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Reuters Posted at  Jun 10 2020 11:05 AM Pro-democracy demonstrators run away as riot police disperse them with pepper-spray pellet during a protest to mark first anniversary of a mass rally against a now-withdrawn extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China June 9, 2020.  Tyrone Siu, Reuters HONG KONG - Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday evening that saw hundreds of activists take to the streets, at times blocking roads in the heart of the global financial hub, before police fired pepper spray to disperse crowds. The protests, called to mark a year of sometimes violent pro-democracy rallies in the former British colony, also came amid heightened tensions due to a proposed national security bill backed by the central government in Beijing. Police said on Wednesday that 36 males and 17 females were arrested for offences including unlawful assembly and participating in unauthorized assembly. Protesters had defied a ban on gatherings of more...

Reuters Posted at  Jun 10 2020 11:14 AM BUENOS AIRES - Argentina confirmed more than 1,000 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday as the rate of new infections continued to rise just days after extending lockdown measures in the capital Buenos Aires, the country´s largest city and the virus´ epicenter. Argentina´s Health Ministry logged 1,141 new cases in the past 24 hours, as well 24 deaths, pushing its total to 24,761 cases and 717 deaths since the outbreak began in early March. South America has become the new front in the global coronavirus outbreak. Though rising, Argentina´s rate of infections nonetheless remains markedly lower than neighbors Chile, which reported 3,913 cases on Tuesday, and Brazil, which registered 32,091 new cases. Argentina extended last week a mandatory lockdown in Buenos Aires, which accounts for the highest concentration of confirmed infections. The rest of the country has moved to "mandatory and preventive social distancing." Muc...

Reuters Posted at  Jun 10 2020 01:17 PM People stroll through a park in front of the Sydney Opera House amidst the easing of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in Sydney, Australia, May 20, 2020.  Loren Elliott, Reuters/file MELBOURNE - Australia is on course to have largely eradicated the corona  virus by July, a public health official said on Wednesday, as the country's most populous state announced the removal of restrictions on community sports. "Our view has been that we had hoped that by June/July that we would see corona virus largely disappearing from the country, so this is pretty much on track," said Bill Rawlinson, a senior medical virologist with New South Wales Health. New South Wales said it would resume community sports like netball and cricket from July 1, after the state went for two weeks without any cases of community transmission. Australia logged an increase of seven cases overnight in the eastern states, three in NSW ...

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News Posted at  Jun 10 2020 05:03 PM MANILA — Filipinos are now facing higher health care costs as hospitals and health professionals spend more on protective equipment, a former health secretary said on Wednesday. “Kaya medyo nagmamahal ang health care cost kasi kahit 'yung gamit ng PPE… china-charge ng doktor o health workers sa pasyente,” said Dr. Paulyn Rosell-Ubial, a former Department of Health secretary, at a virtual forum organized by Citizens’ Urgent Response to End COVID-19 (CURE COVID). (The reason why health care cost has increased is because the personal protective equipment…is also being charged by the doctor or health workers to the patients.)

 Ubial pointed out that the cost of ambulance transfer has increased from P5,000 to P12,000 as hospitals incorporate the cost of disinfection and PPEs for the 3 people manning the vehicle. She said the same considerations are seen in health centers and other health facilities where...

Agence France-Presse Posted at  Jun 10 2020 05:13 PM People cross a street during morning peak hour commute amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore, June 3, 2020.  Edgar Su, Reuters SINGAPORE - Singapore has approved the use of the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat seriously ill coronavirus patients, authorities said Wednesday, becoming the latest country to do so. The US authorized the emergency use of remdesivir in hospitals at the start of May, followed by Japan and South Korea, while Europe has been considering following suit. It has been granted conditional approval in Singapore for treatment of some adult virus patients, such as those who require intensive breathing support, the country's health products regulator said. The regulator, the Health Sciences Authority, said it had "expedited the review of remdesivir given the urgent public health need during the COVID-19 pandemic." As a condition for the approval, the autho...

Reuters Posted at  Jun 10 2020 04:16 PM People wearing protective face masks are seen at a park in Wuhan, the Chinese city hit the hardest by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Hubei province, China, May 15, 2020.  Aly Song, Reuters BEIJING - The United States will soon resume operations at its consulate in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the novel coronavirus outbreak began late last year, the US Embassy here said on Wednesday. US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad "intends to resume operations in Wuhan in the near future," Frank Whitaker, minister counselor for Public Affairs at the embassy, said in an email to Reuters, without giving a specific date. The US State Department withdrew consulate staff and their families in late January after the Chinese government put the city under lockdown to curb the spread of the virus. Wuhan, a central Chinese city with a population of about 11 million, has accounted for the majority of China's c...

President Rodrigo Duterte called for strengthening of relations between the Philippines and China amid global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The Philippines and China on Tuesday marked the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. "As the entire world continues to face challenges to security and stability and the rule of law and with the rise of non-traditional and emerging threats such as the COVID-19 pandemic, further strengthening Philippines-China partnership takes on even greater significance," Duterte said in a June 9 letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping. "We must forge on and ensure that the potential of our special ties is fully realized.” Duterte also assured Xi of the Philippines’ “firm commitment to preserve and build on the gains of our close partnership for greater peace, progress and prosperity for our nations.” Xi, meanwhile, said he attaches “great importance to the development of China-Philippines ties,” according ...