Medical kits for Cebu City residents in isolation pushed

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/22/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Council urged the Executive Department to provide medical kits to residents especially those who are in quarantine or isolation. Councilor Nestor Archival, the minority floor leader, filed a resolution that…

When to home isolate or home quarantine?

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/12/2022

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is already encouraging the public to home isolate or home quarantine considering that facilities in Cebu have been damaged due to Typhoon Odette. Doctor…

Isolating patient hits untidy state of City Central School isolation facility

Dyrecka Letigio 08/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Emergency Operations Center (EOC) will be checking the conditions of the City Central School isolation facility after a patient complained on social media about the facility’s untidy state. Kris Lang,…

IATF to discuss Cebu’s request and come up with a recommendation

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 06/29/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The national Interagency Task Force (IATF) for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) said that they will discuss the request of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia to allow Cebu to impose its policies on its…

DOH: Home quarantine guidelines out in April, ‘emphasized’ to LGUs

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said that home quarantine guidelines were released as early as April, and have been “emphasized” to local government units (LGUs), in response to Malacañang’s claims that the…

Gov’t now discouraging home quarantine for COVID-19 patients

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is now discouraging home quarantine for mild COVID-19 patients, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Sunday, citing the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus inside the same household. Instead, Nograles, who is also…

Construction worker who went home on June 25 is Tuburan town’s 2nd COVID case

Doris C. Bongcac 07/04/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A construction worker who returned to Tuburan town on June 25 was the midwestern Cebu town’s second confirmed case of the coronavirus disease 2019. In an advisory that was released late night on…

Health worker is newest addition to Talisay City’s COVID cases

Doris C. Bongcac 06/03/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A health worker from Barangay Tangke was the most recent addition to cases of the infection in Talisay City. The patient, a 25-year-old health worker, works in one of the hospitals in Cebu…

Environmentalist encourages Cebuanos to do vegetable gardening while under home quarantine

Immae Lachica 05/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— What have you been doing while under home quarantine? Tony Galon, a Cebuano environmentalist, told CDN Digital that he spent most of his time growing vegetables and other plants in his backyard in Minglanilla…

Bukidnon COVID-19 patient “recovering well”

Froilan Gallardo 04/23/2020

CAGAYAN DE ORO – The COVID-19 patient in Valencia City in Bukidnon province is “recovering” and is now waiting for the second test results. Dr. Joselito Retuya, chief epidemiologist at the Cagayan de Oro City Health Office…

Ahong undergoes voluntary 3-day home quarantine

Futch Anthony Inso 04/15/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu City mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has subjected himself to a three-day home quarantine while he waits for the results of the swab test conducted on him this morning, April 15, 2020. Chan…

Mandauehanons told to try container gardening while ECQ is in effect

Norman V. Mendoza 03/31/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu -Want to try something productive while the enhanced community quarantine is in effect? The Mandaue City Agriculture Office (CAO) is asking city residents to try container gardening. Seeds and seedlings may be availed for…

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