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China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high; travel discouraged

Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 02:38 PM

China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed on Friday, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown. Read more »

Indonesia quake kills at least 35, injures hundreds

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 15 06:19 PM

A powerful earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi on Friday, trapping several under rubble and unleashing dozens of aftershocks as authorities warned of more quakes that could trigger a tsunami. Read more »

US COVID-19 death toll hits new daily record of nearly 4,500: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 13 11:52 AM

The US death toll from COVID-19 hit a new daily record of nearly 4,500, Johns Hopkins University said Tuesday evening. Read more »

US logs more than 3,900 COVID deaths in new 24-hour record: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 11:23 AM

The United States broke its own record for the number of daily deaths from COVID-19 yet again Tuesday, recording 3,936 fatalities in 24 hours, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins university. Read more »

2020 heroes: Frontliners who died battling COVID-19

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 04:24 AM

All of them sacrificed their own safety and the safety of their families to serve the country. In the battle against COVID-19, they are our fallen heroes, and they will always be remembered for their love and courage.  Read more »

Dutch COVID death toll much higher than reported in 1st wave - statistics agency

Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 03:53 PM

At least 10,000 people in the country of 17 million are likely to have died of COVID-19 during the first wave of infections between March and June, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) said. Read more »

Coronavirus death toll in Asia tops 100,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 07:09 PM

In terms of fatalities, India is the most affected country with nearly three-quarters of total deaths in the region -- 67,376 deaths from 3,853,406 cases. Read more »

Manila cemetery offers free cremation for local residents who succumbed to COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 07:39 PM

The Manila North Cemetery is offering free cremation services for residents of Manila City who succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), city mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said Tuesday. Read more »

Expect more COVID-19 deaths next month, infectious disease experts say as PH cases rise

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 19 02:54 AM

MANILA — With more than 3,000 cases reported daily since the start of the month, infectious disease experts said on Tuesday that they are expecting higher number of deaths to be reported as well. Read more »

3 dead in Scotland train crash

Michal Wachucik, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 12:04 AM

Three people died when a passenger train derailed in northeast Scotland on Wednesday, police said, in what First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described as "an extremely serious incident." Read more »

Brazil surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 09 07:17 AM

Brazil on Saturday surpassed 100,000 coronavirus deaths and three million cases of infection, according to the latest tally from the Ministry of Health. Read more »

Husband receives news of OFW wife's demise in Beirut blast on their child's death anniv

Willard Cheng and Ria Galiste, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 06 11:06 PM

On the first death anniversary of their 4-year-old daughter, Giovanni Mendoza received grim news that his wife, Perlita, 39, perished in the massive explosion that rocked Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday. Read more »

Global coronavirus death toll tops 700,000: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 04:45 PM

Paris, France -- The coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 700,000 people worldwide since it first emerged in China in December, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources at 0655 GMT on Wednesday. Read more »

DENR chief visits proposed site for Cebu City COVID-19 cemetery

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 07:06 PM

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu visited the proposed 2-hectare Cebu City coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cemetery at Barangay Sapangdaku, Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said Monday. Read more »

3-yr-old from Lanao del Sur dies of COVID-19, the 4th fatality in the province

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 20 01:32 PM

A 3-year-old child from Malabang, Lanao del Sur died Sunday due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the death toll in the province to four, the provincial government said. Read more »

Iran says 140 health workers died from virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 09:05 PM

Iran said on Wednesday that 140 of its health workers had died of the novel coronavirus, with thousands of others infected, as officials urged Iranians to observe health protocols. Read more »

Ex-IATF adviser blasts DOH anew after removal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 18 08:13 AM

MANILA - Due to its alleged late reporting and slow actions, the Department of Health may be held "accountable" for the hundreds of patients who died from the novel coronavirus in the country, a former adviser to the Philippines COVID-19 task force said early Thursday. Read more »

7 in 10 deaths announced as confirmed COVID-19 cases on day of or after demise

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 05:56 PM

MANILA — Majority of those reported to have died from COVID-19 in the Philippines were only confirmed as coronavirus cases on the day of or after their demise, the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group (IRG) learned from government data. Read more »

UK coronavirus toll over 40,000; 10,000 deaths in care homes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 19 11:04 PM

Britain is the worst-hit country in Europe, and the government has been criticized heavily for its response to the outbreak. Read more »

Indonesia's gravediggers battle virus fears, stigma

Haeril Halim, Agence Franc-Presse
Posted at May 19 06:09 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Gravedigger Junaidi Hakim shouts "hurry up" as he summons his weary colleagues in a never-ending race to bury novel coronavirus victims at a Jakarta cemetery.   Read more »