MORE RETURNEES INDICATE OUTBREAK IN CONTROL Despite the sudden jump in imported infections in the past few days, the number of inbound trips has been 120,000 on average a day since the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic on March 11, which is an 80 percent d
ITALIAN DEATH TOLL OVERTAKES CHINA AS CORONAVIRUS SPREADS The death toll in Italy from the coronavirus overtook china’s on Thursday in a stark illustration of how the outbreak has pivoted toward Europe and the United States. Italy, with a population of 60 million, recorded at least 3,405 deat
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT CALLS THE SHOTS IN A CRISIS, NOT LGUS — DUTERTE MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte in a public address on early Friday morning asserted the authority of the national government over local government units in times of crisis. In his address, the president appealed to
XI CALLS FOR COOPERATION IN VIRUS FIGHT China will strengthen international cooperation on novel coronavirus epidemic control and continue to provide assistance within its ability to countries affected by the epidemic, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee,
CHINA REPORTS ZERO NEW DOMESTIC VIRUS CASES FOR 1ST TIMEBEIJING - China on Thursday marked a major milestone in its battle againstthe coronavirus pandemic as it recorded zero domestic infections for thefirst time since the outbreak emerged, but a spike in imported casesthreatened its progr
A WORD ABOUT HERD IMMUNITYLast week, the UK’s Government Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance hinted at a strategy that would allow the novel coronavirus to infect 60% of the country’s population so that a degree of “herd immunity” could be achieved. Following widesp
U.S. AND CHINA EXCHANGE BARBS OVER COVID-19A spat between the U.S. and China over COVID-19 escalated on Tuesday asPresident Donald Trump angered Beijing by referring to the pathogen as the"Chinese Virus."The two countries have sparred over the origin of the virus for days, with aChinese of
FULL SALARIES, BUT NO EARLY RELEASE OF 13TH MONTH PAY FOR GOV'T WORKERS — DBMMANILA — The country's biggest employer, the national government, is takingthe lead on sustaining its workers as business got essentially shut off themain Luzon island under a month-long community qua
PRESIDENT BACKS ITALY'S FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19 China firmly supports Italy's efforts to fight the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic and is fully confident that Italy will win the battle against the virus, President Xi Jinping said. He made the remark in a phone call with Italian Prime Minister G
ANGER IN GERMANY AT REPORT TRUMP SEEKING EXCLUSIVE VACCINE DEALGerman ministers have reacted angrily following reports US president DonaldTrump offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusiverights to a Covid-19 vaccine.“Germany is not for sale,” economy
