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by Phil HAZLEWOOD with AFP bureaus Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The global death toll in the coronavirus crisis soared past 60,000 on Saturday, as US calls for the public to cover their faces reignited debate about whether masks can be effective in stemming the pandemic. The latest milestone came as Britain recorded a new daily high in fatalities, including a five-year-old child believed to be the nation’s youngest COVID-19 victim. But hard-hit […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced Saturday the extension of the country’s lockdown until April 25 in order to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. “The cabinet on Tuesday will again ask for authorization from parliament to extend for a second time the state of alert until Saturday April 25 at midnight,’ Sanchez said in a televised speech. “With the utmost caution, we believe that this is the time that […]
(Eagle News)–Las Piñas has recorded 37 coronavirus disease 2019 cases. The local government said of the 37, one each was from Almanza Uno, Barangays Daniel Fajardo, Elias Aldana, Manuyo Uno and Talon Uno; five from BF International-CAA and Pilar; four from Manuyo Dos and Talon Dos; three from Pamplona Uno and Zapote; and two from Pamplona Dos, Pamplona Tres, Pulanglupa Dos and Talon Kuwatro. Seven patients have recovered and three have died. Seven people are […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) said that the mass testing has already started in the country for COVID-19 which is prioritizing vulnerable populations with symptoms. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far around 19,000 individuals have already been tested for coronavirus and that more than 15,000 have tested negative for the disease. Positive test results have reached 3,739 so far. This includes repeat tests, Vergeire said, which is why […]
(Eagle News)–The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Saturday April 4, thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for acknowledging her help in the Philippines’ response to the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency. “Nagpapasalamat kami sa pahayag ng Pangulo na hindi kasalanan ang tumulong sa kapwa Pilipino ngayong panahon ng krisis,” Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s lawyer, said in a statement. He called on the public for donations for protective equipment and other assistance to doctors, nurses and other frontliners. […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government appealed to Filipinos not to harass or discriminate against health care workers who are treating COVID-19 patients, saying that this is not the way that the people should act in this time of crisis. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that they are saddened to receive reports that health care workers, and even ordinary Filipinos who are dealing with the COVID-19 patients have been barred from entering villages or their […]
(Eagle News)–Majority of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet members will donate 75 percent of their salary to help fund the government coronavirus disease 2019 response. “Nais din nating ipagbigay-alam na ang karamihan, majority, ng mga miyembro ng gabinete ni Pangulong Duterte ay boluntaryong ibibigay ang malaking bahagi… 75% ng kanilang buwanang sahod upang ilaan sa mga programa ng gobyerno upang sugpuin ang COVID-19 sa loob ng panahong pinapatupad ang Bayanihan Law,” Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government on Saturday, April 4, thanked the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister for allowing the use of the whole Ciudad de Victoria complex in Bulacan to house coronavirus patients as well as the frontliners, including the health care workers who will be treating them. In a virtual presser, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles thanked INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo Manalo after the Church Of Christ allowed not […]
(Eagle News)–The Food and Drug Administration has approved the test kits for the coronavirus disease 2019 developed by the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health and manufactured by Manila HealthTek, Inc. With the approval of the first made PCR based COVID-19 test kit, the number of COVID-19 tests approved by the FDA for commercial use on Friday climbed to 30. “Upon the company’s submission of necessary requirements today, the FDA issued a certification for […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed the anti-corruption commissioner who said Vice President Leni Robredo should be probed for “competing” with the government in the provision of aid amid the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. “Fire him,” the President said of PACC commissioner Manuelito Luna, who had asked the National Bureau of Investigation to probe Robredo. “Tama yan maghingi ka ng tulong sa kapwa mo tao,” Duterte said, praising Robredo’s efforts instead. The PACC had distanced […]
(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 cases in the country has climbed to 3,018 with the addition of 385 new cases, the Department of Health said on Friday, April 3, 2020. The coronavirus-related fatalities also rose to 136 as 29 new deaths were reported. Meanwhile, there was only one reported patient recovery in the past day, bringing the total recoveries to 52. The rise in COVID-19 patients was only expected according to the […]
by Benjamin BOULY RAMES Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — For 10 days after giving birth to her first child, the mother was not allowed near him after she tested positive for coronavirus, for fear of infecting her newborn. And even though she has since been reunited with her son, neither she nor her husband have been allowed to physically touch him without gloves as they undergo an extended period of quarantine. “It’s hard,” says Vanesa […]
