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Of the 95 new local Delta cases found, 83 have addresses in Metro Manila (Eagle News) – The number of confirmed Delta variant cases in the country rose to 331 after the Department of Health (DOH) added 116 new Delta variant cases detected by the UP Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC). Of the new cases added, “95 are local cases, one is a Returning Overseas Filipino (ROF), and 20 cases are currently being verified if […]
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday to contain the country’s most widespread coronavirus outbreak in months. China on Sunday reported 75 new coronavirus cases with 53 local transmissions, with a cluster linked to an eastern airport now reported to have spread to over 20 cities and more than a dozen provinces. The outbreak is geographically the largest to hit China in […]
Two Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo after being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials said Sunday, as they probed how the critically endangered animals got sick. Nine-year-old Tino and 12-year-old Hari tested positive in mid-July after they experienced flu-like symptoms, trouble breathing and appetite loss. But the male tigers were on the mend after treatment. “Both animals are healthy now,” Suzi Marsitawati, head of Jakarta’s Parks and Forest Service, said in a statement. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines jumped to 1,580,824 after the Department of Health reported 8,562 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 30, the highest since May. According to the DOH data, 61,920 cases were active. Of these, 94 percent were mild, 1.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.2 percent critical, 2.1 percent were severe, and 1.49 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,491,182 including the additional 2,854 recoveries. Over 100, or 145, more deaths were […]
7 of new infections came from 1 family; among infected were a 6-year old, and an 11-month old child (Eagle News) – Eight new Delta variant cases were found in Cagayan de Oro City, according to the city’s local government. Seven of the eight new confirmed Delta variant infections came from one family in Bgy. Balulang. Among those that tested positive were a six-year old and an 11-month old child. The other Delta […]
by Susan STUMME with Agence France Presse bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe Biden offering new incentives to vaccine holdouts and Israel authorizing booster shots. The World Health Organization warned the highly transmissible strain of the virus, first detected in India, could unleash a “fourth wave” of cases in its […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila will revert to an enhanced community quarantine from August 6 to 20. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendations made by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. “Masakit na desisyon po natin ito dahil alam natin na mahirap ang ECQ pero kinakailangang gawin po ito para maiwasan ang kakulangan ng ating ICU beds at iba pang hospital requirements […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila’s daily new COVID-19 cases could reach up to 11,000 by the end of September due to the Delta variant. According to the Department of Health, this is based on projections made by FASSSTER, a disease surveillance tool and based on the assumption the variant was 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant first detected in the United Kingdom. It was also based on the condition health protocols would not […]
(Eagle News)– COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1562420 after the Department of Health reported 7186 additional cases. This was the most additional cases reported in the country since June 13. Of the total cases, the DOH said 56477 were active. Of these, 93.8 percent were mild, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.58 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1478625 including the additional 5672 recoveries. The death toll is […]
(Eagle News) — The government of Laguna on Tuesday, July 27, confirmed 18 Delta variant cases had been detected in the province. Governor Ramil Hernandez said it takes two to three weeks to know the type of variant a patient has so it was possible the patients would recover or would be cleared before the results are released. “Subalit hindi pa rin nawawala ang posibilidad na sila ay maaaring nakahawa bago na-test at na-clear, lalo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered local government units not to make people for vaccination wait in line, under the rain and in flooded areas. The President made the comment after Secretary Carlito Galvez showed him a picture of people lining up in knee-deep floods just to get vaccinated. “Cold people are exposed in the open, unprotected from the elements then they are waiting to get a chance to have the shot, mga 3 to […]
(Eagle News) — Longer curfew hours in Metro Manila start today, July 25, as the government moves to curb the transmission of the highly transmissible Delta variant in the Philippines. According to Metro Manila Council Chair Benhur Abalos, instead of the previous 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. curfew, curfew is now from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. “Since the Delta variant spreads exponentially, we should not let our guards down and implement necessary restrictions to […]
