EOC urges vigilance with rise in cases among health workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/06/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is urging the public to be more vigilant with the slight rise of active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the city. After dropping to less…

COVID-19 health workers in Cebu City receive last tranche of financial assistance

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/05/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Private health workers here who are at the frontlines of the fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have started receiving their last tranche of financial subsidy from the city government. Each private health…

Health workers, nursing home residents should get vaccines first: US panel

12/02/2020

Washington, United States—Health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities should be prioritized in the first phase of Covid-19 vaccinations, an advisory committee of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday, December 1,…

1, 800 Cebu City medical workers receive first tranche of financial assistance

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nurse Michelle Macahasa worked in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ward of Chong Hua Hospital (CHH) for the last six months. She said the pandemic gave a new meaning to their profession, as…

Rubbing salt on the wound

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 09/01/2020

  One too often gets the feeling, and I’ve occasionally written about it, that our so-called public servants in government can be such experts in constantly finding ways to make life more difficult for us Filipinos. Filipino…

7 out of 12 new COVID-19 cases in Talisay City are health workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More health workers are contracting the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Talisay City. Seven out of the 12 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Talisay City today, July 18, are health workers from Barangays…

Four health workers among 6 COVID cases in Argao

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Argao on Friday, June 19, reported six new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, and four of them happened to be health care workers. “Unom na ka tawo ang konpirmado nga COVID-19 positive sa…

Talisay City’s new cases are health workers again

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City recorded six new cases and five of these are health workers and professionals working from both inside and outside the city. In his Facebook page, Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam” Gullas revealed…

Talisay City records 4 new COVID-19 cases, mostly health workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Talisay City recorded 4 new cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) from three different barangays and most of the cases involved health workers. Two of the new cases were from Barangay San…

Family of Cebu City doctors, who died of COVID-19, receives P2M from DOH

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The P2 million financial assistance for the family of Doctors Dennis Ramon and Helen Tudtud, were released and given today, June 5, 2020, by the Department of Health Central Visayas Center for Health…

Duque takes ‘responsibility’ for COVID-19 compensation mess

Darryl John Esguerra - INQUIRER.net 06/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Friday said he is assuming “responsibility” as the country’s health chief for the delayed release of compensation intended for healthcare workers who had died or became severely ill…

DOH hit over delayed health workers’ benefits

Marlon Ramos - Philippine Daily Inquirer 06/04/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III and his colleagues minced no words as they took Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to task on Wednesday for the failure of the Department of Health (DOH) to…

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