As COVID cases rise, PH status now ‘high risk’

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       As COVID cases rise, PH status now ‘high risk’ The country is now officially at “high risk” of being overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases, according to the Department of Health (DOH). It reported on Monday that daily cases grew by 25.61 percent nationwide to 8,829 last week from 7,029 in the last week of July.   Inquirer Plus starts at P149/month   Global heating has arrived–UN report PARIS—We ignored the warnings, and now it’s too late: global heating has arrived with a vengeance and will see Earth’s average temperature reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels around 2030, a decade earlier than projected only three years ago, according to a landmark UN assessment published on Monday.   HOLY GROUND Residents of Quezon City gather at Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Kamuning district on Monday to receive their second shot of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA   Visit INQShop   PCSO paid state TV P154M sans contract State auditors have flagged the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office’s payment of P154.212 million to the People’s Television Network Inc. for airing and producing its lottery draws from January 2019 to March 2020.   Take our news quiz!   Opinion: Haywire ‍messaging Heartbreaking scenes of people swarming vaccination sites in the cities of Manila, Las Piñas, and Antipolo in the wee hours of Aug. 5 gave end-of-the-world feels on the eve of the ECQ lockdown for Metro Manila.     SUBSCRIBE | FACEBOOK | VIBER INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN | SUGGEST     © 2021 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Unsubscribe