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(Eagle News)–Quezon City residents are now required to wear face masks or other improvised ones when in public. This was announced by Mayor Joy Belmonte, after Interior Secretary Eduardo Año urged local government units to pass their own measures mandating their use to help in efforts to ensure a slowdown of the COVID-19 virus. Under Executive Order No. 25, Series of 2020, residents are required to wear “surgical masks, medical masks, industrial masks, earloop masks, […]
(Eagle News)–The Las Piñas government has confirmed 45 coronavirus disease 2019 cases. In its update on Tuesday, April 7, the local government said of the 45, one each was from Almanza Uno, Barangay Daniel Fajardo, Barangay Elias Aldana and Manuyo Uno; two each from Pamplona Tres, Pulanglupa Uno, Pulanglupa Dos and Talon Uno; three each from Pamplona Uno, Pamplona Dos, Talon Kuatro and Zapote; and four from Manuyo Dos. Five were from Pilar and six […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Administrative Order No. 28, which grants special risk allowance (SRA) to health workers in the forefront of the fight against COVID-19. Admin Order No. 28 authorizes national government agencies, government-owned or -controlled corporations, and local government units to grant a one-time SRA to public health workers (PHWs), equivalent to 25% of their monthly basic salary. “For purposes of this Order, “PHWs” shall refer to medical, allied medical, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said local government units would receive an overall P30 billion in financial aid from the national government so they could sustain efforts to address the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis. The P30.8 billion grant, which was equivalent to each LGU’s Internal Revenue Allotment or share of the national government revenues for month, was set to be released by the Department of Budget and Management, the President’s second weekly report to Congress […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in Quezon City has climbed to 583. The local government said this was based on recent Department of Health data. Of the figure, 469 have been confirmed by the city’s Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit, the city government said. “Dumadaan sa validation ng CESU, health center staff at mga opisyal ng barangay ang datos na mula sa DOH para masiguro na lahat ay residente ng ating lungsod. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has said he wants more funds for the country’s response against the coronavirus disease 2019, saying the P275 billion were not enough. “Hindi talaga tatagal yan,” the President said of the funds approved by Congress under the Bayanihan We Heal As One Act. The President said he has asked Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez to find government funds to add to the approved package. He said he asked officials to “explore” options […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Global equity markets strongly rebounded Monday as some of the world’s worst-hit countries reported falling coronavirus death rates, while oil prices sank after a meeting of top producers was delayed. “Global equities are soaring higher as early signs suggest curve flattening is happening in Europe and that US could be a couple weeks behind them,” said Edward Moya, an analyst at OANDA. Key eurozone markets were five percent or more […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with US peer Vir Biotechnology to find antibodies to help fight COVID-19 and “likely” future outbreaks, the pair announced Monday. It comes as UK defence engineering group Babcock said it was collaborating to make 10,000 ventilators, which are in short supply across the country that has seen more than 5,000 deaths from coronavirus. “GlaxoSmithKline plc and Vir Biotechnology, Inc. today announced they have […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s coronavirus death toll shot up on Monday from its lowest level in more than two weeks and officials sounded a more cautious note than earlier about a possibly easing of restrictions. The civil protection service said the daily number of official COVID-19 deaths rose to 636 on Monday from 525 the day before. Sunday’s toll was the lowest since March 19. It also represented a drop of 23 percent from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended a shutdown in the epicenter of America’s deadly coronavirus pandemic until near the end of the month. Cuomo said the COVID-19 death rate in the state was “effectively flat” for the past two days but announced that schools and non-essential businesses must stay shut until April 29. “Now is not the time to be lax,” he told reporters, adding that fines […]
11 new deaths, nine new recoveries recorded (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, April 6, reported 414 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 in the country, bringing the total to 3660. According to the DOH, nine new patients have recovered while 11 others have died. The number of recoveries so far was at 73, while deaths were at 163. President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed an enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sonny Angara on Monday, April 6, said he has recovered from the coronavirus disease 2019. In a Facebook post, Angara said after several days in the emergency room and the COVID-19 wing, his doctors finally sent him home, “negative for the virus and pneumonia free.” “Big big thanks to my doctors and nurses for taking care of me and to my family, loved ones, friends for all the prayers, letters and […]
