Covid-19 Updates for September 23, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
PH listed among countries with moderate Covid-19 transmission September 23, 2020 THE Lancet Covid-19 Commission has classified the Philippines among 37 countries with moderate transmission of the infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) and... FULL STORY Nearly 3,000 infections added to Covid-19 tally THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, September 23, 2020, announced 2,833 new cases of coronavirus infections, bringing the total case count in the country closer to the 300,000 mark.As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the total confirmed cases... More → UN urged to ensure universal access to Covid-19 vaccines PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte called on the United Nations to ensure universal access to vaccines against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as well as come up with a coordinated battle plan against the pandemic.Duterte, in his first address... More → 600 contact tracers to help Cebu City teams AROUND 600 contact tracers will augment the existing contact tracing teams in Cebu City beginning October 1, 2020.The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Cebu City has also extended the hiring and selection of contact... More → Año orders probe on group calling for end to restrictions DEPARTMENT of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to look into an event organized by a group calling for an end... More → RDC endorses bills on 'mandatory evacuation centers' THE Regional Development Council-Central Visayas (RDC 7), in its third quarter full council meeting, on Sept. 18, 2020, agreed to request President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent bills seeking the establishment of mandatory evacuation... More → Dole: Employers should shoulder costs of Covid-19 measures WITH measures against Covid-19 being implemented in workplaces these days, it is the employers, contractors or sub-contractors should bear the cost of anti-Covid measures.Based on the Dole-issued Guidelines on the Cost of Covid-19... More → PMA off-limits to tourists By Lauren Alimondo TOURISTS will not be allowed to enter the Philippine Military Academy (PMA), as Baguio City launches its tourism bubble Tuesday, September 22.Brigadier General Romeo Brawner Jr., PMA Commandant of Cadets, asked on Saturday, September 19,... More → Bacolod market vendors urged to undergo swab test By Merlinda A. Pedrosa INTER-AGENCY Task Force (IATF) deputy chief implementer for the Visayas Melquiades Feliciano and Bacolod City IATF urged all the market vendors in the city to undergo swab test and to impose strict health protocols in the public... More → Publication of 'specified list of Covid-19 areas' eyed By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit THE City Government of Davao is planning to publish a specified list of Covid-19 "very high-risk" places, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio said.Duterte-Carpio assured in a radio interview on September 21, 2020 that data... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Nalzaro: 'Flatten the fear' DURING this pandemic, we usually hear the word "flattening the curve" from our medical experts.... Cabaero: Public health reporting REPORTING on public health issues was not a priority for news organizations before the pandemic....
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