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by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) – At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6, US President Joseph R. Biden commended his foreign counterparts and pledged America’s support to the said region in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic and in raising global ambition to tackle climate change. “This pandemic has taken a heavy toll and the lives lost can never ever be replaced,” said President Biden through videoconferencing. “The economic impacts […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Fully vaccinated people in England were one-third as likely to test positive for Covid-19, according to an ongoing survey of the population released on Wednesday. The latest findings, from a long-running study by scientists at Imperial College London and market research company Ipsos MORI, were based on 98,233 swabs taken between June 24 and July 12. They showed one in 160 people infected with coronavirus, with a prevalence rate of […]
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country’s most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday reported 75 new coronavirus cases with 53 local transmissions, with a cluster linked to an eastern airport now reported to have spread to over 20 cities and more than a dozen provinces. The outbreak is geographically the largest to hit China in […]
Two Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo after being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials said Sunday, as they probed how the critically endangered animals got sick. Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested positive in mid-July after they experienced flu-like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss. But the male tigers were on the mend after treatment. “Both animals are healthy now,” Suzi Marsitawati, head of Jakarta’s Parks and Forest Service, said in a statement. […]
YouTube said Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation. The move comes after a review of posts uploaded by the Rupert Murdoch-owned TV channel, which has a substantial online presence. “We have clear and established Covid-19 medical misinformation policies… to prevent the spread of Covid-19 misinformation that could cause real-world harm,” a YouTube statement said. With 1.86 million YouTube subscribers, the channel — […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Aug. 1, disclosed she had to self-quarantine after getting exposed to a COVID-19-positive patient last week. Robredo said in her weekly radio program that she already took a swab test, which turned out negative for COVID-19. “Bukas balik na tayo sa opisina,” she said. Robredo had to attend the State of the Nation Address virtually because she was unable to get her second COVID-19 vaccine dose. […]
Workers prepare mattresses and blankets for 1800 cardboard beds at a field hospital at a warehouse in Don Muang International Airport in Bangkok. Thailand is among a host of Southeast Asian countries that kept infection numbers low during 2020 but now face record numbers of cases amid slow vaccination campaigns. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — Education Secretary Leonor Briones hailed the country’s teachers, students, and parents as school year 2020 to 2021 came to a close. In a statement, Briones said she was “honored to be part of the accomplishments and milestones” of this year’s graduating batch, noting that “despite being tested in an extraordinary time,” the learners “persevered and made valuable gains for the future.” “While this historic season gave unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 […]
11 military ships with refrigeration capacity, planes ready to transport vaccines (Eagle News) – The Philippine military assured President Rodrigo Duterte that it has alerted all its assets – ships, planes, boats, and vehicles – to be ready to help transport and deploythe increasing number of COVID-19 vaccines being delivered to the country. Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana said that all hospitals of the Philippine Military — from the Army, Air Force and Navy — […]
PHL get first shipment of nearly 249,600 Moderna doses; Sinovac deliveries reach total of 12M doses (Eagle News) — The vaccines against COVID-19 that have been delivered to the country this year have reached over 17.45 million doses, with the recent arrival of three million SInovac doses and almost 250,000 doses of Moderna vaccines, Malacanang said. Two million Sinovac doses were delivered on June 24, via a Cebu Pacific flight, while another 1 million […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The administration of US President Joe Biden announced plans on Thursday to spend $3.2 billion to accelerate the development and discovery of antiviral treatments against Covid-19 and future threats. The plan is called the Antiviral Program for Pandemics and its funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion package passed by Congress in March. “Antivirals are an important complement to existing vaccines, especially for individuals with certain conditions […]
https://youtu.be/FnPFoIXH1NI In Canada, the various waiting lists for those awaiting priority surgery have grown long because of the pandemic’s impact. In Alberta, Canada bureau chief Thomas Likness reports in the Eagle News America episode on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. He also talks about the latest vaccination updates in Canada as the country leads the world in the percentage of the population having their first dose of the vaccine. Latest data showed that close to […]
