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Israel to use anti-terror tech to counter coronavirus 'invisible enemy'

Maayan Lubell, Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 09:20 AM

Israel plans to use anti-terrorism tracking technology and a partial shutdown of its economy to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday. Read more »

Half-capacity policy for PUJs during Metro Manila-wide quarantine, 'impossible': FEJODAP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 07:42 AM

It will be "impossible" to fully implement the half-capacity policy for public utility vehicles (PUVs) during the month-long community quarantine in Metro Manila that began Sunday, the president of a national jeepney operators' group said. Read more »

UK pushes for more ventilators, hospital beds as coronavirus cases mount

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 06:29 AM

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told British manufacturers to boost production of ventilators and ordered private hospitals to prepare for an overspill of patients from the public health service ahead of an expected surge of coronavirus cases. Read more »

Gobert to donate $500K to arena workers, coronavirus relief

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 06:08 AM

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert has pledged to donate a total of $500,000 for arena employees in Utah and Oklahoma City, as well as overall COVID-19 relief in his home country of France, the team announced Saturday. Read more »

Italians defy coronavirus with mass singing, applause for doctors

James Mackenzie, Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 05:35 AM

Italians came out on Saturday to sing together from windows and balconies and applaud their hard-pressed doctors and nurses as the death toll from Europe's worst coronavirus outbreak kept climbing. Read more »

France closes shops, restaurants, tells people to stay home

John Irish, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 15 01:09 PM

France will shut most shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities from midnight on Saturday and people should stay home as much as possible as the spread of coronavirus is accelerating, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced. Read more »

TINGNAN: Taxi driver sa Cagayan de Oro, gumawa ng sariling proteksyon laban sa COVID-19

Lorilly Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 07:36 AM

Kakaibang estilo ng pagqua-quarantine ang naisip ng isang taxi driver dito sa lungsod upang ma-proteksyonan ang sarili laban sa COVID-19 habang namamasada. Read more »

LOOK: Isabela province imposes thermal checks at borders

Harris Julio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 05:24 AM

Passengers who traveled to Isabela on Saturday experienced delays as they were subjected to temperature checks to help ensure that persons with COVID-19 symptoms will not enter the northern Luzon province.   Read more »

Apple to close retail stores worldwide, except Greater China, until March 27

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 05:10 AM

Apple Inc said late on Friday it will close all its retail stores, except those in Greater China, for the next 2 weeks to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission. Read more »

'COVID-19 free' Cotabato City to impose lockdown on March 16: mayor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 04:57 AM

Cotabato City will be placed on lockdown starting on March 16, 2020 to prevent possible carriers of the COVID-19 from entering, its mayor said late Saturday.   Read more »

Batangas gov issues quarantine advisory for province

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 15 01:20 PM

Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas on Saturday issued a quarantine advisory for the province that essentially spelled out measures to fight the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

More than just Patient 35: Daughter of first Filipino COVID-19 fatality expresses grief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 10:15 PM

'My beautiful mother, Nida, was cremated. She died alone without her loving family and friends around her. She was cremated, alone, without ceremony or tribute,' Liza said. Read more »

Senate 'business as usual' despite Metro Manila quarantine: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 07:49 PM

The Senate will not suspend work but will enforce a skeletal schedule while Metro Manila is on lockdown, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Friday. Read more »

Sara Duterte ends isolation, resumes work after securing medical clearance

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 03:43 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio ended her self-quarantine, Friday, after receiving a clearance from the city's health office. Read more »

Puerto Princesa cancels classes, domestic air travel due to COVID-19 threat

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 03:17 PM

Puerto Princesa City, the provincial capital of Palawan, will cancel all domestic air travel and suspend classes on all levels starting this week, the city government said Friday. Read more »

Pacquiao wants to ban spitting, blowing of nose in public places

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 02:43 PM

A bill seeking to ban spitting and expelling mucus in public has been filed in the Senate, following the rise in number of COVID-19 patients in the Philippines.   Read more »

Batangas records first 2 COVID-19 cases; classes suspended in all levels

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 05:13 PM

Classes in all levels were suspended in Batangas on Friday after the province recorded its first 2 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Hong Kong church streams mass online to prevent coronavirus spread

Reuters
Posted at Mar 13 11:42 AM

With an iPad on a small tripod, Father Thomas Law of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in downtown Hong Kong is broadcasting mass to worshipers to their homes via online streaming as a way to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Read more »