DOH-7 to Cebu province tourists: Consult experts if feeling unwell

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Cebu province prepares to ease restrictions for local tourists, the regional health office is asking those who plan to visit destinations here to always take precautions. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of…

DOH-7: Vaccine rollout in Cebu postponed to a later date

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed delays in the rollout of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines in Cebu. This resulted from delays in the delivery of the vaccines by…

DOH-7: No confirmed cases of UK variant in CV

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are no confirmed cases of patients with the more infectious UK variant of the SARs-CoV-2 in Central Visayas, the regional office of the Department of Health (DOH-7) said. Health officials here made…

DOH-7: Premature to say UK variant behind rise in Cebu City’s cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is not recommending putting Cebu City under another round of lockdown as means to solve the rising cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases. “We…

UK variant COVID patient not cause of rise in cases — DOH-7

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Talisay City resident who proved positive to the UK variant of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is not the cause of the rise of cases in Cebu City, where he was isolated.…

Lapu-Lapu City sets vaccination simulation next week

Futch Anthony Inso 02/03/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- The Lapu-Lapu City Government will hold a simulation of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination next week. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Department of Health (DOH)-7 said that the simulation will help…

DOH-7 wants to know if ‘local variant’ behind rising cases in Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) wants to know if a mutation of the virus is causing the continued increase of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases here. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson…

Cebu City residents told: Expect ‘stricter enforcement’ of health protocols

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Expect stricter enforcement of existing health protocols in Cebu City. Local officials and law enforcers vowed to intensify efforts in making sure minimum health standards and quarantine restrictions would be complied with as…

DOH-7 monitors 3 patients in Cebu suspected to have new virus variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is now monitoring a total of three patients in Cebu suspected to have the new and more infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant. Dr.…

Two passengers in quarantine in Cebu for suspected new variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samples from two passengers, who arrived in Cebu via Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from Dubai and the United States, were sent to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to determine if they…

6 close contacts of Filipino patient with UK Covid-19 variant who are from C. Visayas test negative

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines–All six passengers from Central Visayas, who happened to be close contacts of the first Filipino patient confirmed to have the mutated variant of the new coronavirus, tested negative of the infection, the regional health…

Faces of Cebu: Who made it to Cebu headlines in 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the year 2020 still left remarkably interesting stories and personalities in the Cebuano community. Always present in Cebu’s news stories were vocal politicians, tough-talking law enforcers, insightful experts, soft-spoken…

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