“We are one.”

As accurate and as important that sentence is, there is now a staggering 1 Billion People under lockdown because of the novel corona virus that was first reported in Wuhan, China last December 2019.

The pandemic has long reached the global scale and has a total death toll of approximately 15,400 as of March 23, 2020.

With these statistics, there are now 35 countries that have implemented restriction of movement locally or under Community Quarantine. Including our country the Philippines, there is also Belgium, UK, and Germany.

But there are also countries that have now imposed a Lockdown, due to the major outbreak in the country. These are countries such as China, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, and Spain.

The CoVID-19 like any virus targets that of weak immune system, the elderly and the little ones. Sadly some young people take advantage of this fact and have ignored the repercussions of their actions.

“Today I have a message for young people: you are not invincible. This virus could put you in hospital for weeks – or even kill you,”

– WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

“Even if you don’t get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else.”

Ghebreyesus added

Imagine the effect of one billion people in the world stuck indoors, yes, there is a drastic disturbance for the businesses,schools, our lives and the nations activities but environmentally speaking, it is actually good for the Earth.

It’s a breather for our planet. My 1 Billion people, stay indoors and save the earth.

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

With the exponential spread of the novel corona virus, we all want to help, we all feel the need to take part but how?

Well we have here an easier way to donate, Lazada together with its advocacy partners have set up LazadaForGood, Lazada’s digital giving platform, that aims to provide assistance to our frontlines and those in need with our battle against this CoVID-19 global pandemic.

Having raised more than 2 Million pesos over the week, this platform enables consumers to give direct donations and support local communities and causes.

“We are grateful that our advocacy partners have placed their trust in Lazada. We stand together, committed to serve and empower the Filipino community in all the ways that we can. The only way to truly fight this pandemic is through our collective efforts, and as one country,”- Ray Alimurung, Lazada Philippines’ Chief Executive Officer.

They have a total of fifteen advocacy partners.

• Philippine Red Cross
• Kaya Natin
• Virlanie Foundation, Inc. 
• 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid 
• Caritras Manila
• UNICEF PHILIPPINES “United Nations Children’s Fund”
• Habitat for Humanity
• Young Focus
• MovEd “Molding Optimism and Values Through Education” 
• UNHCR “United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”
• HEro Foundation Inc.
• WWF “World Wide Fund for Nature”
• Tahanan ng Pagmamahal
• HOPE
• CCEF “Coastal Conservation & Education Foundation, Inc.”

All donations will help supply different forms of support for these organizations like PPEs and hygiene kits for Philippine Red Cross and UNICEF, food and personal care packages for street children by Virlanie Foundation and 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid, etc.

How to access direct donations to LazadaForGood through the platform?

Note: All proceeds go directly to your chosen advocacy partner. Lazada does not benefit from any of the remittances made on the LazadaforGood Platform.

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.

The Philippines has just reached its largest single-day increase in CoVID-19 cases reported Monday, March 23, 2020.

The Department of Health recently announced 82 new positive cases of the novel coronavirus. With this, we now have a total of 462 cases within the Philippines.

This sudden rise in the confirmed COVID-19 cases is mostly due to the following factors:

• More tests being conducted after the Philippines received thousands of test kits from various donors
• Approved test kits through the Food and Drug administration have been increased from four to eight over the past week.
• DOH also approved four testing laboratories, moving from the initially centralized testing at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

The Philippines has taken great lengths to contain the spread of the virus like Luzon being placed under “Enhanced Community Quarantine”, Cebu in a community quarantine, along with other cities, provinces and islands of the country.

Employees were encouraged to work from home, social distancing was practiced, and social gatherings were also prohibited — despite all these precautionary measures, the real number of infections in the Philippines is still not known.

With this, there is now a call to conduct mass testing to determine the extent and rate of infections in the country.

COVID-19 Cebu

As the threat of the Coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 rises every day, the Cebu province has taken a proactive approach and is pulling all stops in protecting the island. Here’s everything you need to know about COVID-19 and its symptoms: https://sugbo.ph/2020/corona-virus-in-cebu/

With this, an Executive Order was issued for the implementation of the drastic but necessary measures to avoid the spread of the virus. For more information, head on to: https://sugbo.ph/2020/cebu-implements-drastic-measures/

If you are sick and think you have symptoms of COVID-19, seek medical attention, call the local Coronavirus Health Information Line for advice: 0922-397-2334 / 0943-568-3298 / (032) 402-3091 / (032) 402-1269.