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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte dismissed the “no-touch” policy which the Presidential Security Group (PSG) wants to impose to protect his health amid the rising cases of local transmission of the coronavirus in the country. “I want an embrace,” the 74-year old Philippine leader said, stressing that shaking hands is not enough. “Kung tawagin ako ng Diyos ngayon, sa oras na ito, pupunta ako,” Duterte said. “Naging presidente na ko, pinakamataas na maabot […]
(Eagle News) – The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Italy jumped to 9,172, with deaths reaching 463 as of Tuesday morning, March 10, becoming the country outside of China with the most COVID-19 infections and deaths. The surge in cases happened alarming the Italian government which imposed a travel ban across the whole country as all regions have reported coronavirus cases. Public or mass gatherings were also banned in the whole of […]
by Sébastien VUAGNAT / with Andrew MARSZAL in Los Angeles Agence France Presse The first passengers were taken ashore from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship that docked at California’s port of Oakland Monday, with the infected “being dealt with in proper isolation,” said US Vice President Mike Pence. The Grand Princess arrived in the San Francisco Bay after days stranded at sea with 21 confirmed coronavirus infections among more than 3,500 passengers and crew. Emergency […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Two people have died of the novel coronavirus in the western German city of Essen and virus hotspot Heinsberg, officials told AFP on Monday, the country’s first casualties of the outbreak. In Essen, an 89-year-old woman who had been diagnosed with the virus on March 3 died despite medical measures to support her breathing and circulation. “I regret this death very much,” mayor Thomas Kufen said in a statement, offering […]
(Eagle News) – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has gone past 111,000, with deaths due to the virus at almost 3,900. This was based on the live virus dashboard of global cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) of the John Hopkins University compiling information from official sources. As of Monday night, March 9, there are 109 countries and regions with confirmed virus infections, but this could change as new cases are reported each […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte advised all parents to make sure that their school age children stay at home as he directed class suspensions in all levels in Metro Manila from March 10 to March 14 amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) which have now reached 24. Duterte himself announced the four new coronavirus cases Monday night, March 9, after meeting with the Interagency Task Force for the Management of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said that workers can talk with their employers regarding the “work from home” scheme amid the rising coronavirus cases in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the “work from home” arrangement is a valid option since this is already contained in Republic Act 11165 of 2018, also known as the “Act Instituting Telecommuting as an Alternative Work Arrangement for Employees in the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Equity markets collapsed Monday as the rapidly spreading coronavirus fans fears over the global economy, while a crash in oil prices added to the panic with energy firms taking a hammering and wiping hundreds of billions off valuations. As the deadly disease claims more lives around the world, dealers are fleeing out of riskier assets and into safe havens, sending gold and the yen surging and pushing US Treasury yields […]
by Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The number of US coronavirus cases soared past 500 Sunday, including two further deaths, as California braced for the arrival of infected cruise ship passengers and saw a major tennis event canceled. The surge came as President Donald Trump defended his administration’s “perfectly coordinated” response to the epidemic, after heavy criticism over health cuts and strategic blunders that have failed to stem its rapid spread. Some […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has closed most of the makeshift hospitals open to receive coronavirus patients in the epidemic’s epicenter as the number of new infections in the country hit a record low. There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said Monday, the lowest number of fresh cases since it started reporting the data in January. Most of the new cases, as well as 22 new deaths, were in Hubei, the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea, which has one of the world’s largest coronavirus totals outside China, on Monday reported its smallest daily rise in cases for two weeks. A total of 248 cases were confirmed on Sunday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. The increase took its total to 7,382. Each morning, the South announces how many cases were diagnosed the previous day, and gives an update every afternoon […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that it has conducted “medical evacuation” of an injured Filipino crew member of M/V Quantum of the Seas, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, which docked in Manila Bay on Sunday, March 8, due to an emergency in its boiler room. The Coast Guard however clarified that no passengers from the cruise ship disembarked. The declaration was made amid the rising COVID-19 cases in […]
