EOC: Cebu City in a ‘better position to handle rise in new cases’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For local officials here, the recent rise of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not an alarming development. But they continue to remind the public to continue observing minimum health standards and remain…

Passengers bound for Cebu City from flagged countries will be quarantined

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City-bound passengers from countries reported to have the new strain of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be quarantined for 14 days in a health facility should they arrive today before the…

Police to deploy Kaohsiung buses in churches

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City officials noted a decrease and the presence of a ‘more manageable’ crowd gathering outside churches this Sunday, the fifth day of Misa de Gallo (dawn Masses). But the presence of minors…

Establishments in Busay to hire private traffic personnel to address traffic jams

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philipines — The establishments in Barangay Busay, Cebu City, pointed to be the cause why the generally peaceful barangay was jammed with traffic last December 13, 2020, have taken the initiative to hire private traffic…

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…

EOC warns Cebuanos of ‘superspreaders’ ahead of holiday season

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local officials in Cebu City have reiterated their reminders to the public not to let their guard down just yet against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) now that December is just one sleep…

No city-wide lockdown in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite reviving stricter quarantine restrictions, Cebu City will not be implementing a city-wide lockdown, local officials here have assured. “We don’t want any lockdown… It brought hardship to us to our family and…

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),…

Quarantine violators will be housed in temporary detention facilities

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –The Cebu City Emergency Operation Center (EOC) is preparing two barangay gyms, in Labangon and Tejero, as temporary detention facilities for quarantine violators. According to Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the…

Labella: I have final say on lockdown

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that the final say about a lockdown on any part of the city lies on him with the recommendations of the Department of Health (DOH) and Cebu…

EOC: People are now more vigilant outdoors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 11/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) noticed a drop in the outdoor transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city in the last 14 days. According to Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief…

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