Covid-19 Updates for August 28, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Over 90 Covid-19 deaths for 3rd straight day August 28, 2020 FOR the third consecutive day, the Department of Health (DOH) recorded more than 90 mortalities from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in a day.In its case bulletin as... FULL STORY Russia's envoy to PH: Vaccine may be produced locally IGOR Khovaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines, answers questions about the cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Philippines in developing the Sputnik V, the vaccine that Russia has developed to treat... More → Spike in infections in Negros Occidental traced to LSIs THE return of locally stranded individuals (LSIs) is causing the spike in coronavirus infections in Negros Occidental, according to Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire."During these past weeks, there has... More → Distribution of financial aid for LSIs suspended THE Cebu City Government temporarily suspended the distribution of the financial assistance for the locally stranded individuals (LSIs) starting August 28, 2020.In the Facebook page of the Cebu City Public Information Office (PIO), the City... More → 24 private schools in Central Visayas 'to skip' 2020-2021 school year TWENTY-FOUR private basic education schools in Central Visayas have submitted their intent not to operate for the school year 2020-2021 due to the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.There are 22 of them in Cebu (Cebu City,... More → Removal of face mask at checkpoints now required By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit WITH Davao City on full alert following the twin bombings in Jolo, Sulu on August 24, 2020, Task Force (TF) Davao now requires all travelers entering the city to remove their face masks during checkpoint inspections.In a forwarded text... More → Bacolod starts mass testing By Merlinda A. Pedrosa BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio Leonardia has issued Executive Order (EO) 55 to conduct coronavirus disease (Covid-19) mass testing under the "O-Plan: One-Time-Big Time" joint program with the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental... More → More than 16,000 individuals stranded in Cebu now home A TOTAL of 15,367 individuals have gone back to their respective local government units (LGUs) after they were stranded in Cebu Province for more than four months because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.In Cebu City,... More → Visayas Covid-19 czar goes to Western Visayas AFTER institutionalizing Covid-19 response protocol in Cebu City, Inter-Agency Task Force Deputy Implementer for the Visayas for Covid Response Melquiades Feliciano is now bound for Western Visayas.Feliciano, a retired general, was asked to... More → Badjao community in Barangay Puntod placed under focused containment By Jo Ann Sablad A BADJAO community in San Juan, Tabako, District 1 in Barangay Puntod is placed under localized focused containment after one of its residents tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19).The said resident is a 21-year-old female who... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Bzzzzz: Age of sexual consent to be raised from 12 to 16. A hybrid of CQs for Cebu City on September 1? No penalty for no-face-shield. ON PERSISTENT inquiries about face shields, DILG Secretary Eduardo Año made this clear Wednesday,... Nalzaro: Rapid test di kasaligan KON aduna pay local government units (LGUs) o ubang mga ahensiya sa kagamhanan nga mamugos sa...
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