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COVID-19
PH logs 16,621 new COVID-19 cases, 148 more deaths
The country recorded 16,621 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the nationwide tally to 2,020,484, the Department of Health reported Thursday.
CNN Philippines
Cases
Department of Health
NCR‘s daily COVID cases may range from 16,000 to 43,000 by Sept. 30 — DOH
Metro Manila’s daily COVID-19 cases may range from 16,000 to 43,000 by September 30, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday as the government races against the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
IATF/NTF COVID-19
PH in talks with 4 manufacturers for possible vax booster shots — Galvez
The government is in talks with four vaccine manufacturers to possibly secure COVID-19 booster shots that may be supplied as early as the first quarter of 2022, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said Thursday.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Regions
Luzon including NCR
Testing ‘vaccine bubbles’ in NCR cities with high vaccination rates pushed
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion on Thursday proposed testing “vaccine bubbles,” or easing restrictions for vaccinated people, in Metro Manila cities that have achieved high vaccination rates.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Visayas
Back to high risk status for Iloilo City as COVID-19 wards, ICUs at ‘critical’ level
Health care utilization in Iloilo City again reached the high-risk category with COVID-19 wards 94% full and intensive care units 87% occupied, Mayor Jerry Treñas said on Wednesday, September 1.
Rappler
Active COVID cases in Bohol surge to 1,970
The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Bohol rose to 1,970 as the province logged 229 additional infections on Thursday, Sept. 2.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mindanao
Genome sequencing lab in UP Mindanao still awaiting fund
THE PLANNED whole genome sequencing laboratory in Mindanao is still awaiting funding from the Health department, according to a regional official.
Business World
World
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OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Duterte vows to answer 'accusations' vs govt's pandemic response
President Duterte said that his government will answer the accusations on how they handled the coronavirus (COVID-19) response efforts amid questions about how the funds were spent.
Manila Bulletin
OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
Robredo nixes return to school amid COVID-19
Amid the threat of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant of COVID-19, Vice President Leni Robredo is not yet convinced students should be allowed to go back to school and attend face-to-face classes.
Manila Standard
AUDIT, GRAFT, AND CORRUPTION
PNoy admin's purchase of PPEs not flagged by COA, Drilon tells Roque
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday defended anew the Aquino administration's purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE) that Malacañang said was at a higher price that what the Duterte administration purchased last year.
GMA News
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Duterte's 'new' pandemic strategy gets nod from Moody's unit
The Duterte administration’s “new” pandemic strategy of ramping up inoculations and relaxing mobility restrictions for those who are vaccinated could help the economy heal faster, although any results from such measures would likely be felt next year.
Philippine Star
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