DOH-7 activates fact-finding on Briton’s death

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has activated a fact-finding initiative to shed light on the death of a Briton in Cebu after several hospitals here reportedly refused to admit him.…

147 new COVID-19 cases in Cebu island for June 19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Cebu City and Cebu province logged a total of 147 cases of the coronavirus disease on Friday, June 19, 2020. A total of 102 of the reported cases together were six deaths were reported…

National gov’t deploys team to investigate surge of COVID-19 cases in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The national government has sent a team of epidemiologists to Cebu to investigate the cause of the surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here. Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the chief implementer of…

Doctors group to Cebuanos: Cooperate in fight against COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of physicians based in Cebu is calling for the public to cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The Philippine College of Physicians – Central Visayas (PCP-CV)…

Regional IATF ‘favorably endorsing’ Cebu province’s appeal for MGCQ – Gwen

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced on Friday, June 12, that their appeal to shift the province from general community quarantine to a modified one is getting a favorable response as it is being…

Cebu province remains under GCQ but gears up for MGCQ

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local governments in Cebu province are now preparing to relax further its quarantine restrictions. The Cebu Provincial government on Saturday, May 30, convened all mayors to discuss preparations needed for the transition from…

12 of 20 new COVID-19 cases in Cebu are from Talisay

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province reported 20 new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases for Saturday, May 23, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced. Of the 20, Garcia said 12 were from Talisay City while three were from Minglanilla…

UP Cebu raises P1.3 million for production, donation of PPEs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The University of the Philippines Cebu (UP Cebu) raised over P1.3 million worth of funds for the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontliners. UP Cebu in its website announced that they…

VSMMC denies cross-infection among expectant mothers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A government hospital in Cebu City handling coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients denied reports alleging cross-infection within their premises. The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) on Monday, May 18, debunked unofficial reports…

Who is shouldering ‘community’ test costs?

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Costs for procuring the test kits of the ‘strategized community testing’ in Cebu are shouldered by local governments and members of the private sector, local sources confirm on Monday, May 18. City Legal…

Cebu Island’s COVID-19 cases hit 2,000

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The total number of confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu Island has reached exactly 2,000 on Monday, May 18. This developed two weeks after the island breached the 1000-mark on May…

Cebu Island breaches 100-mark in recoveries

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Cebu Island who already tested negative of the virus now stand at 107. This after Cebu City reported two more ‘laboratory negative’ on Saturday,…

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