Here's a Heads Up from Reportr.World on news that you need to know today, April 1.
CULTURE EXPLAINED:
- Should you make big life decisions during the pandemic like Derek Ramsay and Ellen Adarna? We asked a life coach for tips.
NEWS YOU CAN USE:
- Checkpoint drama involving a Grab Food rider established that #LugawIsEssential, therefore, food deliveries are allowed 24/7 during the ECQ.
- Here's your guide to livestreaming of church services for the Holy Week. Stay indoors.
- Just be patient, your Lazada, Shopee, Grab, Foodpanda and Ninajvan deliveries are arriving during the ECQ.
JOBS DURING LOCKDOWN:
- One in four of the nine million Filipinos who lost their jobs to the 2020 ECQ are still out of work.
- Meet the bartender who lost his job to the ECQ and started a coffee shop from scratch, becoming a barista.
COVID TOP STORIES:
- Millions in the NCR Plus Bubble observed both the Holy Week and the ECQ, while awaiting word on whether or not the lockdown will be extended. The DOH reported 6,126 cases yesterday, the lowest since the start of the ECQ last Monday.
- The Philippine Hospital Association said its facilities, as feared, are now "overrun and overwhelmed" as it appealed for reinforcements. The late OPM legend Claire dela Fuente experienced this before she died, having stayed in a hospital tent for two nights before she was accomodated in a different facility.
- The WHO revived the theory that the virus that causes COVID-19 could have been leaked from a Chinese laboratory, putting pressure on Beijing to be more transparent.
HEADLINES:
- Be wary of April Fools' Day pranks. No, Volkswagen is not renaming itself to Voltswagen. Also, would you buy a durian-flavored Durex condom?
- The PGH has warned the public against a fake-call out for cash donations.
- Google Maps is adding a new feature that will show the most environmentally friendly route to get to your destination.
- The Archbishop of Canterbury contradicted Meghan Markle's claim that she and Prince Harry wed before the royal ceremony.
Here's an update on COVID-19 cases as of 4 p.m. of March 31:
