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PH post in Japan tells Pinoys to stay at home, remain calm

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Apr 08 02:26 PM

MANILA - The Philippine Embassy reminded Filipinos in Japan to follow Japanese government regulations in light of the state of emergency declared in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka Prefectures from April 7 to May 6 as part of measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Wuhan exodus sparks virus hope despite mounting death toll

Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 02:17 PM

Thousands of relieved citizens streamed out of China's Wuhan on Wednesday after authorities lifted months of lockdown at the coronavirus epicenter, offering some hope to the world despite record deaths in Europe and the United States.   Read more »

51 South Korea patients re-diagnosed with COVID-19 after recovery: report

ABS-CBN News
Apr 08 02:00 PM

MANILA - A total of 51 patients in South Korea were re-diagnosed with COVID-19 after recovering from the respiratory disease, according to a report that quoted Seoul officials. Read more »

Leaving Wuhan

Aly Song, Reuters
Apr 08 01:40 PM

Medical workers hug at the Wuhan Tianhe International Airport after travel restrictions to leave Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province and China's epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, were lifted, Wednesday.  Read more »

Pandemic drives expectant moms in US to embrace home births

Daxia Rojas, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 12:01 PM

WASHINGTON - Like many expectant mothers, Gina Conley is nervous. But there is a lot more to worry about these days, with a virulent outbreak overwhelming hospitals and convincing pregnant women to opt for the relative safety of a home birth. Read more »

Paris bans daytime jogging as virus deaths hit new high

Mariëtte Le Roux and AFP bureaus, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 11:57 AM | Updated Apr 08 12:09 PM

PARIS, France - Paris on Tuesday banned daytime jogging to keep people from bending anti-coronavirus lockdown rules as France breached 10,000 deaths due to the outbreak. Read more »

Trump threatens withholding funds from World Health Organization

Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 11:52 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to cut US funding to the World Health Organization, accusing it of bias toward China during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Hong Kong extends social distancing restrictions to contain coronavirus

Reuters
Apr 08 11:31 AM

Hong Kong said on Wednesday social-distancing restrictions including the closure of some bars and pubs and a ban on public gatherings of more than 4 people would be extended until April 23 as it battles to halt the spread of coronavirus. Read more »

Nearly 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours: Johns Hopkins tally

Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 10:16 AM | Updated Apr 08 10:25 AM

Nearly 2,000 people infected with the new coronavirus have died in the United States in the last 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University as of 8:30 pm Tuesday (8:30 a.m. Wednesday in Manila). Read more »

China's new coronavirus cases double as imported infections surge

Reuters
Apr 08 09:47 AM

Mainland China's new coronavirus cases doubled in 24 hours as the number of infected overseas travelers surged, and new asymptomatic infections more than quadrupled, pressuring authorities to tighten measures to stem local transmissions. Read more »

Japan urges citizens to stay at home to stop COVID-19 spread

Philip Fong, AFP
Apr 08 09:41 AM

A passenger wearing a face mask travels on a train in Tokyo on Tuesday evening.  Read more »

China's Wuhan city further eases coronavirus lockdown

Brenda Goh, Reuters
Apr 08 08:46 AM

The central Chinese city of Wuhan began allowing people to leave on Wednesday for the first time since it was locked down 76 days ago to contain the novel coronavirus, despite fears of a second wave of infection if such restrictions are eased too soon. Read more »

'Wuhan virus' no more: US and China in truce

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 07:25 AM

The United States and China have reached a truce in a vitriolic feud over the coronavirus pandemic, with the two powers each seeing at least a tactical interest in cooling down. Read more »

China lifts Wuhan travel ban; Britain, New York report record deaths

Chris Lefkow and Jing Xuan Teng, Agence France-Presse
Apr 08 07:08 AM

China lifted a travel ban on Tuesday on residents of Wuhan, where the coronavirus pandemic began last year, and reported no new deaths, but the situation remained grim elsewhere as Britain and New York State recorded their highest number of fatalities yet. Read more »

Acting US Navy secretary resigns after ridiculing commander of coronavirus-hit ship

Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters
Apr 08 06:47 AM

WASHINGTON - Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned on Tuesday after he faced mounting backlash for firing and ridiculing the commander of a U.S. aircraft carrier who pleaded for help stemming a coronavirus outbreak onboard. Read more »