US halves social distancing recommendation for schools aljazeera.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aljazeera.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
21 to compete for spelling title The national spelling bee is scheduled to be held March 21, at the Geoffrey Brown Auditorium at 3 p.m. FILE
Twenty-one contestants, nine of whom are from the Family Islands, will vie in-person for the title of Bahamas National Spelling Bee champion and the opportunity to represent The Bahamas at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. But the win won’t be easy for any of the contestants, especially with two former top spellers returning for a shot at the title in Roy Seligman, a Lyford Cay International School student who is also a two-time champion, and Maria Sanchez, a student at Queen’s College who is looking to improve on her third place showing from 2020.
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DOH 7: Cebu’s health care coping amid high number of Covid cases. (File photo)
+ March 13, 2021 THE latest data on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) critical care utilization rate for both private and public health facilities in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu show that the health care system is still capable as the majority of confirmed active cases are asymptomatic.
As of 8 p.m. Friday, March 12, 2021, the utilization rate was still below the 60 percent threshold, according to Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Department of Health (DOH) 7 spokesperson.
For hospitals, the utilization rate for Covid intensive care unit (ICU) beds is 44.4 percent; for Covid ward beds, 41.6 percent; and for Covid isolation beds, 51 percent.
Philippines detects P 1, confirms more cases with variants sunstar.com.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunstar.com.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.