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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia is concerned that recently confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) came from countries that are not covered by the temporary travel restriction of the national government. In a…
Despite the declaration of Department of Health 7 Director Jaime Bernadas that Central Visayas is COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) free, people are still worried about the spread of the coronavirus. The mode of transmission is human…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government officials in Cebu are scrambling to locate seven South Koreans from Daegu City, who arrived in the country last February 25. These seven tourists are among the last batch of South Korean…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has activated their case finding initiatives to contain the possible spread of polio in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 regional director, announced this in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is appealing to persons under monitoring (PUMs) and persons under investigation (PUIs) to cooperate with the protocol and guidelines that was issued by the department…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed that there are additional patients under investigation (PUIs) in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 director, said they had just validated reports from…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Taking measures, or the lack thereof, by a local government unit (LGU) takes a toll not only in its immediate jurisdiction. With Cebu being the “only” local government unit that had strict protocols…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019 n-CoV ARD) in Central Visayas have increased from 4 as reported on January 31, 2020 to 15.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 38-year-old patient from Wuhan City, who tested positive of the 2019 novel coronavirus (n-CoV or Wuhan coronavirus) did not stay long in Cebu. Read more: Wear mask only when sick, immunocompromised –…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — As more information is gathered about how the 2019 novel-coronavirus (n-CoV or Wuhan coronavirus) behaves, health experts are also working hard to understand the virus to implement more measures to prevent its spread.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — People, who would be found to have encounters with the 38-year-old woman — the first case of Wuhan coronavirus in the country, might possibly be quarantined as a precautionary measure. Dr. Jaime Bernadas,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Port Authority is planning to purchase at least 16 thermal scanners for all the ports in Cebu province to detect passengers that show signs of 2019 novel coronavirus infection (2019-nCoV). Edmund…
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