Covid-19 Updates for August 24, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
House ratifies final Bayanihan 2 bill By Jove Moya August 24, 2020 THE final version of the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, or Bayanihan 2 bill, is ready for transmittal to President Rodrigo Duterte for approval as it hurdled... FULL STORY Coronavirus cases cross 100,000 mark in 24 days AFTER recording a new low in the daily tally of coronavirus cases on Sunday, the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, August 24, 2020, reported new infections that again went past the 4,000 mark and increased the cumulative cases in just... More → Siquijor Covid-free again SIQUIJOR has regained its title as the only province in Central Visayas with no active cases of Covid-19, as its four patients have recovered from the disease.The Provincial Government announced the good news Monday morning, August 24, with... More → EOC issues 'guidelines' on riding work shuttles THE Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Cebu City has implemented stricter rules on workers riding company shuttles.For one, the shuttles' windows must remain open, said City Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementer of the... More → Vaccine crucial to economic revival BUSINESS leaders are looking at months to years for the economy to get back to the pre-Covid level.With the changing market due to the pandemic, businesses were advised to repurpose their operations to producing essential goods and services... More → Trump announces plasma treatment authorized for Covid-19 WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced emergency authorization to treat Covid-19 patients with convalescent plasma — a move he called "a breakthrough," one of his top health officials called "promising" and other health... More → 36 barangays in Cebu City report zero Covid-19 cases THIRTY-SIX barangays in Cebu City no longer have any case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), according to City Councilor Joel Garganera.Garganera, who is also the deputy chief implementer of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in... More → Covid-19 ward beds in Davao hospitals in 'warning zones' By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit THE ward beds for Covid-19 patients in Davao Region have already reached the "warning zone" level, according to data from the Department of Health-Davao Region (DOH-Davao).As of August 19, 60.49 percent of Covid-19 ward beds have... More → Negros Occidental, Bacolod to hold Covid mass testing on August 28-31 By Teresa D. Ellera THE Provincial Government of Negros Occidental and Bacolod City have united to hold a "timeout weekend" from August 28 to 31, 2020 to arrest the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by mass testing 10,000 individuals with flu-like symptoms... More → SM Foundation donates ventilators to hospitals THE SM Foundation (SMFI) recently donated 25 intensive care unit-grade ventilators to hospitals with high coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases across the country.The SMFI's move is part of its continuing Covid-19 response.The... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Nalzaro: Stop using rapid test - DOH IF THERE is a local government unit (LGU), or any government entity for that matter, like the Office... Barrita: Pagpriso sa makalapas sa Q pass MIABOT sa 58,625 ka inmates sa tibuok nasod ang gipabuhian sa Korte Suprema sukad sa Marso ning...
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