OCTA: Cebu City now ‘very low risk’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City is now ‘very low risk’ for COVID-19, the latest report from the OCTA Research Group said. OCTA, in its National COVID Update report dated October 27, classified the city as ‘very…

Cebu City posts lowest positivity rate for 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The COVID-19 situation in Cebu City continues to improve as it records its lowest daily positivity rate so far. The city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Sunday, October 10, 2021, registered a 2.17…

Cebu City may go back to MGCQ by October if…

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) shared the same sentiments with health officials from Cebu City that it may transition to a more lenient quarantine status by October. But only if…

Cebu City EOC hopeful for MGCQ after September

Morexette Marie B. Erram 09/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) of Cebu City is hopeful that the city will transition to a more relaxed community quarantine status by October. “With September nearing its end, it is more likely that…

Medical tents, food trucks from Red Cross arrive in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/15/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – To help Cebu City’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, medical tent units and mobile food trucks from the Philippine Red Cross (Red Cross) were deployed on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Councilor Dave Tumulak…

Cebu City residents told: Expect ‘stricter enforcement’ of health protocols

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect stricter enforcement of existing health protocols in Cebu City. Local officials and law enforcers vowed to intensify efforts in making sure minimum health standards and quarantine restrictions would be complied with as…

Cebu City EOC not inclined in adopting yet new IATF reso lowering age limit

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the city’s dedicated anti-coronavirus committee, is not keen on adopting a new resolution that lowered the age limit of people allowed to go outside of their…

Sinulog in Sawang Calero: Police, armored vehicles from military

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Louie Jade Dayondon and his family are set to celebrate the Feast of Señor Sto. Niño in the confines of their own home in Barangay Sawang Calero, Cebu City on Sunday, January 17.…

New surge in Cebu City: 318 new cases in 1 week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City continues to report more new cases than recoveries of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) entering the third week of January. From January 10 to January 16, a total of 318 new…

Labella says Cebu City need not go back to GCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For straight 10 days, Cebu City has logged double-digits in its daily number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. But for Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella, there is still no need to…

Cebu City logs 255 new cases during first 9 days of 2021

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/10/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City was unable to sustain its previous trend of reporting more recoveries than new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Data from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), compiled…

24 barangays to receive P100K cash incentive for having zero COVID cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 24 barangays in Cebu City were qualified to receive financial incentives amounting to P100,000 for having no active cases of the new coronavirus within two months. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo…

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