Covid-19 Updates for September 15, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Over 500 'recoveries' found to be active Covid-19 cases September 15, 2020 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, said over 500 cases that were previously reported as recoveries turned out to be active cases of... FULL STORY Debate continues over distance policy in PUVs By Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo THE new policy reducing the physical distance between passengers in public transport units was again tabled for discussion during the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases meeting Tuesday,... More → Easing of distancing rule inside PUVs stalls THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7 has yet to implement the reduced physical distancing in public transportation as it awaits the release of implementing guidelines.The implementation was supposed to start on... More → Tacloban church opens first 'drive-in' Mass amid pandemic By Ronald O. Reyes THE St. Josemaria Escriva Mission Station on Sunday, September 13, opened its first "drive-in" Mass amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic."I was thinking about this for so long already. Now is the right time since... More → Gov't to hire PUV operators, drivers under service contracting scheme TO ENSURE that the operation of public transportation will not be hampered as the country slowly eases restrictions to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of... More → 2 night market vendors, security personnel positive for Sars-CoV-2 By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio confirmed that two vendors and a member of the security personnel tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, which causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), days before the Roxas Night Market resumed its... More → Bacolod City Government hit for distributing 'expired' goods By Merlinda A. Pedrosa, Erwin P. Nicavera A RESIDENT of Barangay Banago in Bacolod City took to social media to express dismay over the alleged expired food packs given by the City Government as aid for public utility vehicle drivers affected by the implementation of modified... More → Lanao del Sur guv tests positive for coronavirus By Jo Ann Sablad LANAO del Sur Governor Mamintal Alonto Adiong Jr. has tested positive for the virus that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).In a post on the Facebook page of the Provincial Information Office of Lanao del Sur, Adiong said he was... More → India adds over 83,000 cases, nears 5 million NEW DELHI -- India confirmed more than 83,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, September 15, bringing its total caseload to nearly five million.The Health Ministry also reported 1,054 new deaths, driving total fatalities up to 80,776.With... More → PNPA extends lockdown THE Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) extended its lockdown until September 30, 2020 after more than 200 cadets and personnel tested positive for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).The police... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Editorial: What's the science? BY NOW, the one-meter distancing inside public transport gets a little leeway—a diminutive .25... Cabaero: Reward to SAP informants THOSE who gave information on government officials involved in anomalies in the distribution of the...
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