Covid-19 Updates for August 10, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Virus cases hit new single-day high of nearly 7,000 August 10, 2020 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 10, 2020, reported 6,958 additional cases of coronavirus infection, a new record high in the country's daily tally.New... FULL STORY House approves Bayanihan 2 bill on final reading By Jove Moya THE House of Representatives on Monday, August 10, 2020, approved the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) with a vote of 242-6.House Bill 6953 provides funds of around P162 billion for the government's Covid-19... More → Despite calls to delay opening, classes to begin August 24 (UPDATED) Education Secretary Leonor Briones has reiterated that classes will begin on August 24, 2020 without face-to-face learning sessions, despite calls to delay the opening of school year 2020-2021."Gusto lang naming ulitin, tuloy pa... More → Año encourages wearing of face mask even at home By Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday, August 10, 2020, encouraged families who find it difficult to observe physical distancing due to limited space to wear face masks even inside their... More → EXPLAINER: After several CQs, ordinance punishing violations in Cebu City is almost ready. Penalties, use of quarantine pass clarified. By Pachico A. Seares AT A GLANCE.[1] After all the quarantine phases Cebu City had gone through, the ordinance is finally approved by the City Council and signed by the mayor. The ordinance will fill the void long felt by law enforcers who have detained but not... More → IATF still assessing situation in NCR, 4 provinces By Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo, Jove Moya MALACAÑANG on Monday, August 10, 2020, said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has yet to decide whether Metro Manila (National Capital Region) and four neighboring provinces will remain... More → Davao City to appeal face shields By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit THE City Government of Davao will appeal to the Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to amend its memorandum making mandatory the wearing of face shields to vehicle drivers in Davao City.City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said in a... More → Over 3,000 AFP reservists may be tapped for Covid-19 response DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Armed Forces of the Philippines has around 380 doctors and nurses as well as over 3,000 personnel with medical background who may be deployed to assist in the government's coronavirus disease... More → 2 councilors seek more protection for patients with Covid-19, communicable diseases TWO Cebu City legislators are pushing to expand the anti-discrimination law to include patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and other communicable diseases.The proposed ordinance entitled "Anti-Discrimination Against Victims... More → PRO-Central Visayas recognizes Dino's Covid-19 efforts THE Police Regional Office (PRO)-Central Visayas has given Secretary Michael Lloyd Dino, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, a plaque of recognition for his "invaluable support" to the agency during the coronavirus disease... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Barrita: Covid-19 isayaw na lang SA LABING ulahing taho sa Department of Health, kapin na sa 126,000 ka mga Pilipino ang gitakboyan... Tell it to SunStar: Highly budgeted school year COVID-19 has made the education department allocate P27 billion for laptops, P700 million for...
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