Cebu City hospital utilization remains safe amid ‘surge’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s hospitals remain at safe levels despite the city experiencing ‘another surge’ of new COVID-19 cases. Data from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) showed that as of July 9, Critical Care Occupancy Rates…

300 Cebu City EOC personnel get vaccinated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Personnel of the Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) have also undergone vaccination against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementor of the EOC, said they had completed the…

Govt calls for public cooperation as COVID-hit brgys in Cebu City reach 58

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As new coronavirus infections continue to rise, only 22 barangays in Cebu City remain to have zero active cases in the past 14 days. This prompted local officials here to advise the general…

Guadalupe imposes stricter rules vs COVID-19 every Sunday

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In an effort to prevent the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from further spreading, barangay officials of Guadalupe, Cebu City will be reimplementing stricter protocols. Last January 22, village officials led by captain, Michael…

Despite rise in new cases, no lockdown in Cebu City

Morexette Marie Erram 01/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Local officials here assured the public that no lockdown will be reimposed amid the increasing number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday, January 18, 2021, debunked reports…

58 barangays in Cebu City ‘COVID-free’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The new coronavirus outbreak in Cebu City may seem to have improved as it enters the second week of December. As of December 12, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) reported…

Recent rise in COVID-19 not a ‘second wave’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City may have slightly increased. But local officials, quoting statements from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), said this instance…

Parties, gatherings among top sources of new COVID infection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City saw a rise in the number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the past few days but where did these infections come from? The city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC),…

140 new cases in Cebu City in 1 week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City recorded more new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases than recoveries in one week, breaking its previous trend of having more recovered patients than new ones. Data from the Department of Health…

Garganera named IATF deputy chief implementer for Cebu City EOC

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera was named as the deputy chief implementer for the Interagency Task Force (IATF) Emergency Operations Center (EOC) here. In a memorandum, IATF has tasked Garganera to facilitate the…

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