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(Reuters) - The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Thursday said the qualification period for this year's Tokyo Olympics would be extended by a week until June 14 to accommodate the postponement of the French Open due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The French Tennis Federation last week said the claycourt Grand Slam would be held one week later than originally planned, beginning on May 24 and finishing on June 13. The ATP and WTA world rankings as of June 14 will be used to select players eligible for direct acceptance into men's and women's singles and doubles in Tokyo. "The change of ranking date from June 7 to June 14 is to reflect the new dates of 2021 Roland Garros," the ITF said in a statement https://www.itftennis.com/en/news-and-media/articles/itf-revises-entry-ranking-date-for-tokyo-olympic-tennis-event. "Following this date, the ITF will inform all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and National Associations (NAs) of players eligible for direct acceptance into ... » Learn More about ITF extends Tokyo Games qualification window to June 14

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Health workers attend to person-under-investigation for COVID19 on a public hospital in Manila. MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte warned the public Thursday night to expect more coronavirus-related deaths due to the continuing unavailability of COVID-19 vaccine supply. In his second ‘Talk to the People’ address this week following his video call with Russia Pres. Vladimir Putin, Duterte bared he did not know when the Philippines would get enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate all Filipinos. “Itong vaccine na itong pinag-usapan natin ganito, wala sana ito kung mayroong vaccine available. Eh wala. Hanggang ngayon the word ‘unavailable’ is nandiyan. Unavailable because there are not — there’s no sufficient supply to inoculate the world,” Duterte said in a pre-recorded speech aired Thursday. (We won’t be talking about vaccines if supply is readily available. But there is none. Until now, the word is ‘unavailable’. Unavailable because there’s not sufficient supply ... » Learn More about Expect more deaths due to scant COVID-19 vaccine supply — Duterte

Payout for beneficiaries of cash aid in Caloocan City. Image from the Facebook page of Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan MANILA, Philippines — More than 160,000 beneficiaries in Caloocan City have received their cash assistance following the reimposition of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in so called “NCR Plus”, the local government has said. According to the LGU, 161,617 recipients or 44 percent of the 368,925 total beneficiaries have received their cash assistance from April 7 to April 14. Caloocan City Mayor Oscar “Oca” Malapitan credited the “technology-savvy” students of the University of Caloocan City (UCC) for the “swift payout system” the city government is using. The students were hired to act as “paymasters” by a remittance partner of the LGU in their payout system. “We are proud that during times like this, the students of our very own UCC can use their knowledge and showcase their skills,” Malapitan said in a statement on Thursday. HAPPENING NOW: ... » Learn More about Over 160,000 beneficiaries get cash aid in Caloocan City

(Reuters) - Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie will play no part in their seven remaining Premier League games of the season after suffering a fracture in his foot, interim manager Paul Heckingbottom said. McBurnie picked up the injury in last weekend's 3-0 home defeat by Arsenal and it could also cost him his place in the Scotland squad for the European Championship this summer. Heckingbottom has now lost two forwards in quick succession after captain Billy Sharp underwent surgery on a thigh problem this week. "He (McBurnie) has got a stress fracture in his fifth metatarsal so we've lost two forwards, which isn't positive," said Heckingbottom before Saturday's trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sheffield United are bottom of the table with 14 points from 31 games and relegation will be confirmed if they lose to Wolves and Newcastle United avoid defeat against West Ham United. (Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford) ... » Learn More about Sheffield Utd lose McBurnie for last few games of season

PETALING JAYA: Schools should only fully close if the number of Covid-19 cases within the school fraternity starts climbing. National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP) secretary-general Harry Tan said: “This is to ensure education can go on uninterrupted for the other students, providing that those who tested positive are quickly isolated and quarantined.” “If only one person is found to be positive, then that person will already be told to quarantine while, I believe, the Health Ministry conducts contact tracing, ” he said. He added that the authorities had been consistent in determining the need to temporarily close affected schools or classes or quarantine the affected individuals. However, educationist Datuk N. Siva Subramaniam said the whole school should be closed if cases were detected as students would come into contact with each other, especially during dismissal. “Teachers have been working very hard to ensure the safety and well-being of students but somehow ... » Learn More about NUTP: Close schools only if cases are high

SINGAPORE: An Indonesian who came to Singapore to care for his father and a senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore (NUS) are the two community COVID-19 cases reported in Singapore as of noon on Friday (Apr 16). The two cases, who are currently unlinked, were among 34 new COVID-19 infections. Both had tested negative for COVID-19 multiple times. The remaining 32 cases were imported infections and were placed on stay-home notice or isolated upon arrival in Singapore, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). No new infections were reported in foreign workers' dormitories. INDONESIAN CAREGIVER A 44-year-old short-term visit pass holder who travelled from Indonesia on Feb 28 is one of the community cases. The Indonesian arrived as a caregiver to his father who was already receiving medical care in Singapore. His father had returned to Singapore for further treatment for a condition that is not related to COVID-19, said MOH. The man, known as Case ... » Learn More about 2 community cases among 34 new COVID-19 infections in Singapore, including NUS research fellow

PRAGUE: Slovakia may start using Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in early May, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Thursday, more than two months after a batch of 200,000 doses arrived into the country but which have remained locked in storage. The deal to import the vaccine proved controversial because it has not been approved by the EU's drug regulator EMA. Also Slovakia has said domestic emergency authorisation was issued for a different dosage than what arrived, and the country's drug watchdog SUKL said it had not received sufficient data to assess the product. Moscow demanded last week that the vaccines are returned due to what it termed contract violations. But Slovakia instead asked for additional laboratory tests in Hungary, the only EU country to use Sputnik V so far. "The process should go through in the coming weeks, (and) I assume that in early May, the vaccination could come," Heger said in a televised press conference during a visit to Prague. The Russian ... » Learn More about Slovak PM sees Sputnik V jabs by May despite rows with Russia, regulators

UNITED NATIONS: The UN humanitarian chief warned on Thursday (Apr 15) that the world’s largest humanitarian crisis in Yemen is getting even worse with the COVID-19 pandemic “roaring back” in recent weeks as the Arab world’s poorest country faces a large-scale famine. In a grim update to the UN Security Council, Mark Lowcock said tens of thousands of people already are starving to death, with another 5 million just a step behind. Lowcock added that March was also the deadliest so far this year for civilians, with more than 200 killed or injured as a result of hostilities - a quarter of the casualties in the oil-rich central province of Marib where Houthi rebel forces are pressing a military offensive. In March, nearly 350 private homes were also damaged or destroyed, he said. To stop the “unfolding catastrophe", Lowcock called for urgent action on protecting civilians, access for humanitarian aid, funding, support for Yemen’s economic and progress toward peace. Because of ... » Learn More about UN warns COVID-19 is `roaring back’ as Yemen faces famine

NEW DELHI: After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India suddenly finds itself short of shots as new infections surge in the world's second-most populous country. India breached 200,000 daily infections for the first time on Thursday (Apr 15), and is trying to inoculate more of its population using domestically produced shots. Facing soaring cases and overflowing hospitals after lockdown restrictions were eased, it also abruptly changed the rules to allow it to fast-track vaccine imports, having earlier rebuffed foreign drugmakers like Pfizer. It will import Russia's Sputnik V vaccine starting this month to cover as many as 125 million people. The reversal in fortunes could hamper not only India's battle to contain the pandemic, but also vaccination campaigns in more than 60 poorer countries, mainly in Africa, for months. The COVAX programme, backed by the World Health Organization and Gavi vaccine alliance, aims at equitable vaccine ... » Learn More about India shifts from mass COVID-19 vaccine exporter to importer