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(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Trial is set to begin by the end of January or at the start of February in the Philippines where 15,000 are targeted to participate in Metro Manila alone, the Philippine government said. The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said that Philippine General Hospital (PGH) will be the lead agency in the WHO Solidarity Trial, while 11 other hospitals are also participating. DOST Rowena […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — One in four health centres worldwide lacks access to water, putting around 1.8 billion people at increased risk of contracting the coronavirus, the World Health Organization said Monday. The lack of this basic amenity endangers patients and staff alike at such centres, the WHO said in a joint report with the UN children’s agency UNICEF. The study was based on data from 165 countries. “Working in a healthcare facility without water, […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, both to meet urgent medical need and for the potential payday. Here’s an update on the quest for a magic bullet against the coronavirus that has already killed more than a million people worldwide. How many in the pipeline? The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 42 “candidate vaccines” at the stage […]
(Eagle News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has enlisted the help of the gaming industry to disseminate and encourage observance of physical distancing and other health guidelines meant to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The games sector will launch #PlayApartTogether, an initiative to inform and encourage their vast network of users to follow the WHO’s important health guidelines – including physical distancing, hand hygiene and other powerful preventive actions to slow the spread of […]
(Eagle News) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries currently implementing a lockdown, to go one step further in attacking the virus spread by strengthening and expanding the public health force and to aggressively “isolate, test, treat and trace” coronavirus cases. “We have overcome many pandemics and crises before. We will overcome this one too. The question is how large a price we will pay?” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has climbed to almost 200,00 with coronavirus infections reaching 155 countries, according to the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) virus dashboard. The tally was as of March 18, and also showed that almost 82,000 cases recovered from the disease, or 81,961 to be exact. Total deaths were at 7,954. The total confirmed cases worldwide hit 198,179, the Johns Hopkins University data showed with the most […]
https://youtu.be/1L_tbwyIpLQ (Eagle News) – Nagsisimula na raw maging global pandemic ang 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) na kumakalat sa iba’t ibang panig ng mundo, ayon kay Singapore Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong. Mabilis ang pagkalat ng virus sa iba’t ibang mga bansa kabilang ang Europa at North America nitong mga nagdaang araw. Hindi pa itinuturing ng World Health Organization (WHO) sa kategoryang “pandemic” ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon pero sinabing gagamitin ng United Nations agency ang […]
Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Ipinagmamalaki ng Malacanang ang assessment ng World Health Organization (WHO) na sa loob ng dalawang linggo ay kontrolado pa rin ng Pilipinas ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) sa bansa. Sa Laging Handa briefing sa Malacanang, sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na nangunguhulugan lamang na epektibo ang sistema na ipinapatupad ng Inter Agency Task Force on Infectious Disease sa pangunguna ng […]
by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s top leadership has admitted “shortcomings and difficulties” in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, as state media said a new hospital built at breakneck pace began receiving patients in the epicenter of the crisis. Sixty-four new deaths were confirmed on Tuesday — surpassing Monday’s record to post the new biggest daily increase since the virus was detected late last year […]
by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk assessment after crisis talks. “Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has confirmed a second case of polio in the country in 19 years. In a press release, the DOH said the case this time involves a five-year-old boy from Laguna. The DOH said the boy, who experienced the onset of paralysis on Aug. 25, tested positive for the polio virus after samples were sent to the Japan National Institute for Infectious Diseases. Although the boy has been discharged from the […]
By Ben Simon Agence France-Presse GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — (AFP) The World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo does not qualify as an international threat, despite the spread of the virus to neighbouring Uganda carried by an infected family. The closely-watched decision followed advice from WHO’s emergency committee, which only meets to review the world’s most severe outbreaks. The head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who is in […]
