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PARIS, France (AFP) — Brazil and India reported historic second-quarter drops in national economic output this week, a situation seen in almost all leading global economies owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Only China, where the outbreak was first reported, has escaped a recession. Here are second-quarter changes in gross domestic product (GDP) compared with the previous quarter for many of the world’s top economies. Unless stated otherwise, the figures are from the national statistics […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Science and Technology has recommended zoning procedures for the various COVID-19 vaccine trials that the Philippine will join in efforts to find a solution against the virus pandemic. DOST Secretary Fortunato dela Peña said this as he also revealed another recommendation for a “standard rate” of compensation for Filipinos who will volunteer in the various vaccine clinical trials. The various vaccine clinical trials that the Philippines will participate […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A robot at a hospital in the Mexican capital is providing a lifeline for coronavirus patients separated from their relatives and reducing the risk of infection for medical workers. “Hi, I’m LaLuchy Robotina! What’s your name?” the 1.4-meter-tall (4.6 feet) robot asks patients as it goes from room to room. It moves around on wheels and has a camera and display screen enabling relatives and doctors to chat with patients […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila mayors are recommending another extension of the general community quarantine until the end of September. Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, Metro Manila Council chair, said in a radio interview that this was the recommendation of the council to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, which will ultimately decide what to recommend to President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Olivarez, during the meeting by the mayors with some Cabinet members […]
by Glenda Kwek, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. A million additional cases have been detected globally roughly every four days since mid-July, according to an AFP tally, with India on Sunday setting the record for the highest single-day rise in cases with 78,761. The […]
(Eagle News) – Over 22,000 new COVID-19 recoveries brought down the Philippines’ total active cases to 56,473 on Sunday, AUg. 30, from Saturday’s 74,611 active cases, according to the Department of Health. This good news was contained in the latest DOH report on active coronavirus cases in the country which are still mostly mild. Most of these cases are in Metro Manila. The total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 217,396 with the addition […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Just over six months after registering its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil crossed the grim threshold of 120,000 people killed by Covid-19 Saturday, with no end in sight to the crisis. The country of 212 million people has now registered 120,262 deaths from the virus and 3,846,153 infections, the health ministry said in its daily update. Brazil is just the second country to surpass a death toll […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Three Nigerian migrants attacked staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for the new coronavirus, the defence ministry said Saturday. The incident at the Celio military hospital, now turned into a COVID-19 treatment centre, occurred when they saw a Bangladeshi migrant walking out after testing negative and then tried to flee but were stopped. They are accused of violence, resistance and causing bodily harm. “The attacks at […]
(Eagle News) – The Food and Drug Administration has already approved the clinical trials for the local herb Lagundi as a possible treatment for COVID-19. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said this as it also announced that it is expecting the approval of the clinical trial of another local herb, Tawa-Tawa, to treat COVID-19 patients. Lagundi is known to treat cough and relieve asthma, while Tawa-Tawa has been previously approved in the […]
PHL, one of 5 countries outside Russia to join Sputnik V Phase 3 clinical trials starting October (Eagle News) – The Philippine government said it already has a “confidentiality data agreement” with the Russian government so details regarding the results of the Russian clinical trials on its vaccine against COVID-19, Sputnik V, would be given to the Philippines. “The Department of Science and Technology said that this is important so Philippine experts can analyze the […]
(Eagle News)–Bulacan Governor Daniel Fernando has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor made the announcement after the results of his RT-PCR test came back positive on Thursday. He said he “took the initiative” to take the test after a board member of the council whom he had “close contact” with in a couple of functions tested positive for COVID-19. He said he has not experienced any symptoms in the last 24 hours so far but […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s COVID-19 cases reached 202,361 on Wednesday, Aug. 26, with the addition of 5,277 new cases, the Department of Health said. This is one of the highest single-day jump in cases so far. Most of the cases are still coming from Metro Manila which saw a surge in cases starting August. As to the 5,277 new cases, Metro Manila accounted for 3,157 cases, followed by Laguna with 403 cases, Negros […]
