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Online gaming booms as virus lockdowns keep millions at home

Sean Gleeson, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 12:15 PM

Nearly every country around the globe has reported cases of COVID-19 infection, with frantic efforts to contain the disease prompting the near total shutdown of some of the world's biggest cities. Online gaming has proved a welcome diversion for many people chafing at movement restrictions, the cancellation of countless public events and a relentless onslaught of news about the pandemic.   Read more »

Moscow ipinasundo ang 18 Russian stranded sa Palawan dahil sa COVID-19

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 11:37 AM

PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan -- Ipinasundo ng Moscow ang 18 Russian na turista na naistranded sa lalawigan na ito, matapos ilagay sa lockdown ang buong Luzon para mapigil ang pagkalat ng novel coronavirus, ayon sa mga lokal na opisyal.    Read more »

130 street dwellers, pansamantalang nanirahan sa covered court sa Maynila

Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:58 AM

Aabot sa 130 street dwellers ang nanatili muna sa covered court ng Delpan Sports Complex, Maynila matapos masagip sa Luneta at Baywalk nitong Martes. Read more »

COVID-free Quirino frets over funds for lockdown food for the poor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:53 AM

Quirino province has yet to record any case of the novel coronavirus, its governor said Wednesday, as he raised concern that funds may not be enough to feed the poorest residents during the month-long quarantine of all households in Luzon. Read more »

Media groups urge China to reconsider expulsion of US journalists

Agence France-Presse 
Posted at Mar 25 10:53 AM

The publishers of the New York Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal asked China on Tuesday to reconsider its order expelling 13 US journalists, arguing the action imperils "access to critical information" about the global virus pandemic. Read more »

Pampanga health chief, ex-doctor to the barrios, succumbs to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 10:22 AM

MANILA - The provincial health chief of Pampanga, who also served as a doctor to far-flung barrios north of the Philippine capital, has succumbed to the novel coronavirus, his daughter said Tuesday.    Read more »

Baguio tests Huawei tech that screens potential COVID-19 cases

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 10:48 AM

Baguio City has started testing a diagnostic system by Chinese tech giant Huawei to identify "highly probable" cases of the novel coronavirus, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said Wednesday. Read more »

One third of humanity under virus lockdown

Bhuvan Bagga and Shaun Tandor, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 25 02:13 PM

India's billion-plus population went into a 3-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to stay indoors, as the coronavirus pandemic forced Japan to postpone the Olympics until next year. Read more »

COVID-19 cases in Manila more than double in one day: Isko

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 25 09:24 AM

MANILA - Cases of the novel coronavirus more than doubled in the capital city of Manila in just 24 hours, Mayor Isko Moreno said Wednesday as authorities scrambled to distribute aid to hundreds of thousands of families under lockdown. Read more »

US Congress homes in on $2 trillion rescue for coronavirus-hit economy

Michael Mathes, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 08:27 AM

US lawmakers scrambled Tuesday to seal a deal that buttresses the teetering economy by giving roughly $2 trillion to hospitals, businesses and ordinary Americans buckling under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic.   Read more »

Boost from e-commerce blunts coronavirus hit on Nike's China sales

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 08:27 AM

Nike's quarterly profits dropped following a rare sales decline in China due to the coronavirus outbreak, a hit offset somewhat by higher online sales in that market, the company announced Tuesday.   Read more »

First known US child virus death was teen 'in good health'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 25 09:12 AM

The first known death of a child due to the novel coronavirus in the United States was reported Tuesday, despite the disease not typically proving severe for juveniles.   Read more »

UN Council meets by videoconference -- with a few hiccups

Philippe Rater, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 06:55 AM

The UN Security Council met for the first time in its history via videoconference on Tuesday due to the coronavirus crisis -- but diplomats said the meeting was not without technical difficulties.    Read more »

Developers of Pinoy-made COVID-19 test kit working 'double time' for mass rollout: regulator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 06:29 PM

Local scientists are working "double time" for the mass rollout of Philippine-made test kits for the novel coronavirus, a shortage of which has stumped global efforts to contain the pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.    Read more »

IMF warns coronavirus recession could be worse than 2009

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 02:20 PM

The world economy is facing "severe" economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic that could be even more costly than in 2009 and will require an unprecedented response, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Monday.   Read more »

Italy sees second successive drop in virus deaths

Dmitry Zaks, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 01:34 PM

Italy reported a second successive drop in daily deaths and infections from a coronavirus that has nevertheless claimed more than 6,000 lives in a month. Read more »

China's imported virus cases spike as fears grow of second wave

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 24 01:26 PM

China reported 78 new cases of the deadly coronavirus on Tuesday, with the vast majority brought in from overseas as fears rise of a second wave of infections.   Read more »

'Di minamaramot': Health dept seeks understanding on COVID-19 gear shortage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 10:52 AM

The health department on Tuesday asked for the understanding of medical workers over a shortage of gear that would protect them from the novel coronavirus.    Read more »

VIPs tested for coronavirus passed initial criteria: Health chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 10:58 AM

Some politicians who were screened for the novel coronavirus had passed the initial criteria, which were later changed as the country wrestled with a shortage of test kits, the health department said Tuesday. Read more »

'Cardiology pillar' succumbs to COVID-19: peers

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 24 01:03 PM

A local "pillar" of cardiology has succumbed to the novel coronavirus, his peers said Tuesday, as cases of the pandemic continued to increase in the Philippines.  Read more »