[ad_1] Image copyright Brother Screenshot Baby River with her mother Queen Mae Nasino in hospital on the day of her birth The death of a three-month-old baby separated from his imprisoned mother despite pleas to keep the couple together has shocked the Philippines, reports Preeti Jha of the BBC. Reina …
Read More »Pauses in coronavirus drug trials give ‘peace of mind’
[ad_1] Recent pauses in clinical trials examining a possible coronavirus vaccine and therapeutics due to safety concerns should not concern the American public, Dr. Tom Frieden, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CNBC on Tuesday. Disease Prevention. Rather, Frieden said, it is evidence that drug …
Read More »IMF becomes more pessimistic about PH’s economy this year
[ad_1] The Philippine economy is forecast to contract 8.3 percent this year, which is expected to be the largest annual drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in history as the COVID-19 pandemic soured consumer confidence. and private investments due to prolonged quarantine restrictions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. In …
Read More »Trump avoids opportunity to change tack on coronavirus approach
[ad_1] And instead of embracing new empathy for his fellow coronavirus sufferers, Trump touted the experimental “cures” available only to him and walked out of the hospital declaring the virus is nothing to fear without mentioning the more than 215,000 Americans who have died. because of him. The fact that …
Read More »Covid-19: a Dutch woman dies who contracted the virus twice
[ad_1] However, the researchers said his natural immune response might still have been “sufficient” to fight Covid-19, as the type of cancer treatment he received “does not necessarily result in a life-threatening disease. The patient was initially admitted to the hospital earlier this year with a severe cough and fever, …
Read More »Velasco reopens budget debates on assuming as president of the Chamber
[ad_1] NEW SPEAKER In the end, Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco snatched the numbers from Taguig Representative Alan Peter Cayetano and was elected President in a ratification vote by House members on Tuesday. The House then opened a special four-day session to approve the proposed P4.5 billion budget for 2021. …
Read More »Indonesia is putting business before the environment and that could be disastrous for its rainforests
[ad_1] (CNN) – Last week, Indonesia’s parliament passed a controversial and comprehensive jobs law that environmentalists say will have a disastrous impact on the country’s forests and rich biodiversity. The general job creation law was intended to simplify Indonesia’s complex web of overlapping regulations to make it easier for companies …
Read More »Velasco ranks first in the House – The Manila Times
[ad_1] The uproar in the House of Representatives ended Tuesday when President Alan Peter Cayetano threw in the towel and resigned and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco assumed the highest seat in the House. CHANGE OF POWER A House of Representatives security personnel hold the mace during the ratification of …
Read More »DOH Reports 1,990 New Covid Cases, Total Infections Now 344,713
[ad_1] The Department of Health (DOH) recorded a total of 1,990 newly confirmed Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 344,713. Of the confirmed cases, 44,958 (13.0 percent) are active cases, 293,383 (85.1 percent) have recovered, and 6,372 (1.8 percent) have died. The …
Read More »Pandemic will cause ‘lasting damage’ to living standards, IMF warns
[ad_1] The coronavirus crisis will cause “lasting damage” to the standard of living of people around the world and taxes on the rich and businesses may have to increase to address this economic damage, the IMF warned. The pandemic will leave significant scars on the global economy in the form …
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