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(Eagle News)–Forty-six Bureau of Immigration personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said of the 46, nine have recovered while 37 are still housed in government-accredited quarantine facilities. One, he said, was at present recovering in a hospital. “The good news is that, so far, none of our employees have succumbed to the virus,” Morente said, noting that they were “doing our best in seeing to it that health protocols aimed at […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ total COVID-19 cases continued to spike, reaching 136,638 cases, with the addition of a new record-high of almost 7,000 new cases on Monday, Aug. 10. With this number, the country continued to lead in number of cases in Southeast Asia, widening its margin with Indonesia which has the second highest number of cases at 127.083. The Philippines has 9,555 cases more than Indonesia. New cases added on Monday were […]
(Eagle News) – The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 6953, the so-called Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, also known as Bayanihan 2 that sought to give additional powers for government to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lower House overwhelmingly voted to approve the bill on Monday, Aug. 10, with 242 affirmative votes and only six negative votes. But lawmakers who explained their vote expressed apprehension that the P162 […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that it would study suggestions to make the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) effective for one month in Metro Manila and other areas with high COVID-19 cases. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that this is up to the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to decide. He noted how the effects of the MECQ in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal would be […]
Over 1.7 million COVID-19 tests done in PHL so far (Eagle News) – With more than 30,000 tests done daily, the Philippines is now the country in Southeast Asia with the most number of COVID-19 tests done per day compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, according to the country’s COVID-19 testing czar Vince Dizon. Dizon, who is also president of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) cited recent figures from Our World in Data, […]
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) — Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, crossing the grim milestone after President Jair Bolsonaro said he had a “clear conscience” on his response to the outbreak. With 100,477 fatalities and 3,012,412 confirmed cases, the South American nation of 212 million people is the second hardest-hit country in the global pandemic, after the United States. The health ministry reported 905 new deaths in […]
(Eagle News) — Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has passed away, his grandson said on Saturday, Aug. 8. “Paalam at maraming salamat lolo, tatay , idol , dirty harry , katapat Mayor ALFREDO LIM,” Paul dela Cruz said in a Facebook post. Lim was 90 years old. Earlier, Lim’s former chief of staff, Ric de Guzman, denied reports the former mayor had died after being hospitalized due to COVID-19. He had said Lim was “making […]
(Eagle News)–Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has been hospitalized due to COVID-19. His grandson, Manila District 1 Councilor Niño dela Cruz, made the announcement in a Facebook post. Lim’s former chief of staff, Ric de Guzman, meanwhile, said the former local chief executive was “making good progress” and has denied reports he had died. No other details were immediately available. Lim was elected as Manila mayor in 1992 and 2007.
PHL COVID-19 cases even surpass numbers from previous COVID epicenter China (Eagle News) – The country’s total COVID-19 cases rose to 122,754 on Friday, Aug. 7, as an additional 3,379 confirmed cases were added from the report of 89 certified laboratories. With this number, the Philippines officially becomes the country in Southeast Asia with the most COVID-19 cases, overtaking previous frontrunner Indonesia which only has 118,753 cases. Singapore is the third ASEAN country with […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 122,000 mark on Friday, Aug. 7, after the Department of Health reported 3379 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 122754, 53734 were active cases. Of these, 91.4 percent are mild, 7.3 percent are asymptomatic, 0.7 percent severe, and 0.5 percent critical. The DOH said the 3379 cases reported today were from tests done by 89 out […]
by Becca MILFELD with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Daily coronavirus deaths in the US surged to a three-month high of over 2,000 on Thursday and the number of cases passed 19 million globally, pushing many nations to further ratchet up restrictions in the battle against the pandemic. The world’s hardest-hit country, the United States, has seen a major coronavirus resurgence since the end of June, adding 2,060 deaths in […]
(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of the Department of Transportation has tested positive for COVID-19. Assistant Secretary Goddes Hope Libiran, the DOTr spokesperson, made the announcement in a Facebook post on Friday, Aug.7. She said she subjected herself to home quarantine since she got tested on Aug. 1. In March, the DOTr announced one of its officials tested positive for COVID-19. The agency, however, did not name who this was. The test result prompted […]
