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COVID-19 Watch

South Korea Warns Of New Wave Of COVID-19

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

South Korean officials warns of a new wave of the novel coronavirus, as the country reported 297 new coronavirus cases, the highest daily infections since March.

COVID-19 Watch

WHO Chief Warns Against ‘Vaccine Nationalism’

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

"Sharing finite supplies strategically and globally is actually in each country's national interest. No one is safe until everyone is safe.”

COVID-19 Watch

Public Schools Begin Preps As Isolation Centers

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

Public schools in Metro Manila are slowly being refurbished to serve as isolation centers for COVID-19 patients.

Visayas

Eastern Samar Town Under 3-Day Lockdown Due To COVID-19

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

San Julian in Eastern Samar was placed under lockdown after local authorities confirmed local transmission of COVID-19.

Motoring

Hyundai, Petron Tie Up For Free Ride For Health Workers

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

Hyundai and Petron collaborate to support the government’s program in providing free transportation to healthcare workers.

Luzon

234 Aftershocks Recorded After 6.6 Magnitude Masbate Quake

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

Phivolcs has recorded 234 aftershocks as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, or within 24 hours since the magnitude 6.6 quake jolted Masbate

Luzon

SMC To Develop Sustainable Mangrove Crab Industry In Bulacan

Featuresdesk (MD) - August 20, 2020

San Miguel Corporation, to grow 100,000 mud crabs monthly at its 10-hectare mangrove plantation site in Hagonoy, Bulacan to provide a new and sustainable source of livelihood for residents of the town and the rest of the province.

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