Virus

Chinese province of 37 million declares ’emergency’ to control virus

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- A Chinese province of more than 37 million declared an "emergency state" on Wednesday to snuff…

NBA tightens Covid protocols as game postponements mount

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- The NBA and its players union updated Covid-19 health and safety protocols on Tuesday…

UN seeks $35 million in emergency aid for Madagascar amid pandemic, drought

  ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) -- The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) appealed on Tuesday for emergency aid of $35 million…

Indonesia divers search for crashed plane’s second black box

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian investigators said Wednesday they were hopeful of retrieving a crashed passenger jet's second black box,…

Quezon City announces securing 1.1 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca

(Eagle News) -- The Quezon City government announced that the city will "receive an initial 1.1 million doses of the…

Rural California hospital overwhelmed by Covid

by Sébastien VUAGNAT with Laurent BANGUET in Los Angeles APPLE VALLEY, United States (AFP) -- As Covid-19 tears through southern…

Canada buys additional 20 million Pfizer vaccine doses

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Tuesday a deal to secure an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19…

Canada’s Ontario province issues stay-at-home order

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada's Ontario province, the country's most populous and its economic engine, on Tuesday ordered residents to…

Portuguese president tests negative after a Covid positive

  LISBON, Portugal (AFP) -- Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has now tested negative for coronavirus after a positive…

Chinese coronavirus vaccine shows 50% efficacy in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) -- The Chinese-developed Coronavac Covid-19 vaccine has demonstrated a 50 percent efficacy following tests in Brazil,…

DOH, PGC say UK and South African COVID-19 variants not yet detected in PHL

https://youtu.be/-BholJnjOWg (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Genome Center stressed that they have not detected…

240 more private firms join part 2 of tripartite deal with PHL gov’t and AstraZeneca

Total of 6 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca assured https://youtu.be/O3nI8NEWq4M   (Eagle News) – The number of private companies which…

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