Covid-19 Updates for August 6, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Active coronavirus cases exceed 50,000 August 6, 2020 CORONAVIRUS infections continued to rise, with total active cases breaching the 50,000 mark and the National Capital Region (NCR) recording more than 2,000 new cases for... FULL STORY Neda chief: PH must save lives from both Covid-19 and hunger FOLLOWING the Philippine economy's sharp contraction in the second quarter of 2020, acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua cited the need to rebalance priorities and save lives not only from the coronavirus disease... More → Economy sinks to lowest level in decades (UPDATED) The Philippine economy technically sank into a recession after gross domestic product (GDP) shrank for a second consecutive quarter.The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday, August 6, 2020, said GDP growth rate... More → Bayanihan 2 bill gains support from political leaders By Jove Moya LEADERS of political parties and party-list groups in the House of Representatives on Thursday, August 5, 2020, signed a manifesto supporting the passage of the Bayanihan to Recover as One or Bayanihan 2 bill "the soonest time... More → Over 1,000 individuals leave Cebu, return to their home provinces AS TRAVEL restrictions eased after several places in the country were placed on general community quarantine or its modified version for the first 15 days of August, a total of 1,321 individuals left Cebu while 379 Cebu natives arrived in... More → DPWH 7: Isolation centers, dorms complete by August's end A TOTAL of 301 additional beds for seven new isolation facilities and quarantine centers will be put in place for people found positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Cebu by the end of August this year.These projects of the... More → Police to arrest plasma traders PERSONS found engaged in illegal trading of blood plasma from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) survivors will be arrested, police said Wednesday, August 5, 2020.Central Visayas Police Regional Office Director Albert Ignatius Ferro... More → Expansion of Noah complex starts EXPANSION of the Normal Oasis for Adaptation and a Home (Noah) isolation facility at the South Road Properties (SRP) has started with the arrival of 25 donated tents.Noah manager Jocelyn Pesquera said the tents are part of the 400 tents... More → Is it safe to reopen schools during the pandemic? IS IT safe for schools to reopen during the pandemic?It depends on how widespread coronavirus infections are in the community and the safety measures the school takes. In areas where the virus is poorly controlled, public health experts say... More → 2 Rizal towns require face shields in public places By Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo THE municipalities of Taytay and Cainta in Rizal are requiring residents to wear face shields aside from face masks in public establishments such as markets, malls and groceries while the province is under the modified enhanced community... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Malilong: Déjà vu IT IS only the fifth day of our second general community quarantine (GCQ). Why am I looking at two... Seares: Police region chief complains on extra CQ passes in Cebu City. Earlier, IATF's Garganera griped on premature release of mayor's order. IS IT true, as Police Regional Office-Central Visayas chief Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro...
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