Tag: COVID-19 among police

31 more police personnel recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) –Thirty-one more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries as of Monday night, the recovery tally rose to 5,119. Fifty-five new cases, however, pushed the total COVID-19 cases in the PNP to 6,195. Of these, the PNP said 1,059 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the death toll remains at 17. The police are one of the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 […]

52 new COVID-19 cases reported among police personnel

(Eagle News)–Fifty-two additional COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the tally as  of Sept. 9. then is at 4837. Twenty-two additional recoveries brought the total to 3359. No deaths have been reported, which means the death toll remains at 16. Suspect cases are at 3129, and probable cases at 735. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has said it would continue […]

65 more police personnel test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Sixty-five more police personnel tested positive for COVID-19, Philippine National Police data showed on Tuesday night. With the additional cases, the number of COVID-19 cases among the police rises to 4133. According to the data, an additional 32 have also recovered, pushing the tally to 2838. The death toll remains at 16, with no fatalities reported. Suspect cases were at 2808, while probable cases were at 710. The police are among the country’s frontliners […]

67 additional COVID-19 cases among police personnel push tally to 3,220

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 67 more COVID19 cases among police personnel, bringing the total to 3220. According to PNP data as of Friday night, 71 more recoveries pushed the tally to 2354. No additional deaths have been reported, with the total still at 15. The PNP has reported 2679 suspect cases and 766 probable cases. Policemen are also the country’s frontliners, and continue to assist the government in the implementation of health […]

LRT-2 follows suit, bans talking on board trains to prevent spread of COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Talking on board Light Rail Transit-2 trains is no longer allowed. The LRT-2 management announced the new policy on Friday, July 17, days after the Metro Rail Transit-3 implemented the no-talking policy to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This was after a surge of infections among MRT-3 personnel, prompting a one-week suspension of MRT-3 operations to allow for testing and a disinfection of facilities. Prior to that, the Light Rail Manila Corp., private operator […]

PNP reports 861 COVID-19 cases, 407 recoveries

Nine have died so far (Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has reached 861. The PNP said the data was as of Saturday, July 4, 6 p.m. Nine have died while 407 have recovered. Over 1000, or 1151 are suspected cases, while 746 are probable cases. At least three policemen from Cebu have died. The Palace has said Cebu was the new epicenter of the virus in the […]