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by Emily Manuel Contributor (Eagle News) — OCTA Research supports the position of the Department of Health to extend the lockdown in the NCR+ bubble for an additional week, from April 5 to 11, 2021. They say that “a one-week ECQ is insufficient to reverse the surge and will only further strain our hospital system.” OCTA also recommends extending the ECQ to an additional third week if the reproduction number does not dramatically drop in […]
738,913 vaccine doses administered in PHL so far, DOH says (Eagle News) — The Philippines ranks third in terms of the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered among Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries, according to Department of Health data. According to the data, as of March 30, the Philippines has administered 738,913 vaccine doses since the start of its vaccination drive on March 1. Indonesia ranked number one on the list, with 11,832,795 vaccine […]
By Dr. Ma. Angela Leonor Aguinaldo Contributor/ columnist A few days ago the BBC made a startling revelation about the earnest efforts of developed nations such as the UK, US, and the European Union to block vaccine plans for developing countries. As reported, although these richer nations are posturing themselves to be at the forefront of pushing for global solutions to the worldwide pandemic, in truth there is a conscious and massive effort to […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — World leaders pushed Tuesday for a new international treaty to prepare for the next global pandemic — and avoid the unseemly scramble for vaccines hampering the Covid-19 response. Leaders from 25 countries, the European Union and the World Health Organization (WHO) sought to get the ground rules down in writing to streamline and speed up the reaction to future global outbreaks. The treaty would […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is allowing the private sector to import vaccines against COVID-19 to protect their employees or members of their work force. In his Talk to the Nation on Monday night, March 29, President Duterte said that he is directing his officials, particularly vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., to immediately work on this so that private sector can import the COVID-19 vaccines that they need. “We are […]
(Eagle News) — Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte again tested posiitve for COVID-19. In a statement on Monday, March 29, Belmonte said that she is “very sad” to report that she got the virus again, about eight months after her first bout with COVID-19. She said she was just “feeling very mild symptoms” and would continue to perform all her executive functions while under quarantine. Belmonte said that she contracted COVID-19 although she had […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro formally installed his fourth health minister of the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, ending a week of uncertainty over who actually held the post amid a deadly surge of Covid-19. The far-right president signed the decree installing cardiologist Marcelo Queiroga as health minister in a private ceremony, replacing army general Eduardo Pazuello, the health ministry said in a statement. “The new minister meets the technical requirements and has […]
by Jordi MIRO Agence France Presse BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil’s daily Covid-19 death toll soared past 3,000 for the first time Tuesday as the hard-hit country struggled to contain a surge of cases that has pushed many hospitals to breaking point. The health ministry registered a record 3,251 deaths in the past 24 hours, bringing Brazil’s overall death toll to nearly 299,000 — second only to the United States. The latest bleak milestone […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Children who are 10 and younger produce more antibodies in response to coronavirus infection than adolescents and adults, a study showed Monday. The authors of the paper, which appeared in JAMA Network Open, said the finding helped illuminate why children are less susceptible to severe Covid-19 than adults — though this is still an area of very active research and many factors are believed to be at play. A team […]
98 percent of vaccines delivered to PHL already distributed nationwide – Vergeire (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) has assured the public that there is no spoilage of COVID-19 vaccines in the Philippines as it reported a total of at least 336,656 vaccinated across the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that around 1.1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccines already in the country have already been distributed. This is already 98 […]
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Coronavirus cases in Germany are rising at a “very clearly exponential rate”, a top public health institute said Friday, as the EU’s biggest country debated tightening a shutdown. The vice president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, Lars Schaade, told reporters that highly contagious virus variants were getting the upper hand, wiping out progress seen last month in containing the pandemic. […]
(Eagle News) — Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez has tested positive for COVID-19 again. “[I’ve] been wearing mask shield and distancing outside home but still got hit,” he said. He said he was asymptomatic and was in isolation. This is the second time Lopez contracted COVID-19. He also got infected with the COVID-19 virus in December last year. Earlier, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he tested positive for COVID-19. The PNP said PNP Chief Debold Sinas […]
