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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at next week’s G7 summit will urge leaders to commit to vaccinate the whole world against coronavirus by the end of 2022, Downing Street said Saturday. Britain will host the event in Cornwall in southwestern England starting June 11 with leaders of France, Italy, Japan, Germany, the United States and Canada attending. The British prime minister will call on fellow G7 leaders to make […]
Galvez said bulk of vaccines to be brought to Visayas in Mindanao areas with high COVID cases (Eagle News) – Another million doses of Sinovac vaccines from China arrived in the country on Sunday morning, June 6, bringing the country’s total of vaccine doses so far delivered at around 9.3 million. This is the first shipment of vaccines delivered for the month of June. This also brings to 6.5 million the total Sinovac doses that […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1262273 on Saturday, June 5, after the Department of Health reported 6955 additional cases. Of the total cases, 59543 were active, according to recent DOH data. Of these, 93.5 percent were mild, 2.4 percent asymptomatic, 1.7 percent severe, 1.3 percent critical, and 1.16 percent were moderate cases. Recoveries rose to 1180998, including the additional 8109 ones. The death toll 21732 reached , with the addition of 195 deaths. […]
Dr. Salvaña cites study in India that covered community health workers (Eagle News) – A member of the Department of Health’s advisory group vouched for the reliability of wearing face masks together with face shields to prevent transmission of COVID-19, as well as being infected with the virus. Dr. Edsel Salvaña, a member of the DOH’s Technical Advisory Group (DOH-TAG), said that the use of face shield together with a face mask has been […]
(Eagle News)– More than 80 percent of Filipinos are worried about catching COVID-19, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the survey conducted from April 28 to May 2, the 89 percent of adults who are worried is two points below the record-high 91 percent recorded in November 2020, but still higher than the 85 percent recorded in September 2020 and July 2020. “Compared to past SWS surveys, worry about catching Covid-19 is […]
(Eagle News) — Seven more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 19772. One additional recovery also pushed COVID-19 recoveries to 12038. No additional death due to COVID-19 was reported among overseas Filipinos, which means the COVID-19 death toll remains at 1194. The Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the request of seafarers to be vaccinated with “western brand” COVID-19 jabs in consideration of the condition set for their continued employment. “There is no violation of the equal protection of laws because this is what the nature of their work requires,” Duterte explained. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque earlier explained to President Duterte this condition set on the country’s seafarers before they could return to work. “Kaya […]
Roque also details allowed capacity for other activities under a “GCQ with restrictions” protocol (Eagle News) – The allowed capacity for religious services in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will be 30 percent, and can be increased to 50 percent of a venue’s seating capacity upon the discretion of the local government units (LGUs). This was according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque who gave additional details regarding the restrictions imposed in the so-called […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 1235467 on Tuesday, June 1, after the Department of Health reported 5177 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 53203 were active. Of these, 93.1 percent were mild, 2.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 1.8 percent severe, and 1.3 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1161252 including the additional 6230 ones. The death toll has now breached the 21000 mark, now at 21012, including […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BzUmpQK_ts (Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar explains why they decided to hold a raffle drive in their city to encourage more people to register for vaccines and get immunized against COVID-19. Major prizes such as a house and lot, 2 motorcycles and “pangkabuhayan” or livelihood packages are to be given out. The monthly raffle will start in July with “pangkabuhayan packages” as prizes, and the grand draw […]
DOH chief says NCR “not yet out of the woods” as 8.11 people infected per 100k of population (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Mindanao, while cases in Visayas are slightly increasing. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the DOH is focusing now on Mindanao as there are more cases reported in Mindanao than in Metro Manila where cases are now decreasing. “Bumibilis din naman […]
(Eagle News) — Murder charges will be filed against the policeman who shot dead a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on Monday night, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said on Tuesday, June 1. Eleazar said Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan is also facing administrative charges after he was seen shooting the woman in a video during an argument in a store in Barangay Greater Fairview around 9:30 p.m. The woman was later identified as Lilibeth […]
