Rama remains asymptomatic, ends home quarantine on Friday

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama will end his mandatory quarantine on Friday, August 5, 2022, according to Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the City’s consultant on health. Rama started his home quarantine on Sunday…

Cebu City Mayor Mike Rama tests positive for Covid-19

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 08/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama is currently undergoing quarantine after he tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor, however, remains asymptomatic and is able to do some paper works while at home. This is…

Capitol mulls creating body tasked to manage all district, provincial hospitals

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/10/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – If it means ensuring efficiency and providing quality service to patients, the Cebu Provincial Government plans to create a body dedicated to managing all 16 district and provincial hospitals here. Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia…

DOH-7 shares tips on how to avoid getting typhoid fever

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Following the recorded cases of typhoid fever in the province, particularly in Barili, Cebu, Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7), shared basic tips on…

Cebu City, Central Visayas COVID-19 cases remain low over the past weeks

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/02/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City logged no new COVID-19 case on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Deputy Chief Implementor, told reporters on Thursday, that none of…

VVOC: No expiring COVID-19 vaccines by the end of June

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) assures that there is no expiring COVID-19 vaccine in the region by the end of June. This was after the Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Myra Cabotaje…

VVOC says Central Visayas lagging in booster vaccination program

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) said only 16.8 percent of Central Visayas’ total eligible population have so far availed of the first dose of booster shot for COVID-19 vaccine. Based on the…

DOH-7 reiterates calls to ramp up vax drives

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials here are reiterating their calls for local governments to further intensify their COVID-19 vaccination drives if they want to downgrade to the most lenient community quarantine classification.  Dr. Mary Jean Loreche,…

DOH-7 reminds voters on health protocols, heat precaution for Election Day

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Do not forget to bring your own pens when you cast your votes on Monday. And make sure to also bring water with you to avoid heatstroke. These are just some of the…

DOH-7: Over 1,500 seniors jabbed during special vax days

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – An additional 1,500 senior citizens in Cebu province received free COVID-19 vaccines during the recently concluded Special Vaccination Days. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on April 1 reported that they…

Cebu province has most number of unvaxed in PH – nat’l govt 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/31/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For the fourth round of the nationwide ‘special COVID-19 vaccination days’, resources and efforts have been focused on several areas such as Cebu that still have low COVID-19 vaccination coverage rates. This is…

Why only Cebu City shifts to Alert Level 1? DOH-7 exec explains

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Except for Cebu City, the rest of the island needs improvement in terms of its COVID-19 immunization coverage rates if it wants to shift to the most relaxed form of quarantine classification, a…

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