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(Eagle News) – Total COVID-19 cases in the country breached 40,000 on Friday, July 3, with the addition of a record number of 1,531 cases. But notable were also the record number of 400 new recoveries, briniging the total number of patients who recovered from COVID-19 in the country to 11,073. Total confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 40,336. Fresh cases added as of 4 p.m. were 688, while late cases were higher at 843. -Metro […]
Palace says 10 million PCR testing kits to be utilized (Eagle News) – The Philippine government has approved plans to expand targeted mass testing for COVID-19 to include even asymptomatic individuals, health care workers and other frontliners such as members of the mass media with no symptoms. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this in Laging Handa press briefing on Friday where he announced the latest developments from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious […]
(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has breached the 800 mark. According to the PNP, the 801 confirmed COVID-19 cases was as of July 2, 6 p.m. Over 300, or 386, have recovered, while nine have died. PNP Chief Archie Gamboa has condoled with the kin of at least three Cebu policemen who died due to COVID-19. So far, Cebu City is the only city that […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has surpassed its June 2020 revenue collection target by P1.8 billion, with P42.539 billion collected that month. The Customs bureau said the amount, which it said it collected despite the effects of COVID-19 to the overall trading environment and the stringent community quarantine, represents an increase by 4.4 percent from its target of P40.739 billion. According to the BOC, based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, eleven of […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the Philippine National Police has risen to 754. Based on PNP data as of July 1, 6 p.m., nine have died due to COVID-19. Over 300–or 357–have recovered. More than 1000–or 1162–were suspected cases, while 677 cases are probable cases. PNP Chief Archie Gamboa earlier condoled with the kin of at least three policemen from Cebu City who died due to the virus. The Palace has […]
(Eagle News)–Over 300 displaced Overseas Filipino Workers were recently repatriated from Kuwait. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the 314 OFWs were brought home through a chartered Kuwait Airways flight on June 28 arranged by the Philippine Embassy in Kuwait. “The Philippine Embassy stands ready to assist our kababayan in Kuwait who wish to be repatriated and reunited with their loved ones back home, despite the travel restrictions both in Kuwait and […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Wednesday the Middle East was at a decisive moment in the fight against the novel coronavirus, with cases surging as countries ease lockdown measures. “We are at a critical threshold in our region,” the WHO’s Middle East head, Ahmed al-Mandhari, said in an online press conference. According to figures published by the global health body on Wednesday, the 22 countries from Morocco to Pakistan had […]
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Thursday, July 2, said it will operate at further reduced capacity starting next week after an additional 67 Sumitomo depot personnel tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, the MRT-3 said the additional 67 cases bring the total number of COVID-19 cases to 92, with 89 personnel from Sumitomo, the MRT-3 maintenance provider. Last Monday, 25 personnel tested positive for the virus, prompting the testing of all MRT-3 and […]
Asymptomatic cases rising, breach 1000 (Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases continued to rise by about a thousand each day for the third straight day as total cases rose to 38,511. Based on data from the Department of Health, 999 cases were added today, July 1, Wednesday, 595 of which were fresh cases while 404 were late cases. Most of the cases added were still from Metro Manila. On Tuesday, June 30, the added cases were […]
(Eagle News) — A staff member from the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms has died due to pneumonia. Senate President Tito Sotto said, however, that it has not yet been confirmed if the cause of death was COVID-19. According to Sotto, the person was only tested yesterday. The Senate was placed on “semi-lockdown” after two employees tested positive for COVID-19. Sotto had said they could not declare a total lockdown because of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Wednesday, July 1, said people in low-risk modified general community quarantine areas should still stay at home. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said for all levels of community quarantine, the “basic principle” still applies: “Kung non-essential po ang gagawin outside your home, huwag ka lumabas,” she said. She said all residents were also still required to wear face masks when going out and to observe physical distancing. […]
(Eagle News) — The Antipolo New Public Market has been placed under a 14-day lockdown. According to the city government, the lockdown, which started on Tuesday, June 30, was after 18 tenants and vendors tested positive for COVID-19. The results were based on confirmatory tests done on 48 people from the market who previously tested positive for the IgM antibody generated in response to a COVID-19 infection in rapid tests, and who exhibited symptoms at […]
