All patients with Covid-19 ‘mutations of concern’ have recovered — DOH, PGC

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/19/2021

MANILA, Philippines — All Covid-19 patients in Central Visayas with the two detected SARS-CoV-2 mutations of concern, only exhibited mild symptoms of the coronavirus disease and have been cleared from quarantine, the Department of Health (DOH) and…

Waterfront denies “malicious information” circulating online

Marc Cosep 02/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino debunks claims circulating on social media that it is a source of COVID-19 infections in the city. In a statement posted by the premier hotel on their…

Ahong wants non-medical essential workers as 2nd priority for vaccines

Futch Anthony Inso 02/17/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Government will request the Department of Health (DOH) central office to include non-medical essential workers as a second priority to receive the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Lapu-Lapu City Mayor…

Gov’t to release guidelines for ventilation in cinemas — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The government will release guidelines for proper ventilation in cinemas after it allowed movie houses in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) to reopen amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Department of Health (DOH) said…

34 hospitals to get initial batch of Pfizer vaccine — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/15/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Personnel from 34 hospitals in the country will receive the initial batch of Covid-19 vaccines from US drugmaker Pfizer, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. In an online press briefing, DOH Undersecretary and…

PH confirms 19 more cases of UK Covid-19 variant; total now 44

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/13/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Friday additional 19 cases of the more transmissible UK variant of the new coronavirus, which brings the total number of confirmed cases of the variant in the…

Ahong, ready and willing to get vaccinated

Futch Anthony Inso 02/11/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan expressed his willingness to get immunized with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. Chan said this to encourage Oponganons to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination, especially that some…

22 among 25 UK Covid-19 variant patients have recovered — DOH

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — Twenty-two among the 25 patients in the country who were infected with the more transmisible UK variant of the new coronavirus have recovered, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. Health undersecretary Maria Rosario…

DOH apologizes to Cebu over conflict in address of UK Covid-19 variant patient

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 02/08/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) apologized on Monday to Cebu residents for earlier announcing that a UK Covid-19 variant patient was from Liloan even though he did not stay in the town prior to…

Liloan Mayor to DOH: Release only verified information

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CORDOVA, Cebu, Philippines — Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco of Liloan town, northern Cebu lamented the announcement of the Department of Health (DOH) that a Liloan resident has proven positive to the new variant of the Coronavirus Disease 2019…

NOAH expands isolation capacity to 450

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The New Oasis for Adaptation and a Home (NOAH) Complex at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Cebu City will be increasing its capacity to accept Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. The Department…

‘They spend less time in the office’: DOH defends relaxed health rules for gov’t workers

Consuelo Marquez - Reporter / @CMarquezINQ 02/05/2021

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday defended the less stringent health restrictions for government employees on official business, saying government officials and personnel only spend a few hours in offices. “Ang unang-unang rationale…

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