DOH-7: Vax not directly linked to deaths of 3 frontliners

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The deaths of three frontliners in Central Visayas who received COVID-19 vaccines are not directly connected to the inoculation, the Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) ruled. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson…

DOH-7 discourages establishments from holding discos

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The regional health office here told business establishments, particularly bars and restaurants, not to hold discos. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) spokesperson, said mass gatherings such as…

LIST: Local execs in Cebu inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/19/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several local executives in Cebu island, from mayors to councilors, already received their doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) recently issued…

Additional 52,000 doses of Sinovac arrive in Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/18/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas received another shipment of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, May 18. Around 52,800 doses of CoronaVac arrived from Metro Manila at the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) past 7 a.m. on Tuesday.…

‘One-Island’ swab policy for ROFs eyed in entire Cebu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The entire island of Cebu plans to sway away from swabbing policies of the national government’s anti-COVID task force. Key officials of the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious…

Region 7 receives 1st shipment of Pfizer COVID vaccines

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/11/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas on Tuesday, May 11, received a fresh supply of COVID-19 vaccines. A total of 132,000 doses of AstraZeneca and 29,250 doses of Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines arrived at the Mactan Cebu…

Gwen not keen to adopt ‘whole-of-nation’ rule in testing returning OFWs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/04/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several national government officials once again earned the ire of Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, and this time over the province’s decision that swayed away from national protocols. Garcia, in a press conference from…

Region 7 still needs to vaccinate close to 100k HCWs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas still needs to vaccinate at least 98,000 healthcare workers (HCWs), nearly two months since it started its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Based on the recent report made by the Visayas COVID-19 Vaccination…

CV gets 44K additional Sinovac vaccines, may start roll-out for seniors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has announced that the region is getting an additional 44,400 allocations of the Sinovac vaccine. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the chief pathologist of DOH-7, said…

32 ‘wasted’ COVID vaccines in Region 7 minimal, says DOH7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/13/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Central Visayas has 32 unused COVID-19 vaccines that were put to waste, the regional health office here reported. The Department of Health in the region (DOH-7) on April 12, 2021 confirmed to reporters…

11,000 medical frontliners in CV complete COVID inoculation sked

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least 11,000 healthcare workers in Central Visayas have already completed their COVID-19 inoculation. But health officials still need to administer the first dose of the vaccine to at least 59,683 medical frontliners.…

Liquor ban should stay in Cebu City –DOH-7

Futch Anthony Inso 04/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will not recommend the lifting of the liquor ban in Cebu City. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the spokesperson of DOH-7, said that the ban should…

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