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(Eagle News) – More than 100,000 patients who were infected with the coronavirus disease have already recovered or have been cured of the disease, according to the latest data on the global virus cases from the Johns Hopkins University. Most of the 100,982 recovered patients were from China which reported total recoveries of almost 73,000, or 72,819 to be exact. This was out of 81,498 confirmed cases. This means that almost 90 percent of […]
(Eagle News)–The mayor of Naic, Cavite has tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. Mayor Junio Dualan made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 24. “Ikinalulungkot ko pong ibalita na ang resulta ng swab testing na ginawa sa inyong lingkod noong March 18, 2020 ay ‘positive,’” he said. He said he had undergone the tests in the hospital to know his health status. He was advised by doctors to remain in “strict […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The anti-malarial drug chloroquine can be administered in France to patients suffering from the severest forms of the coronavirus but only under strict supervision, Health Minister Olivier Veran said on Monday. Citing a ruling adopted after a meeting of France’s high public health council, Veran said the drug could not be used to treat milder cases of the illness. Some researchers have said chloroquine shows great promise as a treatment, though […]
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 24, adopted the Senate version of the bill giving President Rodrigo Duterte additional powers to address the coronavirus disease 2019 emergency. With the adoption of the Bayanihan We Heal As One Act, or Senate Bill No. 1413, the Senate and the House of Representatives will no longer have to convene into a bicameral conference to thresh out differences in the versions passed by each chamber of Congress. […]
(Eagle News)–Cavite province has recorded four new coronavirus disease 2019 cases, bringing the total to 14. In a Facebook post, Gov. Jonvic Remulla said the new cases were a 62-year-old male and a 71-year-old male from Naic, a 30-year-old female from Tanza and a 67-year-old female from Indang. He said one patient from Cavite City was reported but this has not yet been confirmed by the Provincial Health Officer as an “official” case. The province […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has started the distribution of 150,000 masks to health workers and other essential personnel who need to report to work amid the enhanced community quarantine. The total number of masks distributed was 50,000 more than the original number the DOTr announced. The agency said hospitals, its frontline employees, those involved in port and airport operations, enforcers, and drivers helping in ferrying health workers under the DOTr Free Ride program will […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate and the House of Representatives have approved granting President Rodrigo Duterte the “necessary” and “proper” powers to address the coronavirus disease emergency. Voting 12-0, senators passed the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act early Tuesday, also declaring a national emergency over COVID-19 in the country. The approved Senate measure, Senate Bill 1418, was the amended version of Senate Bill no. 1413 authored by Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and Senator Pia […]
by Nina Larson and Robin Millard GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly “accelerating”, the World Health Organization warned Monday, but said it was still possible to change its trajectory by going on the attack. The remarks came as the number of deaths soared past 15,000, with more than 341,000 people infected worldwide, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources. “The pandemic is accelerating,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU, Hawaii (Eagle News) – Beginning Thursday, March 26, all travelers bound for Hawaii, whether by air or sea, whether visitor or returning resident, will undergo a mandatory 14-day self-quarantine. Hawaii Governor David Ige made the announcement during a press conference at the State Capitol Building Rotunda in downtown Honolulu on Saturday, March 21. “This mandate is the first of its kind in the nation. We want this […]
(Eagle News) – A Filipina who has been living in Spain for eight years and who was recently confirmed to have been infected with coronavirus was interviewed by Eagle Broadcasting Corporation in Barcelona after she had been discharged from the hospital to recover at home. Arianne Canopio, 25, said she decided to come out to tell her experience to give hope to those with COVID-19. Her message, they can beat the virus and recover. In […]
(Eagle News) — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Jojo Garcia is now on self-quarantine after exposure to a person who tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019. MMDA spokesperson Celine Pialago made the revelation, as she announced she herself was under self-quarantine after attending the same meeting which the COVID-19-positive patient attended. “I ask those I have been personally in contact with, please do the same, as you may be at risk,” Pialago said. […]
Another person recovers, bringing total of recovered patients to 18 (Eagle News) – -The number of coronavirus disease cases in the Philippines has reached 462. The Department of Health said this was as of 4 p.m. today, March 23, after the agency recorded 82 new cases. The DOH also recorded eight new deaths, bringing the total to 33. The new fatalities were within the 57 to 89 years old bracket. Of the fatalities, four of […]
