Covid-19 Updates for October 21, 2020

	COVID19 UPDATES
Coronavirus infections hit new low in 44 days October 21, 2020 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, October 21, 2020, confirmed 1,509 new coronavirus infections, a new low in the last 44 days.These were lower than the 1,640... FULL STORY IATF now allows malls to hold sale events THE Philippine Retailers Association (PRA)-Cebu Chapter has lauded the move of the government's Covid-19 task force to allow mall establishments to hold sales events, saying this would boost consumer spending.PRA Cebu Chapter president... More → Opav calls on Visayas LGUs to adopt Cebu City EOC concept THE Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (Opav) is calling for the setting up of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) in local government units (LGUs) in the Visayas.During the culmination of the two-day Train The Trainer... More → Study shows virgin coconut oil's potential vs Covid-19 By Reuel John F. Lumawag THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) announced that after months of research, compounds from coconut oil and virgin coconut oil (VCO) have reduced the viral load of coronavirus count by 60 to 90 percent."The results are very... More → Vendors in Lapu-Lapu take Covid-19 test A TOTAL of 1,462 market vendors availed themselves of Lapu-Lapu City's free Covid-19 test during the first two days of testing.The swab testing for vendors, which began on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, will last three days.Grace Mary Carungay,... More → Drag race draws ire for gathering crowd amid rising Covid-19 cases By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit A DAVAO City-based medical doctor chided the staging of a drag racing event over the weekend, citing its ill-timing as the city's Covid-19 cases continue to increase.Dr. Anthony Tesoro posted on Tuesday, October 20, a collage of photos... More → LGUs in Davao Region impose stricter measures By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit AS CORONAVIRUS disease (Covid-19) cases in Davao Region continue to increase, several local government units (LGUs) have imposed stricter measures on the movement of people to slow the spread of the disease.The Provincial Government of... More → Baguio to welcome more tourists from Luzon By Maria Elena Catajan BAGUIO City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and tourism stakeholders agreed to open the city to Luzon starting October 22.However, the City will still limit the number of tourists to 200 while following strict health protocols.The decision came... More → Bacolod awaits IATF decision to downgrade quarantine status By Merlinda A. Pedrosa THE City Government of Bacolod is still awaiting the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to whether downgrade the city's community quarantine status from general community quarantine (GCQ) to modified GCQ.Vice Mayor El Cid... More → Magalang town logs 13 active Covid-19 cases By Reynaldo G. Navales THE local government of Magalang has recorded 13 active cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as of October 19, 2020.Aside from this, the Municipal Health Office (MHO) reported eight suspected cases of Covid-19.With this, the Municipal... More → OPINION MORE OPINION Nalzaro: A test of Labella's political will THE pressure from various sectors affected by the Covid-19 pandemic to go back to normal is a litmus... Literatus: Covid-19: Hope by the numbers LAST month, this column proposed the idea of "surviving naturally" during the Covid-19 pandemic....
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