nasabing pasyente ay isang 58-anyos na lalaki na na-admit sa Amai Pakpak Medical Center sa Marawi City noong Marso 10. Ang dahilan ng kaniyang kamatayan ay Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome secondary to COVID-19. Tanging mga health workers lamang na nakasuot ng protective suits and gear ang sumaksi sa paglilibing sa pasyente sa Maqbarah Provincial Public […]
Local DMV Restaurant helps feed kids out of school during lockdown
Washington, D.C. (Eagle News) — With the Coronavirus (COVID-19) being declared a pandemic, most of the world is on lockdown, in order to “flatten the curve” and slow the virus from spreading. Disrupting everyday life as we know it to be. Schools and business (non-essential) are shut down for an extended period of time. Businesses take a big hit without real cash flow and smaller businesses, take an even bigger hit. That doesn’t stop small […]
First virus death in Sub-Saharan Africa as WHO warns ‘prepare for worst’
by Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan Agence France-Presse OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) —Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organization urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa should wake up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Wednesday, pointing out that “in other countries, we have seen how the virus actually accelerates after a certain […]
DFA: Number of Filipinos who tested positive for COVID-19 in Singapore reaches 11
(Eagle News)–There are now 11 Filipinos who tested positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease in Singapore, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. The DFA said this was after a Filipino national tested positive for COVID-19 on March 17. The patient is currently confined in a hospital and is in isolation, the DFA said. Of the 11, the DFA said two have recovered, which means nine are COVID-19 active cases. One of them was discharged on […]
