While waiting for swab results, Mantuyong chief wants close contacts of positive patients isolated

Immae Lachica 06/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— The village chief of Mantuyong in Mandaue City is asking city officials to assist them in moving those persons who came in close contact with the latest coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive individuals to an…

Talisay City’s PT4 contact tracing results: 15 out of 16 negative of virus

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The contact tracing swab results of Talisay City’s fourth coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient have returned negative. At least 15 out of 16 samples have returned negative of the virus much to the…

8 new COVID cases reported in Lapu on May 22

Doris C. Bongcac 05/23/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Eight new cases of the coronavirus disease were reported in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, May 22, 2020. Mayor Junard Chan said in a Facebook post that the new cases were discovered from ongoing…

27 close contacts of Carcar COVID patient cleared

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 27 close contacts of the 17-year-old coronavirus disease patient from Carcar City, southern Cebu, have all tested negative of the infection. Carcar City Vice Mayor Nicepuro Apura made this announcement in a…

Bantayan: 11 more close contacts test negative for COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Eleven more close contacts of the first COVID-19 patient in Bantayan town have tested negative for the disease as of Sunday, May 17, 2020. The municipal government has reported this today, Sunday, May…

Compound in San Vicente, Liloan ‘isolated’ after resident tests positive for COVID-19

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A six-house compound in Purok Proper II, Barangay San Vicente in Liloan town has been placed under “strict isolation” after a resident there, who just gave birth at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical…

13 more close contacts of Bantayan patient cleared

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 20 of the 33 close contacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in Bantayan town, northern Cebu, tested negative for the virus, the municipal government announced Wednesday, May 6, 2020. The…

Bantayan patient’s 7 close contacts negative for COVID-19

Rosalie Abatayo 05/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Seven out of the 33 identified close contacts of the confirmed coronavirus patient from Bantayan town have tested negative for the infection, the municipality announced on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. In the town’s…

Gwen: Daanbantayan, Minglanilla record first COVID-19 case

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu province has logged two more cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Tuesday, April 29, 2020. Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a Facebook Live update, said the new cases are from the towns…

Swab tests begin for close contacts of Carcar City COVID patient

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Swab samples have already been taken from at least 14 of the 30 identified close contacts of the 17-year-old boy from Carcar City who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in…

Garcia calls on COVID-19 patients to reveal themselves, save others

Rosalie Abatayo 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has called on patients who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to voluntarily reveal themselves to “save” other people whom they have recently come in contact with. “We…

For tracing only: DOH won’t make public COVID-19 patients’ info

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 04/14/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The personal information that will be disclosed by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients will not be made public, the Department of Health (DOH) assured Tuesday. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the information would…

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