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by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen, with AFP Bureaus Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China closed schools in Beijing and restricted air travel from the capital on Wednesday to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections, as India’s death toll spiked. The new Chinese cluster and surging infections in Latin America and South Asia have raised fresh doubts about how soon the world can control the pandemic, which has seen more than 8.1 […]
by Pierrick YVON Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — When human contact needs to be kept to a minimum, robots can save lives and factories. But when the coronavirus crisis is over, will they amplify job losses? It may be a mechanised arm pulling beers in a Seville bar, a dog-like dispenser of hand sanitiser in a Bangkok mall, a cooler on wheels that delivers groceries in Washington, or a vaguely humanoid greeter at a […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office has suspended all work in its main and Quezon City offices starting noon today, June 17, after 12 of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the LTO said its central office and the QC Licensing Office will be temporarily closed until Friday to pave the way for a disinfection of the premises. Operations will resume on Monday, June 22. “The health and safety of our […]
by Dmitry ZAKS with Patrick GALEY in Paris Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The steroid dexamethasone was shown Tuesday to be the first drug to significantly reduce the risk of death among severe COVID-19 cases, in trial results hailed as a “major breakthrough” in the fight against the disease. Researchers led by a team from the University of Oxford administered the widely available drug to more than 2,000 severely ill COVID-19 patients. Among […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 Filipinos repatriated from Barbados and the United Arab Emirates recently arrived in Clark, Pampanga on Tuesday, June 16, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, the first plane, Philippine Airlines Flight PR8117, arrived carried 347 seafarers who served as crew of the Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) ships Harmony of the Seas, Celebrity Equinox, and Serenade of the Seas in Barbados. The second plane, Emirates Flight EK2572, brought home […]
(Eagle News) — A record of 301 COVID-19 recoveries were added today, Tuesday, June 16, bringing total recoveries to 6,552, as confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 26,781. In its virtual press briefing, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the concentration of COVID-19 cases – both fresh and old cases – were from Metro Manila and the Central Visayas. There are 249 fresh cases added today: 128 from Metro Manila and 56 from Central […]
(Eagle News) – There are more than 8 million COVID-19 cases worldwide with virus-related deaths continuing to rise at 436,899, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University on COVID-19 dashboard. Total confirmed cases as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, are 8,034,461, with the United States still leading in terms of number of cases and deaths. -US has most COVID-19 cases and deaths- The US confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 2,114,026, followed […]
(Eagle News) — Two policemen who tested positive for COVID-19 have recently died, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the Philippine National Police at 7. The PNP identified the policemen only by their patient number: PNP-390 and PNP-400. Both were assigned in Cebu City. The PNP said PNP-390 was 46-year-old, and was admitted in the hospital for fever, cough, shortness of breath, diarrhea, dizziness, and nausea on June 4. On June 10, the […]
More than 97 percent of active cases are mild (Eagle News) — The total coronavirus cases reached 26,420 as of 4 p.m., Monday, June 15, as recoveries also increased to more than 6,000. The Department of Health (DOH) said that 490 confirmed cases were added today: 348 were fresh cases, while 142 were late cases. Of the fresh cases, 131 came from Metro Manila, 79 came from Central Visayas, while 138 came from other […]
(Eagle News) — The new Mandaluyong Hall of Justice is on lockdown starting today, June 15, after a public prosecutor tested positive for COVID-19. In deciding for the 14-day lockdown “unless…earlier lifted and upon notice to all concerned,” Acting Executive Judge Ofelia Calo noted the public prosecutor reported to the Mandaluyong Prosecutors Office sometime last week, and some court personnel and judges “had physical dealings” with the Office of the Prosecutor because of the required […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 414. The PNP said 240 have so far recovered based on the data as of June 14, 6 p.m., which is more than half of the total number of COVID-19 cases in the police organization. The death toll stands at seven. The PNP said suspected COVID-19 cases have reached 873, while probable cases have are at 699. COVID-19 […]
22 COVID-19 deaths added today, the highest so far this month (Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the country continued to rise with the addition of 607 cases on Saturday, June 13, bringing the total cases to 25,392, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Deaths also rose to 22, the highest daily death this month, and one of the highest since April. This brings the total virus fatalities to 1,074. DOH said that […]
