COVID CASES JUMP TO 3,246; DEATHS AT 152 MANILA — The number of confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID) cases nationwide yesterday jumped to 3,246 while fatalities rose to 152, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 152 new cases
INDIA LIGHTS UP WITH HOPE India entered voluntary blackout for nine minutes today as lakhs stepped into their home balconies and compounds to light 'diyas' and candles in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call of unity against Covid-19. At several place across cities, sounds of
PRESIDENT XI ATTENDS THE NATIONAL MOURNING FOR COVID-19 VICTIMS President Xi Jinping on Saturday attended the national mourning period for martyrs who sacrificed their lives in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak and compatriots who died of the novel coronavirus pneumonia. Xi a
UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON COVID-19, CALLS FOR GLOBAL COOPERATION TO FIGHT PANDEMIC The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution, co-sponsored by 188 nations including India, on COVID-19, calling for intensified international cooperation to defeat the pandemic
COVID-19 TASK FORCE: NO DECISION YET ON EXTENSION OF LUZON QUARANTINE MANILA — Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has not yet reached a decision on whether to extend the quarantine across Luzon and parts of the
LIGHT CANDLES AT 9 PM ON SUNDAY TO SHOW SOLIDARITY IN FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, SAYS PM MODI Ending many hours of suspense, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation through a video message at 9 am on Friday, urging the public to switch off the lights for 9 minutes at 9 pm on April
XI: COLLECTIVE EFFORTS KEY TO FIGHTING VIRUS The international community should make joint efforts to fight against the novel coronavirus, which is the common enemy of all mankind, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. Xi made the remarks in telephone conversations with Belgian Ki
OIL PRICES SKYROCKET AS TRUMP CLAIMS RUSSIA, SAUDIS PLAN TO SLASH OUTPUT Oil prices rocketed Thursday after US President Donald Trump said Russia and Saudi Arabia planned to end their price war by slashing output. But gains for Brent North Sea crude of nearly 46 percent cooled to around 2
NATIONAL DEATH COUNT FROM TABLIGH MEETING NOW 15 — AND ALMOST A FIFTH OF TOTAL CASES The Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Delhi last month has emerged as the biggest hotspot, accounting for about one-fifth of the COVID-19 positive cases across the country so far. At least 15 across the
WEARING MASKS NOW MANDATORY MANILA — For better protection against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Malacañang ordered yesterday all those living in areas under enhanced community quarantine to wear face masks or other forms of protective equipment when they go out to
