Covid-19 Updates for August 12, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Active cases double in 10 days August 12, 2020 ACTIVE coronavirus cases in the Philippines increased to 72,348 Wednesday, August 12, roughly double the 35,569 active cases on August 2.In its 4 p.m. case bulletin... FULL STORY DOH clarifies: Local governments in charge of contact tracing THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, August 12, 2020, clarified that local government units (LGUs) are in charge of contact tracing.DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire issued the clarification after netizens criticized the DOH... More → Scientists uneasy as Russia approves 1st coronavirus vaccine MOSCOW -- Russia on Tuesday, August 11, became the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine, a move that was met with international skepticism and unease because the shots have only been studied in dozens of people.President Vladimir... More → DSWD 7 warns SAP beneficiaries vs scammers AS THE payout for the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) is ongoing, the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Central Visayas (DSWD) 7 has reminded SAP beneficiaries not to share their personal details including... More → Parents: Slow internet affects online classes THE traditional classroom setting in the Philippine educational milieu has been shelved for the meantime to protect the students and teachers from contracting Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes the coronavirus disease 2019... More → Labella prefers GCQ extension EVEN though coronavirus infections in Cebu City have been overtaken by the number of recoveries, Mayor Edgardo Labella prefers to have the city remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) on Aug. 16, 2020."We will be happy if there is... More → EXPLAINER. Demand for Cebu City mayor to liquidate P2.9 billion Covid funds: partisan noise that distracts? By Pachico A. Seares FUNDS IN MAYOR'S HANDS. The Cebu City Council has appropriated a total of P3.9 billion in supplemental budgets for Mayor Edgardo Labella to use mainly for the Covid-19 pandemic: namely, SB #1, P1 billion; SB #2, P1 billion; and SB #3,... More → Violators of 14-day quarantine face P5,000 fine By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit VIOLATORS of the mandatory 14-day home quarantine will now be penalized after the 19th Davao City Council passed an ordinance on Tuesday, August 11.The ordinance, passed under suspended rules, seeks to penalize all persons violating the... More → DepEd: School uniform encouraged, not required By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit THE Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao Region denied reports that wearing of uniform will be mandatory in the blended learning they will be implementing this school year 2020-2021, especially for the online mode of learning.DepEd-Davao... More → CLMMRH temporarily stops accepting probable, suspected Covid-19 cases By Teresa D. Ellera THE Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital (CLMMRH) has announced on Tuesday that they are temporarily suspending the acceptance of probable and suspected Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases.CLMMRH chief, Dr. Julius Drilon... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Nalzaro: Fighting Covid-19, a protracted battle LAPU-LAPU CITY Mayor Junard "Ahong" Chan said that his local government unit (LGU) is winning in... Carvajal: Human and Filipino "COVID is not primarily a test of our political convictions. It is a test of our flexibility,...
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