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Covid-19 Updates for November 5, 2020

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(SunStar Baguio File Photo) DOH confirms 1,594 new infections as tests increase
November 5, 2020
A NEARLY 50 percent increase in the number of diagnostics tests caused a corresponding rise in new cases of coronavirus infections Thursday, November 5, 2020, the...
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REVVING FOR RETURN. A mechanic checks the engine of a traditional public utility jeepney (TPUJ) long parked with other idle jeepneys in an area on J. Alcantara St., Barangay Sambag I, Cebu City Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has reopened 18 PUJ routes that would allow 1,355 traditional PUJs to return to Cebu City streets for the first time since the suspension of their operations in late March, when strict quarantine measures were first imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19. But not everyone approves of the TPUJs' return. (Photo by Amper CampaƱa) Allowing traditional jeepneys to operate needs further study, says Ferro
THE highest-ranking police official in Central Visayas is pushing for a dialogue and "careful study" before traditional public utility jeepneys (TPUJs) are allowed to resume operations in Cebu City.Police Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius...
USA. In this Monday, July 27, 2020 file photo, a nurse prepares a shot as a study of a possible Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., gets underway in Binghamton, New York. (AP) 'Bacolod to be prioritized' once Covid-19 vaccine is available
By Merlinda A. Pedrosa
BACOLOD City will be one of the top local government units (LGUs) to be prioritized by the National Government once the vaccine against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is available.Mayor Evelio Leonardia said Wednesday, November 4, that...
Photo by Alex Badayos Detainees in police stations undergo Covid-19 testing
TO CHECK whether there has been a Covid-19 transmission in detention facilities in Cebu City, all the persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) in all 11 police stations will undergo testing for the viral respiratory disease.The Emergency...
MORE MEANS TO GO TO WORK. While flexible work hours can be beneficial, businesses in Cebu want instead a better public transportation for their employees. At present employers are made to incur substantial costs shuttling their employees amid a very weak business environment. (SunStar file) Firms urged to adopt flexi work hours
THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) has urged the corporate sector to adopt multiple and staggered hours to allow workers to start and finish work at different times."Some may start at 7 a.m. while others at 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and...
File photo Pag-book daan una mangaligo sa dagat
SA KADTONG mangaligo sa kadagatan sa Dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu ilabi na niadtong gikan sa laing LGUs ang gitambagan nga mo-book daan sa resort nga ilang duawon.Aron dili mahasol sa ilang kalingawan ilabi nga nga subsob ang gihimong inspeksiyon...
DAVAO. The Southern Philippines Medical Center. (File photo) SPMC notes decongestion in Covid-19 ICU beds
By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit
DESPITE still being "critical" levels, the intensive care unit (ICU) beds of the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), which experienced exhaustion in the past few weeks, are slowly becoming decongested, a hospital top...
ROME. Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte leaves after announcing new restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Rome, Wednesday, November 4, 2020. (AP) 4 Italian regions, including Milan, put under lockdown
ROME -- Four Italian regions are being put under "red-zone" lockdown, with severe limits imposed on the circumstances under which people can leave home, Premier Giuseppe Conte announced on Wednesday night.What he called "very...
AID FOR THOSE IN LECQ. Personnel from the City Government of San Fernando distribute food assistance for residents of barangays under localized enhanced community quarantine following the spike of Covid-19 cases last November 3, 2020. (City of San Fernando CIO) San Fernando records 61 new Covid-19 cases in 1 day
By Princess Clea Arcellaz
THE City of San Fernando recorded 61 new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases on Tuesday, November 3, the highest for a single day since the start of pandemic.The fresh cases came from 19 barangays, in which 17 came from San Agustin, seven...
Covid-19 growth, attack rates shoot up
By Ralph Lawrence G. Llemit
THE Covid-19 growth and attack rates in the entire Davao Region had further surged for the past two weeks, the Department of Health (DOH)-Davao reported.Based on DOH-Davao's data as of November 3, the entire region recorded a 98 percent...
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Editorial Cartoon by Enrico Santisas Editorial: PhilHealth mess and poverty vow
"ABSOLUTELY unfair and unjust" was how Sister Zeta Caridad Rivero, head of Perpetual Succour...
Fernando: Isolation of students
THE word next to isolation is loneliness, frequently. This is one precarious situation the students...
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