Workers in-charge of seniors’ cash aid distribution underwent rapid antibody test – Labella

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City government made sure that government personnel who are tasked to distribute seniors’ cash aid are free of the dreaded coronavirus disease 2019. In a Facebook post this morning, May 16,…

Bacayan prepares school as isolation center

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials from Barangay Bacayan and the Cebu City government have started converting the Bacayan Elementary School into an isolation center to house asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in the village. Bacayan Barangay…

COVID – 19 in Cebu City: ECQ and mass testing

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2020

Part 2 (Conclusion) It was still two days since Cebu City was placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and public officials then were racing to address the public’s clamor for a more efficient way of distributing quarantine…

Cebu City overtakes Quezon City with highest number of COVID-19 cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City on Sunday, May 10, 2020 has recorded a total of 1,571 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, overtaking Quezon City’s count. The Cebu City Health Department (CHD) on Sunday logged 97…

Experts: Cebu City’s low CFR an indication of proper management of the pandemic

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Cebu City is one of the localities in the country with the highest number of reported cases of the coronavirus disease 2019, according to a report by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious…

Carreta now has 45 COVID-19 cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are now 45 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Barangay Carreta in Cebu City. The City Health Department (CHD) logged 33 new COVID-19 cases in the barangay on Saturday,…

COVID-19 in Cebu City: Mass testing and change in the outbreak’s dynamics 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/10/2020

(PART 1) CEBU CITY, Philippines — Steam inhalation, locally known as tu-ob in Cebuano, has been a common home-made remedy among Cebuanos who suffer respiratory problems and infection. Wrapping their heads in towels, and inhaling the steam…

More than 50 police officers in Cebu City undergo swab test

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 50 police officers in Cebu City underwent swab testing on Thursday, May 7, 2020 to detect possible coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Health workers from the City Health Department (CHD) collected…

COVID-19 hits another densely populated area in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another heavily populated area in one of Cebu City’s barangays recorded triple-digits in their number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. Barangay Mambaling now has 250 COVID-19 patients, the bulk of which are…

Mass testing in Cebu City led COVID-19 cases to rise

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The massive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing conducted in Cebu City led for infection cases here to rise 34 times. Data compiled by Cebu Daily News Digital showed that since mass testing in…

CHD issues clarification: Cebu City logged 906 not 910 COVID-19 cases as of May 3

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -The need to reconcile their records resulted in the reduction of the coronavirus disease 2019 cases that were reported in Cebu City as of Sunday, May 3, 2020. From a total of 910 cases…

Cebu nears 1,000 mark in COVID-19 cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu on Saturday recorded a total of 985 confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, with the bulk still reported in Cebu City. The data included the 124 new cases that were reported by…

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