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#UPDATE | #Covid-19 #Vaccine - More than 150 vaccines are being developed and tested around the world to stop the COVID-19 pandemic, with 25 in human clinical trials, according to the World Health Organization. The following list tracks the latest developments from major drugmakers and research institutes that have started human trials for their vaccine candidates. UNITED KINGDOM (3) ▪️AztraZeneca Plc DEVELOPMENT PHASE: Final stage study in 1,077 healthy adults STATE OF PLAY: - Vaccine produces immune response in early-stage trials - Late-stage trials currently underway in adults in Brazil and South Africa and due to start in US. - Over a million doses possible by September. ▪️GlaxoSmithKline Plc DEVELOPMENT PHASE: Early stage trials to begin September STATE OF PLAY - Partnered with Sanofi SA to develop a vaccine ▪️Imperial College London DEVELOPMENT PHASE: Early-stage trials STATE OF PLAY: - Scientists at Imperial College London are running trials of a potent...

LTO FURTHER EXTENDS VALIDITY OF REGISTRATION FOR VEHICLES AFFECTED BY ENFORCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE In consideration of the present situation brought about by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) has moved to further extend the validity of registration for motor vehicles. To recall, the LTO has previously issued an order to implement non-collection of penalties for late registration of motor vehicles and renewal of driver’s licenses which expired during the duration of community quarantine. The non-collection of fees has been effective as early as March this year, upon the enforcement of  Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila. On 9 May, the Agency issued another Memorandum Circular (MC), this time automatically  extending the validity of registration of motor vehicles which expired on 01 March and until the date of work resumption. The extension is for sixty (60) calendar days from work resumpti...

July 21, 2020 – As several local government units and private schools are requesting to hold limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday approved its conduct starting next year.  This development came after the Department of Education (DepEd) received queries from local chief executives, legislators, private and international schools, and other education stakeholders on the possibility of conducting limited face-to-face classes in areas where it is deemed safe to do so by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH). Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones noted that limited face-to-face classes will ONLY be allowed upon the request of the LGU and school concerned and can only happen January 2021 under conditions set by the DOH, DepEd and IATF. Moreover, it can only be considered in low-risk areas or in areas at least under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) or in the transition phase between GCQ an...

DOH- EASTERN VISAYAS REPORTS A TOTAL OF 4,221 CASES OF DENGUE FEVER WITH NINE (9) DEATHS Press Release / 20 July 2020 The Department of Health- Eastern Visayas announces today a total of 4,221 dengue cases in the region with nine (9) deaths. This covers morbidity weeks 1-29 (January 1 to July18, 2020. The total number of cases is 52% lower compared to the same period last year which is 8,797 cases. Of the total reported cases, 2,489 (58.96%) with warning signs, 1,712 (40.57%) with no warning signs, and 20 (0.47%) were severe cases. 3,684 cases of which or 87% were hospitalized. Our dengue cases age range from 8 months to 91 years old (median 12) and 52% or 2,195 are males. The dengue cases in the region are distributed as follows: Majority of our reported cases come from the province of Leyte with a total of 2,160 cases (51.17%), 279 are from Tacloban City, 228 from Baybay City, and 158 from Ormoc City. The province of Southern Leyte has a total of 571 cases (13.53%) w...

Cebu City now under MECQ; NCR still GCQ President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his Talk to the People Address on July 15, placed Cebu City under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting July 16. The National Capital Region, meanwhile, continues to remain under general community quarantine (GCQ). The President likewise placed under GCQ until July 31, 2020 Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal for Luzon Region IV-A; Lapu Lapu City, Mandaue City for Visayas Region VII, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, Zamboanga City, Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, Basilan, Talisay, Minglanilla, and Consolacion in Cebu Province. The President placed the following areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) with zoning containment strategy and strict local action: CAR – Benguet, Baguio City; Region I – Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Dagupan City; Region II – Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya; Region III – Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City...

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), together with leading higher education institutions (HEIs) throughout the country, will conduct free training on flexible learning to capacitate the faculty members for the opening of classes in August. This initiative is being implemented through CHED HiEd Bayanihan- a virtual and free cooperative learning environment for educational fora, training, capacity building and resource sharing among Philippine HEIs. It is a digital community of educators, learners and content makers that explore innovative responses in the context of Philippine HEIs. “Last June 23, CHED launched the PHL CHED CONNECT to provide online resources for the faculty and students of Philippine HEIs as they prepare for flexible learning,” said CHED Chairman J. Prospero E. De Vera III. “Today, we complement the PHL CHED CONNECT with CHED HiEd Bayanihan initiative that fulfills the equally important need to train our faculty members,” he added. De Vera sai...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) today celebrates the hailing of Palawan as it reclaims the Best Island in the World title by renowned travel publication, Travel + Leisure. “Palawan reclaimed its rightful place in the World’s Best Awards. The citation as the Best Island in the World is all the more important because this is voted upon by the readers of the prominent Travel + Leisure (T+L) magazine,” said Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat. Puyat recently checked the readiness of Palawan, now a four-time winner of the world’s best island award. Travel + Leisure writer Sara Clemence said, “though it’s difficult to reach from many parts of the world, once travelers get there they can dive in World War II wrecks, explore old-growth rain forests, and paddle one of the world’s longest subterranean rivers at Puerto Princesa”. “The landscape and scenery are just gorgeous. It offers the most beautiful beaches, resorts, and scenery anywhere,” the travel magazine quoted a fan de...

Committed to widening the access to education despite the pandemic, the Department of Education (DepEd) secured an ally in the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) to support television and radio-based learning delivery for the upcoming school year.  DepEd, through the NTC headed by Commissioner Gamaliel Cordoba, has requested *television, radio, and cable operators to broadcast educational materials and instructions as part of the Department’s Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP).* The Department is set to implement a blended learning approach as face-to-face classes are still prohibited, with TV and radio-based instruction being one of the three main set-ups with modular and online learning as the other two options.  NTC, as the government agency mandated to oversee broadcasting operations in the country, has issued a memorandum to remind TV and radio operators of its public service obligation, including providing *free of charge assistance in...

As of July 4, DOH-8 reported 31 new recoveries from COVID-19, bringing the total number of patients in Eastern Visayas who recovered from coronavirus disease to 352 or 60.58%. Meanwhile, four (4) new COVID-19 cases were added, bringing the total confirmed cases in the region to 581. The new cases are from the following municipalities of Leyte: Carigara - 1 Villaba - 1 Julita - 1 Abuyog - 1