Covid-19 Updates for October 20, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
New virus cases fall below 2,000, lowest in nearly 1 month October 20, 2020 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, reported 1,640 additional cases of coronavirus infection, the lowest in nearly one month.For the first time... FULL STORY Mayors want Metro Manila to remain under GCQ until yearend METRO Manila mayors have recommended the extension of general community quarantine (GCQ) in their areas until the end of 2020, according to Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Jojo Garcia.But they have agreed to... More → Police defer to LGUs on new travel rules A TOP Philippine National Police (PNP) official said they will defer to the local government units (LGUs) on the implementation of new guidelines on interzonal and intrazonal movement.Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, PNP deputy chief... More → UK to infect healthy volunteers to speed up vaccine efforts LONDON -- UK researchers are preparing to begin a controversial experiment that will infect healthy volunteers with coronavirus to study the disease in hopes of speeding up the development of a vaccine.The approach, called a challenge... More → DepEd appeals: Stop blaming distance learning for deaths by suicide THE Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday, October 20, 2020, issued an appeal to stop blaming deaths of some students and teachers by suicide on the difficulties encountered in distance learning and the use of learning... More → 52 hotels, tourism facilities allowed to reopen in Cebu THE Cebu Provincial Tourism Office (PTO) announced that 52 hotels and tourism establishments in Cebu Province have been allowed to reopen and resume operations more than six months after these were shut down temporarily due to the lockdown... More → Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America USHUAIA, Argentina -- At the edge of Argentina in a city known as "The End of the World," many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.Sitting far from the South American nation's bustling capital,... More → DTI lifts volume limits on sanitizers, masks THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has lifted the quantity limit imposed over alcohol, sanitizers, disinfecting liquids and N95 and N88 face masks.DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez issued Memorandum Circular (MC) 20-54 on Oct. 15, 2020,... More → Davao City Hall of Justice placed under 12-day lockdown By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit THE entire Davao City Hall of Justice (HOJ) will be placed on 12-day lockdown beginning Monday, October 19 until Saturday, October 31, after 10 employees of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC)-Branch 3 tested positive for the novel... More → Mandaue City to distribute remaining cash aid to seniors THE senior citizens in Mandaue City will soon receive their remaining P4,000 financial assistance in December.The Mandaue City Council together with the Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs (Osca) president and a representative from the... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Cabaero: My antibodies SOMETIME late this month, I will take a blood test to see if I still have antibodies three months... Soriano: The power of strategic planning WHAT did you do during the pandemic? Business leaders need to ask it of themselves now while the...
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