Councilors in Central Visayas included in list of PUIs, PUMs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While Cebu remains free of any confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, surveillance officers in Central Visayas recorded a total of 178 people suspected to have the disease as of March 12, 2020.…

DOH-7 now monitoring persons suspected of COVID-19 from countries outside the travel ban

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram, Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH – 7) is now monitoring persons suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) who did not come from countries covered by the travel ban.…

DOH – 7 warns public on false information, confidential details

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Health officials in Central Visayas warned netizens not to spread unverified claims and confidential information related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of DOH – 7, made this pronouncement…

DOH: 8 Koreans choose self-quarantine in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has announced that there are now only eight South Koreans from Daegu City, who have remained under self-quarantine in Cebu. With this development, Dr. Jaime…

19 Koreans in Cebu now under self-quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials in Central Visayas are now closely monitoring the conditions of 19 South Koreans from Daegu City who were among the last batch of travelers that arrived in Cebu hours before the…

CV has 7 suspected polio cases; DOH-7 eyes region-wide vaccination drive

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/27/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With seven children in the region suffering from Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP), the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) plans to conduct an intensified polio immunization program for the entire region. Dr.…

DOH-7 expects number of PUIs in the region to decrease

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients under investigation (PUIs) in Central Visayas suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to dwindle as the influx of returning Filipino passengers decreases. As of February 17,…

Did haze cause female college student’s demise in Cebu?

Futch Anthony Inso, Rosalie Abatayo 09/23/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines ⁠—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is not confirming reports that a female college student from Cebu did indeed die because of the haze that blanketed Metro Cebu in the past days.…

Bernadas: Cleanliness still the best prevention vs dengue infection

Futch Anthony Inso 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The declaration of a national dengue alert is not a cause for alarm. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, director of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), said that the alarm was raised to…

DOH-7 joins nationwide call for justice for the slain doctor

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 03/06/2017

CEBU CITY—More than 100 employees of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) started wearing black armbands on Monday to seek justice for the killing of rural physician Dreyfuss Perlas last week. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7…

Tomas has final say over fate of Inayawan landfill

Izobelle T. Pulgo 09/14/2016

The Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) may have “highly recommended” the closure of the Inawayan landfill, but it is the city which has the final say. DOH Regional Director Dr. Jaime Bernadas said health and…

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