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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. on Friday, April 3, gave the assurance it would shoulder the full cost of treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 patients until April 14. “The reason for this accommodation window is due to the novelty and the wide range of severity of the disease in the country for which no existing case rate or package based on accepted protocols has yet been established,” Ricardo Morales, PhilHealth president and chief […]
by Maggy DONALDSON Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — As she emerges from quarantine, recovered COVID-19 patient Diana Berrent is eager to join the battle against the pandemic and donate precious antibodies that researchers hope might help others. In mid-March, the New Yorker woke up with a 102-degree (39 Celsius) fever and intense chest heaviness, becoming one of the first from her Long Island neighbourhood to test positive for coronavirus. This week, Berrent was […]
Eagle News — Since the COIVD-19 pandemic, life for many came to a halt. While life for others, has been non-stop, especially for those who work in the medical field. Many countries like Spain and Italy, show their appreciation to doctors and nurses by congregating on their balconies and windows at 8 PM, and applaud their front line workers. With the population of 8.6 million, New York City has the most reported cases of COVID-19 in […]
(Eagle News)–Quezon City has over 400 coronavirus disease 2019 cases. The local government said based on Department of Health data, of the 464, 14 have recovered while 33 have died. Seventy-six patients are under probe while 416 are under monitoring. The Philippines has so far confirmed over 2000 COVID-19 cases, with 107 deaths.
(Eagle News)–The Philippines now has eight facilities that can conduct coronavirus disease 2019 tests. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the announcement during a virtual press briefing on Friday, April 3, as the country continues to move to contain the spread of the virus that has claimed lives also outside the country. According to Nograles, the following facilities can conduct COVID-19 tests: Research Institute for Tropical Medicine Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center San Lazaro Hospital […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has gone past a million, with more than a fifth of the number recovering, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University virus dashboard. Global COVID-19 cases has reached 1,014,673 and those who have recovered from the disease also increased to 210,263. COVID-19 related deaths had also gone past 50,000 as of Friday, April 3, reaching 52,973, based on the Johns Hopkins […]
(Eagle News)–Metropolitan Manila Development Authority spokesperson Celine Pialago has tested negative for the coronavirus disease 2019. In a Facebook post, Pialago said this was based on the results of the test she took after she was in direct contact with an infected person during a meeting. She said she took the test also after experiencing colds, dry cough, and other flu-like symptoms during the first three days of her quarantine, which started on March 23. […]
by Paavan MATHEMA Pictures by PRAKASH MATHEMA Agence France-Presse KHUMJUNG, Nepal (AFP) — The Himalayan hilltown of Khumjung should be bustling ahead of Everest’s climbing season, but the coronavirus has forced the shut down of the world’s tallest mountain and threatened the livelihood of the famed local Sherpas. While there are no reported cases in the town — home to many of the ethnic Sherpas who dominate the industry helping climbers — the Himalayas have been closed by […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKn7l4KYVvk ALBAY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malaki ang pagpapasalamat ng mga buntis and lactating mothers sa iba’t- ibang barangay sa Tabaco City, Albay dahil sa natanggap nilang mga food packs. Totoong malaki ang maitutulong nito sa kanila lalo na’t ilan sa kanila ay pansamantalang nawalan ng trabaho at kita dahil sa umiiral na enhanced community quarantine. Kabilang sa mga barangay na nabigyan ay ang mga sumusunod na barangay: Basud, Panal, Bankilingan, Guinobat, Mariroc, Pinagbobong, […]
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nagtalaga ng mga checkpoint ang siyudad ng Himamaylan sa Negros Occidental sa bawat pasukan ng 19 barangay na sakop nito, para tugunan ang enhanced community quarantine na pinatutupad sa buong probinsya ng Negros Occidental. Mahigpit na pinatupad nila ang quarantine pass sa bawat sambahayan kung saan ay isa lamang ang pwedeng makalabas ng tahanan ng pwedeng mamili ng mga pangangailangan. Wala ding mga pampasaherong sasakyan na makikita sa […]
(Eagle News) – The city government of Manila today (April 2) passed an ordinance making it illegal to discriminate against COVID-19 patients, whether confirmed or under investigation, as well as health workers and other frontliners. “Ang ordinansang ito, na tinatawag bilang ”Anti-Covid 19 Discrimination Ordinance of 2020″, ay naglalayong ipagbawal ang anumang uri ng pamamahiya o diskriminasyon sa mga taong kumpirmadong positibo, maging sa mga Persons under Investigation (PUIs) at Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) ng […]
More than 20,000 cases of COVID-19 were registered in Latin America and the Caribbean by Wednesday — double the figure from five days ago, according to an AFP tally. As infections spread across the region, a Guatemalan migrant died and more than 20 were wounded in a riot over coronavirus fears at a holding facility for Central American migrants in Mexico, officials said. A protest by mostly Honduran migrants at the facility in southeastern […]
