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CEBU CITY, Philippines—Four months since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout here began, at least 95,000 individuals in the entire island of Cebu are already fully vaccinated. Latest data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed that 95,635…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The government needs to inoculate over 1.3 million individuals from at least seven localities in Metro Cebu, as of mid-June, in order to achieve a successful COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Recent data from the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines—The A5 priority group, or those who come from indigent sector, will now be included in the vaccination drive against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). This was confirmed by Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The diversion of international flights bound for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has already been lifted as of Sunday, June 13. And Cebu will continue to implement its Swab-Upon-Arrival policy on arriving Overseas…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas on Thursday, June 10, received its second shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines. The vaccines arrived at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) past 6 p.m. onboard an Air HongKong cargo flight. Thirty-six…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Can Cebu’s Swab-Upon-Arrival policy be adopted nationwide? For Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, only if local governments already have the right systems and surveillance procedures to contain any outbreak of COVID-19. “If you ask…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Central Visayas is set to receive another shipment of COVID-19 vaccines tonight, June 10, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) announced. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, DOH-7 spokesperson, said they were…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has asked for Health Sec. Francisco Duque III to study how Cebu managed the COVID-19 situation, and see if the island province’s response versus the pandemic can be applied nationwide,…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has noticed a low response to the vaccination drive against COVID-19 in Lapu-Lapu City. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the spokesperson of DOH-7, said that the…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Mahadlok gyud ko ug dagom.” These were the words uttered by Frank (not his real name) as he shares his fear of needles which is his main reason why he does not want…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than 500,000 senior citizens in Central Visayas are yet to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccines as of May 23. Recent data from the Visayas Vaccination Operations Center (VVOC) showed that…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Local officials here in Cebu assured Filipino travelers from abroad transiting via the Mactan airport that the island-province has enough isolation rooms for their stay. This developed after the Mactan Cebu International Airport…
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