{"id":264994,"date":"2020-08-12T03:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T07:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=264994"},"modified":"2020-08-12T03:41:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T07:41:39","slug":"pcoo-attached-agencies-covid-19-cases-now-at-101","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/08\/12\/pcoo-attached-agencies-covid-19-cases-now-at-101\/","title":{"rendered":"PCOO, attached agencies Covid-19 cases now at 101"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Data from the PCOO as of 9:10 a.m. (Wednesday) showed that of the 101 cases, 78 were logged as active cases, 20 were recoveries and three deaths. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its attached agencies have recorded a total of 101 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Data from the PCOO as of 9:10 a.m. (Wednesday) showed that of the 101 cases, 78 were logged as active cases, 20 were recoveries and three deaths.<\/p>\n

No new cases were recorded at the National Printing Office, but it still tops the tally with 32 active cases, followed by PCOO proper with 31 cases.<\/p>\n

APO Production Unit has 11 cases; Radio-TV Malaca\u00f1ang has nine, and PTV-4 has seven.<\/p>\n

The Philippine Information Agency has six cases; the News and Information Bureau has three, and the Bureau of Broadcast Services has two.<\/p>\n

The Bureau of Communication Services and Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation remain free from Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Some of the employees got infected \u201cwhile performing their duties to the public\u201d, according to PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar.<\/p>\n

Andanar said employees of both PCOO and its attached agencies who have had contact with positive patients are undergoing reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing.<\/p>\n

He said a Covid-19 Response Team that has been formed coordinate all of the office\u2019s efforts on contact tracing, testing, monitoring, and isolation\/quarantine<\/p>\n

Necessary assistance and support to the family of infected employees have been given, he added.<\/p>\n

PCOO and its attached agencies currently adopt a work-from-home arrangement.<\/p>\n

The New Executive Building in Malaca\u00f1an Palace, which houses PCOO, is currently on lockdown. RTVM and the NPO in Quezon City also remain closed.<\/p>\n

Metro Manila and nearby provinces are currently under a modified enhanced community quarantine until August 18.<\/p>\n

As of August 11, total cases in the country have reached 139,538, including 2,312 deaths and 68,432 recoveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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