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(Eagle News) — The Batangas government on Monday, Jan. 27, reiterated that some barangays remain under permanent lockdown despite the lowering of the alert level on Taal. No resident is allowed in the following barangays that are on the volcano island, according to the provincial government’s bulletin number 4 on Taal: Sitio Tabla, Talisay Barangay San Isidro, Talisay Barangay Culawit, Balete Barangay Alas-As, San Nicolas Barangay Pulang Bato, San Nicolas Residents of Agoncillo and Laurel, […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has ordered nationwide measures to identify and immediately isolate suspected cases of a deadly virus on trains, aeroplanes and buses, as the death toll and number of patients has skyrocketed. Inspection stations will be set up and passengers with suspected pneumonia must be “immediately transported” to a medical centre, the National Health Commission said in a statement. The isolation of suspected cases must be followed by disinfection of the […]
China has imposed a travel ban in more cities, including the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, bringing the number affected by the shutdown to over 41 million as authorities scramble to control the disease that has killed 26 so far. Various reports said that 13 cities all in Hubei province where the virus first emerged are now under a transport ban. Aside from the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus in Wuhan, these […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced road closures and lock-downs in some parts of Metro Manila in line with the preparation for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits that will be held in Manila and Clark, Pampanga next week. Here is the list of roads and places and the dates they will be on lockdown: 8 Nov – Partial lockdown of CCP Complex, Pasay City, starting from […]
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) – Officials at Travis Air Force Base in California have advised people there to “shelter in place” during a “real world security incident,” according to official social media posts issued on Wednesday (June 14) afternoon. “Travis Air Force Base is currently responding to a real world security incident. More details will be released as they become available. The public is being asked to stay away from the base to ensure emergency […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The usually frenetic streets of Hong Kong were deserted Friday as the city went into lockdown for Typhoon Haima, which has killed at least eight people in the Philippines. Flights were cancelled, roads were clear of cars and pavements empty, with schools and offices shut as the storm loomed southeast of Hong Kong. Trading on the city’s stock exchange was postponed and was unlikely to resume Friday. At 8:00 am […]
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Two men died Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of California’s Los Angeles campus, prompting a lockdown and a massive security deployment at the sprawling facility. Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said both victims were found with gunshot wounds in an office on campus. At least three shots were fired and a gun was found at the scene. “At about 10:00 this morning a […]
Fort Hood, the military outpost of the United States in Texas, was put into lockdown due to a shooting incident. A shelter-in-place order was also issued for all personnel.
