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by Joshua Howat Berger, with Robin Millard in Geneva Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Friday of a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic, as infections continued to surge in the Americas, with Brazil registering more than one million cases. Colombia and Mexico also passed bleak milestones, as their death tolls topped 2,000 and 20,000, respectively, showing how the virus continues ravaging the Americas and […]
Death toll remains at 7 (Eagle News)–The number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 456. The PNP said the figure was as of Friday, June 19, at 6 p.m. Over 200-or 276–recoveries were recorded, while seven have died. Earlier, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa condoled with the kin of two policemen assigned in Cebu City who passed away due to the virus. Cebu City has been reclassified as an […]
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — Morocco reported on Friday its highest number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections in a single day since recording its first case in March, according to the health ministry. Over 450 of the infections were recorded in the western Rabat-Kenitra region, the health ministry said, noting the cases were “asymptomatic”. Local media reported the source of the outbreak was a strawberry packing plant in the town of Kenitra. Morocco, with a population […]
by Robin MILLARD with Elle IDE in Rome Agence France Presse The World Health Organization warned Friday of a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease’s accelerating spread. The warning came as it emerged the virus was present in Italy in December, months before its first confirmed cases and about the same time as the disease was first reported in China. The virus, which […]
(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached 28,459 as more fresh cases were reported on Friday, June 19, at 460, most of them in Metro Manila, according to the Department of Health. The number of recoveries added were 288 which brings total COVID-19 recoveries at 7,378. But fresh cases or cases confirmed in the last three days from Metro Manila were noticeably high at 277. This was more than […]
https://youtu.be/uxTS0cFiu1s (Eagle News) — EBC correspondent Marianne Leal in Laos reports how the Laos government has declared victory over COVID-19. Laos only has a total of 19 COVID-19 cases since the outbreak of the disease that had severely affected countries all over the world. Laos is one of the few countries with no COVID-19 fatality. All of the 19 coronavirus patients in Laos have already been discharged from hospitals. No new cases have also […]
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States does not need more widespread lockdowns to bring its COVID-19 outbreak under control, despite the fact that the national daily infection rate has stayed flat, leading government expert Anthony Fauci said Thursday. Speaking to AFP, the physician-scientist added he was optimistic the world would soon have a vaccine that would end the pandemic, calling early trial results “encouraging.” “I don’t […]
by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in Beijing and restricted air travel from the capital on Wednesday to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections, as India’s death toll spiked. The new Chinese cluster and surging infections in Latin America and South Asia have raised fresh doubts about how soon the world can control the pandemic, which has seen more than 8.1 […]
by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots can save lives and factories. But when the coronavirus crisis is over, will they amplify job losses? It may be a mechanised arm pulling beers in a Seville bar, a dog-like dispenser of hand sanitiser in a Bangkok mall, a cooler on wheels that delivers groceries in Washington, or a vaguely humanoid greeter at a […]
(Eagle News) — A record of 301 COVID-19 recoveries were added today, Tuesday, June 16, bringing total recoveries to 6,552, as confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 26,781. In its virtual press briefing, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the concentration of COVID-19 cases – both fresh and old cases – were from Metro Manila and the Central Visayas. There are 249 fresh cases added today: 128 from Metro Manila and 56 from Central […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, including six domestic cases in the capital that raised concerns about a resurgence. The majority of China’s cases in recent months were overseas nationals tested as they returned home, with the domestic outbreak brought largely under control after the disease first emerged in the central city of Wuhan last year. But the new cases have prompted Beijing officials to delay the return […]
(Eagle News) – The Cebu City Health Department reported 2,988 total COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday, June 9, as more than 100 cases each day were reported in the city for the past three days. The new confirmed cases on Tuesday, June 9, were 106. There was also one virus fatality reported bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the city to 33. The previous day, on Monday, June 8, the new cases added were 127. […]
