Tag: COVID 19

PHL ranks 8th in survey of 23 countries as citizens rank their gov’t response to COVID-19 pandemic

China, Vietnam lead survey (Eagle News)–Filipinos are generally satisfied with the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, based on a survey conducted by a Singapore-based firm. According to the Global Crisis Perceptions index released on Wednesday by Blackbox-Toluna, the Philippines ranked eighth in the survey, which saw each country’s citizens rating their governments across four key indicators: national political leadership, corporate leadership, community and media. Approximately 12,500 people across 23 countries were surveyed between April […]

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In photos: MRT-3 puts markers on train seats, floors in preparation for “new normal”

(Eagle News) — These pictures released by the Metro Rail Transit 3 show what will be the “new normal” inside its trains once the enhanced community quarantine is lifted. The pictures show markers that delineate the required one-meter distance between two seated train passengers and two standing ones. The one-meter distance was based on guidelines imposed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases in a bid to contain the COVID-19 […]

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Recovery from coronavirus may not confer immunity, warn experts

by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France Presse Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic question remains unanswered: do those who recover from the disease have immunity? There is no clear answer to this question, experts say, even if many have assumed that contracting the potentially deadly disease confers immunity, at least for a while. “Being immunized means that you have developed an immune response against a virus such that […]

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NCRPO reports 14 new COVID-19 cases, total at 47

(Eagle News)–Fourteen more personnel of the National Capital Region Police Office have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to 47. The NCRPO said those who tested positive are now isolated at the Hinirang Hall of the  Quezon City Police District. NCRPO chief Police Major General Debol Sinas has ordered a contact tracing of those who had direct contact with the new cases. “This is the reason why we are pursuing the testing for all […]

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21 new COVID-19 cases recorded among overseas Filipinos, total hits 1,922: DFA

(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reported 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases involving overseas Filipinos, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,922 as of Thursday, May 7. “To date, the daily rate of recoveries at 6.5% remains higher than the daily rate of new confirmed cases and new deaths among our nationals”, the DFA said in a statement. The DFA also reported 37 new recoveries, mostly from the Asia and […]

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Mayors eye another 15-day extension of ECQ in NCR, may formalize recommendation on Saturday

Final decision still rests on IATF, MMC chair says (Eagle News) — Metro Manila mayors are eyeing another 15-day extension of the enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region. This is according to Paranaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, who is also the chair of the Metro Manila Council, the policy-making body of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority. The MMC is composed of the mayors of the cities and municipalities within NCR. In a television interview […]

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1 year-and-6-month old baby boy, youngest Filipino COVID-19 patient in UAE, recovers: DFA

  (Eagle News) – A one-year-and-six-month old baby boy has become the youngest Filipino COVID-19 survivor in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Thursday, May 7. In a statement, the DFA said that Baby Zaine tested negative for COVID-19 three weeks after both he and his mother were informed that they were COVID-19 positive and started treatment. “The Philippine Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Hjayceelyn M. […]

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National crime rate drops 34.45% under ECQ, says PNP Chief

(Eagle News) – The country’s total crime volume dropped 34.45% during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Thursday, May 7. In a statement, PNP Chief Archie Gamboa said the national total crime volume dropped “from 58,705 cases in the period February 1 to March 16, down to only 38,484 cases in March 17 to April 30 under ECQ.” Serious or index crimes – murder, homicide, physical injury, robbery, […]

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DepEd sets up “Learning Continuity Plan” as new normal this school opening; no more traditional classroom set-up

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is preparing for the opening of classes for the next school year on August 24 and addressing challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic by setting up what it called the “Learning Continuity Plan.” “As we continue to confront the issues brought about by the pandemic, we in the Department of Education (DepEd) are addressing challenges in the basic education through the Learning Continuity Plan […]

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The Wuhan lab at the heart of the US-China virus spat

by Beiyi SEOW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — The Chinese laboratory accused by top American officials of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic conducts research on the world’s most dangerous diseases. US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have both claimed that there is evidence the pathogen came from the lab in Wuhan — the city where the disease was first detected late last year. But the World Health […]

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COVID-19 recoveries in PHL rise to 1618 as cases climb to 10343

(Eagle News) –COVID-19 recoveries in the country rose to 1618 on Thursday, May 7, as  cases climbed to 10343. The 1618 recoveries include the additional 112, which represent the country’s single-day highest number of recoveries so far. The Department of Health said of the 339 new COVID-19 cases, 61 percent or 305 cases were from Region 7, 32 percent or 110 from Metro Manila, and 7 percent or 24 cases from other areas. Twenty-seven new […]

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PHL to receive additional P298 million in COVID-19 aid from US

(Eagle News)–The United States on Thursday, May 7, announced an additional P298 million in aid to the Philippines in its fight against COVID-19. In a statement, the US embassy in Manila said with the amount, the total  US COVID-19 assistance given to the archipelago now amounts to over P768 million. As part of the additional assistance, the US embassy said  the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will partner with 18 local governments in some […]

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