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Pres. Duterte “safe, in good health”; 45 PSG men who tested positive mostly assigned in Palace gates, says PSG chief (Eagle News) – Malacanang cancelled the scheduled “Talk to the Nation” of President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night, April 7, amid reports that at least 45 members of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) had tested positive for COVID-19. “The Palace confirms that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will not have a Talk to the People […]
FDA gives green light after PHL vaccine expert panel recommendation on Sinovac use for senior citizens, citing its safety and efficacy (Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration approved on Wednesday, April 7, the use of Sinovac vaccines for the elderly. FDA Director-General Undersecretary Eric Domingo said that they approved the Sinovac vaccine with the brand name Coronavac for use in the elderly or those aged 60 and above after the recommendation […]
110-bed modular hospital in Quezon City opens; more set to open this week – Palace (Eagle News) – The Philippine government moved to increase COVID-19 bed capacity in Metro Manila amid increasingly overwhelmed hospitals as virus cases continued its spike. On Tuesday, April 6, the 110-bed modular hospital at the Quezon Institute was opened. This will be for moderate to severe COVID-19 cases. Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark Villar said […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 812760 on Tuesday, April 6, after the Department of Health reported 9373 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 152562 were active. Of these, 97.5 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent were critical, 0.5 percent were severe, and 0.31 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 646381 including the 313 additional ones. Over 300, or 382, additional deaths pushed the death toll to 13817. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States will soon be able to ramp up vaccine assistance abroad and will not seek “favors in return,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, putting a veteran aid administrator in charge. Blinken said the top US priority was to fight Covid-19 at home but that the goal would be achieved soon, pointing to President Joe Biden’s promise that 90 percent of Americans will be near a […]
(Eagle News) — Seventeen more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos overseas to 16423. No additional recoveries nor fatalities were reported, which means the recovery total and deaths among Filipinos abroad due to COVID-19 remain at 10060 and 1049, respectively. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have contracted COVID-19. According to the latest Philippine National Police data, the additional 173 COVID-19 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 16230. Of these, 2614 are active. The total number of recoveries also rose, now at 13576, with the addition of 191 ones. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 40. Earlier, the PNP announced among those who tested positive for […]
Son Jinggoy says father is in “stable but guarded condition” (Eagle News) — Former President Joseph Estrada has been moved to the intensive care unit and is being sedated. Former Senator Joseph Estrada said the former president, however, who recently contracted COVID-19, was in a “stable but guarded condition.” “While he needed to be placed on high flow oxygen support, we are thankful that there has been no need to put him on a ventilator,” […]
Extended ECQ in NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal could be followed by MECQ if numbers improve (Eagle News) – Malacanang extended the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for at least one more week in Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal because of the continuing surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Saturday night, April 3, after new COVID-19 cases added daily continued to go past 12,000, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Friday reported a decline in virus-related deaths in February on the previous month, as authorities say the worst of the pandemic has passed and aim to lift remaining curbs by the end of the summer. The figures published by the Rosstat statistics agency showed 14,171 Russians died due to the coronavirus in February, while a further 9,198 people died with the virus but primarily of other causes. That […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 784,043 after the Department of Health reported 12,576 additional cases. This is the second-highest number cases reported by the country in a single day since the pandemic began. On Friday, the Philippines reported an all-time high of over 15,000 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the 784,043 total cases, 165715 were active. Of these, 96.5 percent were mild, 2.2 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent critical, 0.5 percent severe, […]
by Nina Larson and Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than 600 million jabs have been given out across the world, three months after vaccination programmes began in earnest in Western countries and leaders […]
