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(Eagle News)–The Presidential Communications Operations Office has suspended work after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. PCOO Undersecretary for Administration and Legal Affairs Marvin Gatpayat said in a statement the temporary suspension starts on Tuesday, July 21. The suspension will allow for a disinfection of the New Executive Building, and for swab tests of the “primary and secondary contacts” of the infected employee. Work will resume on July 27, Monday.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the Department of Education’s request to have minimum face to face classes for areas considered “low risk” for COVID-19. In a press briefing televised on Tuesday, July 21, but happened Monday night, July 20, Duterte said that he is “okay” with the recommendation as presented by Education Secretary Leonor Briones to have limited face to face classes but only in low-risk areas in the country. Briones […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine actor Michael V, known for his character “Bitoy” and various impersonations of popular personalities, said that he has tested positive for COVID-19. The comedian said that his COVID-19 test results released on Saturday, July 18. He said that he had experienced flu-like symptoms and lost his sense of smell, but did not experience high fever. He then had a swab test for COVID-19 a few days later after experiencing COVID-19 […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump promised Monday to resume televised coronavirus briefings and finally spoke out in favor of mask-wearing — a marked change of tune as polls show him headed for election disaster. With only just over 100 days until the election against Democrat Joe Biden, Trump is scrambling to respond to public anger over his troubled months-long handling of the pandemic. Since the virus first hit the United […]
by James Pheby with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Two studies offered new hope of a potential vaccine for the novel coronavirus on Monday, as the World Health Organization warned about a possible acceleration of the disease in Africa. Seven months after COVID-19 was first identified in China and has since killed more than 600,000 people worldwide and battered economies, there is growing alarm over fresh outbreaks of the […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s death toll from coronavirus has passed the 5,000 mark, according to official figures released on Sunday by the continent’s hardest hit country. South Africa registered 85 new deaths from the virus in the previous 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 5,033. A total of 13,449 new infections were also officially diagnosed, taking the number to 364,328, figures released by the health ministry showed. Minister of Health Zweli […]
(Eagle News) – More than 1 million COVID-19 tests have been conducted so far in the Philippines, based on data from the Department of Health. The end of July target of 1 million tests was reached on July 16 when the DOH reported than 1,009,511 inidividuals have been already tested for COVID-19 tests done. As of Saturday, July 18, the number of individuals who have been given COVID-19 tests reached 1,058,764 already. This […]
(Eagle News) — The intensive care units for COVID-19 patients in St. Luke’s Medical Center have reached full capacity, the hospital said on Monday, July 20. In a statement, St. Luke’s said this applies to the hospitals in both Quezon City and Taguig. It added the critical care beds in the emergency room, which had been increased to twice the capacity to cater to COVID-19 patients, and the COVID-19 wards have also reached “full capacity,” […]
(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has reached more than 14.4 million, while deaths due to the virus have surpassed 605,000, according to Johns Hopkins University on Monday, July 20. The United States still has the most COVID-19 cases with more than 3.7 million confirmed infections. It also leads virus-related deaths worldwide with COVID-19 fatalities reaching 140,500. Brazil followed with more than 2 million infections. Next was India with more than […]
(Eagle News) — Ilocos Sur Governor Ryan Luis Singson wants comedians Long Mejia, Dagul and Gene Padilla declared persona non grata for what he said was their “awful disregard” of the provincial government’s quarantine rules. In calling on the provincial council to “urgently” pass a resolution making the declaration, Singson noted the “unsanctioned visit and social activities” in Sto. Domingo of the showbiz personalities and their companions “with no legitimate purpose,” and “without proper coordination” […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases confirmed, the finance hub’s leader said Sunday as she tightened social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections. The finance hub was one of the first places to be struck by the virus when it emerged from central China. But the city had impressive success in tackling the disease, all […]
by Cecil Morella, with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo. From engineers on cargo ships to waiters on luxury cruise liners, ocean-based workers around the world have been caught up in what the United Nations warns is a growing humanitarian […]
