Japan at US, sanib-puwersa vs. sa mga problema sa China

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | April 17, 2021

Mas pinatatag pa ng Japan at US ang kanilang alyansa laban sa mga banta ng pananakop at upang masiguro ang seguridad at kaligtasan ng dalawang bansa.

Binisita ni Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga si US President Joe Biden noong Biyernes at kabilang sa kanilang mga napag-usapan ay ang laban kontra-COVID-19.

Nagkasundo rin ang dalawang bansa sa seguridad at pagkakaisa upang ayusin ang isyu sa East China Sea, South China Sea at ang nuclear program ng North Korea.

Pahayag pa ni Biden, "We're going to work together to prove that democracies can still compete and win in the 21st century.

"We committed to working together to take on the challenges from China and on issues like the East China Sea, the South China Sea as well as North Korea.”

Saad naman ni Suga, "We agreed to oppose any attempts to change the status quo by force or coercion in the East and South China seas and intimidation of others in the region.

"Freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law are the universal values that link our alliance.”

13 katao, patay sa gumuhong restaurant sa China

ni Ronalyn Seminiano Reonico | August 29, 2020

Patay ang 13 katao nang gumuho ang isang two-story restaurant sa Shanxi province, Xiangfen county, China nitong Sabado ayon sa ulat.

Saad ng CGTN broadcaster, “So far, 43 people have been brought out, including the dead and four seriously injured.”

Patuloy ang paghahanap sa mga na-trap sa naturang gusali at hindi pa malinaw ang dahilan ng pagguho nito.

Lianhua Qingwen medicine, ibinigay sa mga mild COVID-patient sa Cainta

ni Lolet Abania | August 29, 2020

Nagsimulang magpamahagi ng tradisyonal na Chinese herbal medicine, Lianhua Qingwen para sa mild COVID-19 patients sa mga nasasakupan, ang local government unit ng Cainta.

Ayon kay Mayor Keith Nieto, ibinigay ang naturang gamot matapos ang naging payo ng mga doktor o “strict doctor’s advice” sa kanila.

“Mayroong mga doktor na assigned for them to take it. They are mature enough to check on it and make sure it is something that has efficacy and that is not detrimental to their (patients’) health,” sabi ni Nieto.

Gayunman, sabi ni Nieto, ang gamot ay bilang supplements at hindi COVID-19 treatment para sa mga pasyente na sumasailalim sa home quarantine sa Cainta.

“Ang case nila ay mild to moderate. Lahat ng naka-home quarantine, may naka-assign na doktor sa kanila at tatawag sa kanila everyday. ‘Pag sinabi ng doktor na hindi, hindi. ‘Pag sinabi ng doktor na puwede, puwede,” ani Nieto.

“It’s really up to them because I trust them that based on their knowledge, they would exactly know how to treat and manage these COVID patients,” dagdag pa niya.

Gayundin, aprubado na ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ang Lianhua Qingwen na gamitin sa bansa upang gamutin ang mga may lung toxins, lagnat at iba pang katulad na sintomas.

Subalit, ayon kay FDA director general Eric Domingo, hindi pa ito inaprubahan bilang treatment para sa COVID-19.

Ipinaliwanag naman ni Dr. Philip Tan-Gaute, isang traditional medicine expert, na ang Lianhua Qingwen ay kombinasyon ng Chinese herbal formulas, na daang taon na at ginagamit upang gamutin ang pasyenteng may wheezing cough at sore throat.

"It can help alleviate the symptoms, shorten the treatment time, but not necessarily decrease the chance of progression to severe disease," sabi ni Tan-Gaute.

"These compounds from the herbs, they will alleviate the symptoms and help the body fight off the virus. It's still the body that does the job. Is it a useful treatment? With some cases, yes. Not all cases," dagdag pa ni Tan-Gaute.