Cebu Province drops COVID test requirement for fully vaccinated inbound travelers

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 11/05/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting November 5, 2022, fully vaccinated travelers who are bound for Cebu Province will no longer be required to present COVID test results such as Antigen or RT-PCR. The requirement will only apply…

What comes next after a swab test?

PR 05/26/2021

RT-PCR Swab Tests are absolutely essential in the fight against COVID-19. But for treatment and monitoring of symptoms, they are just the tip of the iceberg. Hi-Precision Diagnostics Cebu has five kinds of COVID tests, three antibody…

Redeployment of Cebu City PUJs may be delayed

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The redeployment of traditional public utility jeepneys (PUJs) in Cebu City may be be pushed back to a later date. This developed after the city’s Jeepney Task Force on Monday, November 9, 2020,…

MCIA molecular lab for COVID-19 tests up and running

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport’s (MCIA) own molecular laboratory is now operational to do coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests. This after airport officers from the MCIA Authority (MCIAA) announced on Saturday, June 11,…

6,800 COVID-19 tests still awaiting validation — DOH

Krissy Aguilar 06/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There are at least 6,800 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests that will be validated in the coming days, the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed Monday. “Ito pong sinasabi natin na mga backlogs, meron po tayo…

Close to 1,400 samples tested in CV as it records no new COVID-19 cases, deaths again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Approximately 1,400 samples have already been tested in Central Visayas as it reports another day without new cases and deaths of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health in Central Visayas…

Mass testing for COVID-19 in Cebu City to roll out soon

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mass testing for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Cebu City will begin soon. This developed after the Cebu City government dispatched a total of 20,000 swab test kits to the City Health Department…

1K samples from Central Visayas tested for COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The sub-national level laboratory in Cebu City has tested over 1,000 samples taken from individuals in Central Visayas suspected to have the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a report published by the Vicente…

Private hospital in Lapu-Lapu eyed to do COVID-19 test

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More hospitals around the country are being considered to conduct coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test, including one in Lapu-Lapu City. ARC Hospital in Lapu-Lapu City is included in the list the Department of…

BREAKING: ‘Presumptive positive’ cases in Central Visayas rise to 16; Cebu City now has 12

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) has recorded a total of 16 presumptive positive cases in the region, data from its latest situation report on Thursday, March 26, 2020…

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