SAFE SCHOOLS. A teacher checks on the temperature of a student on the first day of face-to-face classes at Fernando Ma. Guerrero Elementary School in Paco, Manila, on Monday (Aug. 22, 2022). Learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel are required to wear face masks and maintain safe distance amid the continuing Covid-19 threat. (PNA photo by Alfred Frias) MANILA - The first day of face-to-face classes nationwide is generally peaceful and orderly so far, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Monday. In a Viber message, DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said there were no major incidents reported to them as of Monday morning. "As 9:20 a.m. po, base po sa mga updates ng ating mga regional directors, maayos at mapayapa po ang pagbabalik eskwela ng ating mga learners. Wala pa pong nakakarating sa amin na untoward incidents. Patuloy po kaming naka-monitor sa ating mga paaralan (As 9:20 a.m., based on the updates of regional directors, the school reopening is orderly and peaceful
if the outcome of this race, the governor s race, is a litmus test on former president s influence in perhaps other races or period come november. yes. he s weighed in on races across the nation. some candidates have been winning in the midterms. in georgia, i think the conversation really needs to be the trump factor that wasn t. and clearly, in this race, i kind of started smiling after jeff s story when he said kemp will likely win tuesday. kemp will win tuesday, and the trump factor did nothing at all for senator purdue. our reporters at wbae have been following this for several weeks, several months now. been taking the temperature checks. and david purdue s campaign began to just kind of teeter, you know, the past month or so. so trump s voice did nothing in this huge race for republicans. so lisa, you call it
for the year. last month, state-run media, kcna, said prevention measures were increased, including mask requirements and temperature checks. pyongyang has yet to acknowledge any confirmed cases in the country. the pandemic and pyongyang s decision to shut its borders in january of 2020 have exacerbated the food shortage, cutting off much-needed imports from main trading ally, china. in july, the united states department of agriculture estimated 63% of the population was considered food insecure. north korea s economy is believed to have shrunk 4.5% in 2020. but with ngos having pulled out international staff due to the pandemic, an international realtime assessment of how bad the crisis actually is has become almost impossible. aid agencies estimate north korea had a shortfall of hundreds of thousands of tons of rice last year, and predict more shortages ahead. making any efforts by pyongyang to ease this long-running
paris was packed with olympians from france, brazil, netherlands, monaco. this is my partner. no family allowed and one positive test could squash his dream of a second olympic medal. seeing a flight attendant doing temperature checks on sleeping athletes was real. everyone here has been exceedingly kind. they take their jobs very seriously. the covid tests upon arrival, it s been called the brain scraper and let s just say it s thorough. china s zero covid strategy is a harsh contrast to the packed arenas. no tickets being sold to fans here. athletes are being asked to mask up and not even cheer for their teammates out loud. it s unsettling. while here you could get a knock on your door revealing you ve
moment, landing that last run and that last jump, in the air i was like i have to use every part of me to land this. while her emotion was raw and real, it is worth noting that the course itself was artificial. these games are the first with 100 percent manmade snow. because while plenty cold, on average this area only sees two days of precipitation in february. to watch what unfolds in the mountains every step of the journey has to stay within the bubble. separate boarding areas andd rail cars from the general population. the trains slice through some beautiful landscape. the high speed train starts off pretty slowly but starts revving up and will reach 217 miles per hour, that is three times faster than a cheetah. on arrival more temperature checks and mandatory sanitizing. at the mountain, the facilities here are feel a bit more posh. the press center is normally a