‘Spike not surge’ in COVID cases in Cebu City – officials

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City ended the month of January with its number of new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) increased by several folds compared to figures logged in December 2020. Data from the…

Cebu City stays under MGCQ amid 1,150 active cases

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 01/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City remains under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) despite the city having 1,150 Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in a span of just 30 days. The Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the…

Experts: Cebu an ‘area of serious concern’ due to rise in COVID cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Local officials in Cebu continue to reassure the public that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak here remained at manageable levels.  This despite recent findings from a group of researchers in Metro Manila tagging the…

New holding areas for Cebu City quarantine violators opened

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — New holding areas for quarantine violators have been opened in Cebu City to reduce the number of violators temporarily detained at the Tejero Gym. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has set up a…

EOC warns BPOs: allow contact tracers in or else…

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is warning Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) establishments in the jurisdiction of the city to be more cooperative with contact tracers. The EOC has noticed a decline…

Cebu City COVID-19 situation alarming, daily positivity rate reaches 7%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The COVID-19 situation in Cebu City is not looking good. After reeling from a rapid rise in new cases on a daily basis, the city is dealt another curveball: a steadily climbing positivity…

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…

Govt calls for public cooperation as COVID-hit brgys in Cebu City reach 58

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As new coronavirus infections continue to rise, only 22 barangays in Cebu City remain to have zero active cases in the past 14 days. This prompted local officials here to advise the general…

Passenger caught with fake document at MCIA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities from Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) intercepted a passenger at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in possession of fake documents needed for entry. The city government’s Public Information Office (PIO), in…

Cebu City EOC not inclined in adopting yet new IATF reso lowering age limit

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the city’s dedicated anti-coronavirus committee, is not keen on adopting a new resolution that lowered the age limit of people allowed to go outside of their…

EOC isolates COVID-19 positive cop, contacts assigned to basilica

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippine — Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has revealed that a police officer briefly assigned to the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño has proven positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  Cebu City Councilor…

Still rising, COVID-19 active cases in Cebu City nears 700

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/20/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still rising in Cebu City. The city recorded an additional 60 new cases of the virus as compared to the 21 recoveries, raising the total…

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