Covid-19 Updates for September 17, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Over 3,000 added to virus cases; DOH continues 'cleaning' data September 17, 2020 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, September 17, 2020, reported 3,375 new cases of infection, 53 additional deaths and 317 more recoveries.The new cases brought... FULL STORY No need for travel authority to visit MGCQ areas By Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo THE Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield said local tourists can now freely visit areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) without need for a travel authority.However, they are required to secure a travel authority if they... More → Labella directs CCTO, police to implement 1-meter distance CEBU City Mayor Edgardo Labella directed all members of the Cebu City Transportation Office (CCTO) and Cebu City City Police Office (CCPO) to continue implementing the one-meter physical distancing inside the public utility vehicles."With... More → Special permits for 8,000 PUVs in Central Visayas valid only until September 30 A TOTAL of 8,261 public utility vehicles (PUVs) in Central Visayas have been issued special permits to operate as of Sept. 11, 2020.The special permits are valid until Sept. 30, after which these are deemed cancelled unless another... More → IATF lifts travel ban on LSIs bound for parts of Western Visayas RESIDENTS of the provinces of Antique, Guimaras, Iloilo and Negros Occidental, and City of Iloilo in Western Visayas who are stranded in Cebu can now travel back to their hometowns.This, after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the... More → Physical distancing policy inside PUVs suspended THE Department of Transportation (DOTr) has temporarily suspended the implementation of a policy that reduced physical distance between passengers inside public utility vehicles.Eduardo Montealto Jr., Land Transportation Franchising and... More → Study hints antibody drug may cut Covid-19 hospitalizations A DRUG company said that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill Covid-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a goal no current coronavirus medicine has been able... More → DOH: Improving situation in Davao Region By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit DESPITE the increasing coronavirus infections in Davao, a Department of Health (DOH) official said the region is currently faring better, as it is no longer included in the top 10 areas in the country with a high number of active Covid-19... More → 200 tourist capacity set in Baguio City By Maria Elena Catajan A 200 tourist a day capacity is being studied for the September 21 opening of Baguio City for visitors.City Tourism Officer Alec Mapalo said the number has been initially set as a manageable size for easy monitoring of movement in the name... More → City, Davao de Oro get boost in Covid-19 testing By Jennie P. Arado AS THE Department of Health (DOH)-Davao continues to urge provincial governments to have their respective Covid-19 testing facilities, Davao de Oro is undergoing construction for its first testing facility.In a virtual presser with... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Malilong: Surge, no surge SURGE — A sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or a natural force... Gonzaga: Bacolod under MECQ? "HORA-HORADA." With a silent h, this phrase means in Ilonggo "dali-dali," or...
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