Virus

Active COVID-19 cases in PHL top 50k as total cases breached 119k; most cases still mild – DOH

  (Eagle News) – The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country surpassed 50,000 on Thursday, Aug. 6, as…

US adds 1,242 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States added 1,262 more deaths to its COVID-19 toll in the 24 hours…

Intensive farming heightens pandemic risk: study

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Intensive farming makes future pandemics such as COVID-19 more likely as wild animals…

Belgian meat plant quarantines 225 staff

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) -- One of Belgium's biggest meat processing plants has sent 225 staff home to quarantine Wednesday after…

New York to set up COVID-19 ‘checkpoints’

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- New York will put up checkpoints at key entry points to the city to…

Canada strikes deals for vaccine candidates with Pfizer, Moderna

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- Canada announced Wednesday it has signed two agreements with American pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and Moderna for…

US signs $1 billion vaccine deal with Johnson & Johnson

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US government Wednesday announced a new $1 billion investment in a COVID-19 vaccine being…

Florida surpasses half a million COVID-19 cases

MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Florida, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus pandemic in the southeastern US, has surpassed half…

PHL becomes close 2nd to Indonesia with most COVID cases in ASEAN, as cases near 116,000

PHL- 24th country with most COVID-19 cases in the world, based on Johns Hopkins University data   (Eagle News) –…

Coronavirus infects 24,000 S. African health workers

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Some 24,000 health workers in South Africa have contracted the coronavirus, 181 of whom…

Australia records deadliest day of pandemic so far

MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) -- Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his…

US adds 1,300 virus deaths in 24 hours: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US on Tuesday added 1,302 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according…

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