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(Eagle News)–The Philippines has confirmed 343 new coronavirus disease 2019 cases, bringing the total to 1418. The Department of Health said it has also recorded seven new recoveries, for a total of 42. Three additional deaths were recorded, bringing the total to 71. The new deaths were 70 to 78 years old. All of them had no travel history. Two of them were confirmed to have the disease after they died. All new fatalities had […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 Filipinos from three cruise ships docked in Italy have arrived in the Philippines, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday, March 28. According to the DFA, 248 Filipino crew members from MV Costa Luminosa from Milan, and 122 Filipinos from MV Grandiosa and MV Opera docked in Rome arrived as Italy grappled with a continued increase of coronavirus disease 2019 cases. The Filipinos arrived on board chartered planes by the Philippine […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 28, slammed the New People’s Army for its attack on soldiers in Rizal despite a ceasefire in place. “This armed attack by the NPA against our soldiers exposes the insincerity of the former in declaring a ceasefire as well as their blatant disregard of the welfare of the Filipino people they claim to fight for,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He said the soldiers were conducting community work in […]
(Eagle News)–Two more coronavirus disease 2019 cases have been recorded in Valenzuela City, bringing the total to seven. According to the local government, one of the additional cases was an 88-year-old female, mother of Patient No. 2. The local government said she was experiencing mild symptoms and is now under strict home quarantine. Patient No. 7, on the other hand, was a 36-year-old male, husband of Patient No. 1 who has a travel history outside […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) — The coronavirus toll in Italy shot past 10,000 on Saturday and showed little sign of slowing despite a 16-day lockdown. The 889 new fatalities reported in the world’s worst-hit nation came a day after it registered 969 deaths on Friday — the highest single toll since the COVID-19 virus emerged late last year. Italy now looks certain to extend its economically debilitating — and […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200 Filipinos abroad have been confirmed to have the coronavirus disease 2019, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the 280 were dispersed in the following regions, Asia and Pacific, Europe, Middle East/Africa, and Americas, in 28 countries and areas. Of the 280, the DFA said 140 have been verified by the Department of Health, 35 are new cases, and 168 are undergoing treatment. Over 100, or 108, have recovered […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Las Piñas has risen to 20. The city government said of the 20, one was from Almanza Uno, Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Pamplona Tres, Pilar and Talon Uno; four from BF International Village CAA; two from Manuyo Dos, Pulanglupa Dos and Talon Dos and Talon Kuwatro; and three from Zapote. Three patients were under investigation while 386 were patients under monitoring. The Philippines has so far recorded […]
(Eagle News)–The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Sunday, March 29, said the New People’s Army will not honor the ceasefire it earlier declared. AFP chief of staff General Felimon Santos Jr. made the statement after government troops and NPA rebels figured in an encounter in Rodriguez, Rizal. A soldier and a rebel died as a result. “This attack on our people throws away their so-called ‘humanitarian principles’ and expose the exploitative nature of their […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump decided late Saturday against imposing a broad two-week lockdown on New York and its neighbors after a strong pushback from local political leaders and warnings of the panic it could spark. “A quarantine will not be necessary,” Trump tweeted, some eight hours after he stunned the New York metropolitan region, the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak, with a […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has reached more than 122,000 with deaths rising fast and hitting 2,147, according to the virus dashboard tracking global COVID-19 cases of the Johns Hopkins University. The spike came as an infant died from the virus in the US, as more incidents of younger people, even those healthy ones, are not immune from the virus. According to the virus tracker tally of […]
Nine recover (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has reached the 100 mark. According to the city government, of the 113 COVID-19 cases recorded, 19 died and 9 have recovered. Patients under probe are 64 while patients under monitoring have reached 307. The Philippines has confirmed over 1000 COVID-19 cases.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Three South Korean coronavirus test-kit makers have been given the green light to export their devices to the United States, officials said Saturday. The companies won pre-approval under emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration that allows for the products to be sold in America, South Korea’s foreign ministry said, without naming the firms. The US has more confirmed cases of the coronavirus than anywhere else […]
