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Eagle News — The coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19, is one of the most unpredictable pandemics in recent history. Due to the fact that the world has never seen this type of coronavirus strain. As scientists and health officials, are learning more about the virus as it continues to spread around the world, tracing the spread of the virus, is crucial for vaccine development. Modern technology helps expedites the tracing process. However, there are many counties […]
by Ben Sheppard with AFP bureaus Agene France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Tuesday recorded its one-millionth coronavirus case as countries including Spain, Russia and Nigeria took tentative steps back towards normal life by preparing to reopen some businesses. Excitement over partial easing of the lockdowns affecting more than half of humanity has been tempered by fear of new outbreaks and growing evidence of the economic devastation wreaked by the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The arthritis drug tocilizumab has shown early promise in preventing extreme inflammation in gravely ill COVID-19 patients, according to a French clinical study. The treatment, which suppresses the body’s natural immune response, was found to reduce “significantly” the number of deaths or life support interventions compared with a control group of patients. The study, carried out by the Paris university hospital trust (AP-HP), looked at 129 people hospitalised with moderate or severe […]
(Eagle News) – Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States have surpassed 1 million with more than 58,000 deaths as the global total of infections rose to more than 3.1 million. According to data from the Johns Hopkins University, the total US cases reached 1,011,877 with 58,351 deaths. Global virus cases totaled 3,113,447 with 216,930 deaths as of 7:32 a.m. Wednesday, April 29 (Manila time), based on the JHU virus dashboard. US is still […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday announced a gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown rules from May 4 but said implementation would be monitored daily. “Having contained the first wave of the virus, we are now ready to move to the second phase, the gradual de-escalation of measures,” Mitsotakis said in a televised address. Around 10 percent of the businesses that were closed last month will be allowed to reopen, including […]
Mass gatherings, leisure, gambling activities banned nationwide under new IATF rules (Eagle News) — Malacanang detailed the kinds of businesses and activities that would be allowed and not allowed under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) or the so-called “new normal” where most of the country would be classified starting May 1. Starting Friday, in all parts of the country, leisure activities, mass gatherings will no longer be allowed in the country as per resolution […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin warned Tuesday that Russia had not yet reached the peak of coronavirus infections but said a “phased exit” from the country’s lockdown measures could begin in two weeks. With the number of cases rising by several thousand daily, Putin extended a non-working period across the country until May 11, telling officials to plan for a gradual lifting of quarantines after that. “We have managed to slow the spread […]
by Mariëtte Le Roux / Joseph Schmid Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — France will begin a gradual but “risky” return to normality on May 11, with shops, markets and some schools reopening after an eight-week coronavirus lockdown credited with saving more than 60,000 lives, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Tuesday. But life will not be as before, with face masks compulsory on public transport, working from home strongly encouraged for several more weeks, […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Tuesday announced 71 deaths from the novel coronavirus and said there were also more than 1,000 new cases of infection in the Islamic republic. The fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours brought to 5,877 the overall death toll from the illness in the Middle East’s hardest-hit country. Health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 1,112 people tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. That took to 92,584 the […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German medical experts warned the public to stay disciplined Tuesday after official data offered a mixed picture on the battle against the novel coronavirus since Europe’s biggest economy began a cautious easing of lockdown measures. “Let us continue to stay at home as much as possible, keep observing the restrictions and keep a distance of 1.5 meters from one another,” said Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for […]
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — South Asia could face a further public health crisis as children miss routine vaccinations, the UN warned Tuesday, spurring fears that the fallout from the novel coronavirus pandemic might reverse hard-earned gains in the region. The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said hundreds of thousands were at risk as lockdowns across South Asia halted immunization drives and parents refrained from taking their children to doctors to be inoculated. “While the COVID-19 […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain on Tuesday recorded a slight decrease in the number of daily coronavirus deaths with the government set to unveil plans to relax stringent lockdown measures in place since mid-March. The number of fatalities rose by 301 to 23,822 in the previous 24 hours, compared with Monday’s increase of 331, the health ministry said. It is the fifth consecutive day that the number of daily fatalities in Spain — which has […]
