MANILA – The number of Covid-19 recoveries at the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) and its attached agencies climbed to 337 after reporting nine new recoveries on Sunday.
The PCOO reported no new deaths but logged two new active cases, increasing the active Covid-19 cases to 68.
As of 3 p.m. Sunday, the Covid-19 cases of the PCOO and its attached agencies include:
* PCOO Proper – 7 active, 69 recovered, 3 deaths
* APO Production Unit (APO) – 6 active, 27 recovered, 1 death
* Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS) – 7 active, 14 recovered, 1 death
* Bureau of Communication Services (BCS) – 3 recovered
* Intercontinental Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) – 14 active, 1 death
* News and Information Bureau (NIB) – 9 active, 17 recovered
* National Printing Office (NPO) – 13 active, 46 recovered
* Philippine Information Agency (PIA) – 3 active, 14 recovered
* People's Television Network (PTV) – 6 active, 115 recovered, 3 deaths
* Radio-TV Malacañang (RTVM) – 3 active, 32 recovered
PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar also tested positive for Covid-19 on March 29. He announced that he has “fully recovered” from Covid-19 on April 10.
Andanar vowed to give assistance and support to the families of infected employees.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Thursday approved the recommendation of PCOO and the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) to make frontline workers in private and government news media included in the A4 category priority list of the National Covid-19 Vaccination Program.
He said the IATF-EID’s approval reflects the Duterte government’s vow to ensure the safety and security of media workers in the country, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic. (PNA)
