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AHMEDABAD, India (AFP) — At least 16 Covid-19 patients and two nurses died Saturday in the latest in a series of hospital fires in India, officials said, as the country’s health care system buckles under a surge in cases. There were around 50 other patients at the four-storey hospital in Bharuch in the western state of Gujarat when the blaze began at 1:00 am (0730 GMT). It has since been put out. The death […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. According to the health ministry, 401,993 new infections were registered taking the total caseload to 19.1 million. There were 3,523 deaths, bringing the toll to 211,853. Many experts suspect that because of insufficient testing and inaccurate recording of cause of death, […]
by Natsuko FUKUE / Andrew MCKIRDY Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — This summer’s virus-postponed Olympics could be held behind closed doors, Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto told AFP on Friday, pledging to ensure the Games will be safe. Former Olympian Hashimoto said the Games could only be a success if organisers “completely protect” athletes and people in Japan, and that she is hopeful people will “be glad” the event went ahead. Overseas […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 1,037,460 after the Department of Health reported 8748 additional cases. According to recent DOH data, of the total cases, 73908 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild cases, 1.7 percent asymptomatic, 1.0 percent critical, 1.3 percent severe, and 0.87 percent moderate cases. Recoveries are now at 946318, including the additional 4143 recoveries. The death toll reached 17234, including the 89 additional ones. On Wednesday, President Rodrigo Duterte […]
DOLE says it “recognizes risk of those who courageously and willingly put their lives on the line” amid pandemic (Eagle News) — COVID-19 is now a “compensable work-related disease,” according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Because of this, “Filipino workers who had been infected with COVID-19 will receive appropriate compensation from the government through the Employees’ Compensation Commission (ECC),” according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Bello said that the ECC board […]
Plan to do house-to-house distribution of Ivermectin tablets, together with doctors who believe in drug’s efficacy- (Eagle News) — Two lawmakers are set to hold a “symbolic launching” of their planned distribution of Ivermectin tablets in Quezon City, dubbed “Ivermecting Pan-three”, on Thursday, April 29, saying that this would help bring down COVID-19 infections in the city. House Deputy Speaker Sagip-Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta and Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor said that launch would […]
(Eagle News) – Another 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines arrived in the country on Thursday, April 29, as scheduled, bringing the total number of vaccine doses in the country to over 4 million. Of this number, 3.5 million doses are Sinovac vaccines. The rest – 525,600 doses – are AstraZeneca doses that were delivered by the World Health Oganization’s COVAX Facility last March. The 3.5 million Sinovac doses further boosted the Philippine vaccine roll-out amid […]
MECQ from May 1 to 14 in NCR plus areas qualified with “additional opening of the economy” (Eagle News) — Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal will stay under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) for another two weeks but “with additional opening of the economy”, President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday night, April 28, in his “Talk to the Nation.” The city of Santiago in Quirino, and the whole province of Abra were likewise […]
India reports record-high 360k new infections, over 3,000 deaths on Wednesday These aerial photos from Agence France Presse show burning pyres of victims who lost their lives due to COVID-19. The virus has now killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide, with India driving the latest surge, recording 360,000 new infections — a global record — and over 3,000 deaths on Wednesday. In the capital of New Delhi, carparks have been converted to crematoriums […]
https://youtu.be/-UutlcTOYA8 California joins those reaching out to help India by sending over oxygen concentrators and cylinders. It is sending out 275 oxygen concentrators and 440 oxygen cylinders. In Sacramento, Eagle News bureau chief Angel Membrere gives this report in this Eagle News America episode on April 28, 2021. (Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 6 quake rocked northeastern India, with its epicenter located in the state of Assam where it caused some damage to buildings on Wednesday, April 28. There were no immediate reports of casualties or injuries. “The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 km beneath the epicenter near Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur, Assam, India, in the morning on Wednesday 28 April 2021 at 7:21 am local time,” according to the website volcano […]
Manila, Taguig, Makati, Parañaque and Muntinlupa to get 3k doses each of Sputnik V (Eagle News) — Five cities in Metro Manila are set to receive about 3,000 doses each of the Russian-made vaccine Sputnik V which are set to arrive before the month ends. National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 deputy chief implementer and testing czar Vince Dizon identified these cities: Manila, Taguig, Makati, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa. Dizon said that that 15,000 doses […]
