In Cebu City, around 89 percent of COVID-19 cases are from densely populated areas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Densely populated areas in Cebu City are big contributors to the rising number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here. Data compiled by Cebu Daily News Digital showed that double-digit reports of additional…

Mandatory swab testing for all inmates going in and out of Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – All inmates about to be committed to or released from the Cebu City Jail will have to undergo mandatory swab testing. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella announced on Monday, April 27, 2020, that…

63 more from Cebu City Jail positive of COVID-19, total now at 209

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — There are now 209 prisoners and jail officers of the Cebu City Jail who tested positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella announced on Saturday, April 25, that…

UPDATED: 17 more in Cebu City Jail infected with COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City logged 20 more confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Friday, April 24, 2020, bulk of which are from Cebu City Jail. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella made this…

Cebu City Jail in dire need of masks, protective gears

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Personnel and inmates in the Cebu City Jail need protective gear such as surgical masks and face shields as the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases there continues to rise. Jail Senior…

More law enforcers securing Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More law enforcers from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) are deployed around the vicinity of the Cebu City Jail. This developed after health officers found out…

BJMP-7 confirms 1 jail officer infected with COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim, Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Jail authorities in Cebu are now racing to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the Cebu City Jail after two inmates and one jail officer were found to have been infected by the…

COVID-19 reported in Cebu City Jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has now reached the Cebu City Jail compound at Barangay Kalunasan, Cebu City. At a press conference, Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella confirmed reports that the COVID-19-related casualty…

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