DOH: Spare young kids from infection, keep them off crowded cemeteries

Luisa Cabato 10/30/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday advised the public to refrain from tagging along young children when they visit crowded cemeteries on All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day or “Undas” to keep them…

Kris Aquino emosyonal nang magpaalam kay Bimb, nangakong lalaban sa sakit para sa mga anak

Therese Arceo 06/11/2023

MALUNGKOT na nagpaalam ang Queen of All Media na si Kris Aquino matapos ihatid ang kanyang bunsong anak na si Bimb sa airport. Sa kanyang Instagram page ay ibinahagi niya ang emosyonal niyang paghatid sa bunsong anak na umuwi…

Rama urges constituents to get jab amid rise in COVID-19 infections

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama continues to encourage Cebuanos to avail of the free vaccination against COVID-19. Rama made the call amid the recorded rise of COVID-19 positivity rates in several areas of…

Lapu-Lapu’s COVID-19 cases climb a bit

Futch Anthony Inso 08/31/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The total active Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Lapu-Lapu City has climbed to 59. This was based on the monitoring of the City Health Office (CHO) on August 29, 2022, after they…

31 minors, shelter staff “clinically recovered” from COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 08/24/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The 31 minors and four staff from the Home Care Center for Children in Barangay Gun-ob, Lapu-Lapu City have already been declared clinically recovered from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Annabeth Cuizon, head…

Sec. Dino fully recovers from COVID-19

Futch Anthony Inso 02/27/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Secretary Michael Dino of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas (OPAV)  has been discharged from a private hospital in Cebu City after fully recovering from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

Ginatilan mayor tests positive for COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Ginatilan Mayor Dean Michael Singco has tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Singco, in a statement issued on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, said he recently received confirmation that he and his wife, Hannah Singco,…

Labella urge Cebu City residents to skip countryside travels for now

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The threat of the coronavirus disease remains even while Cebu City and the rest of Cebu province is now under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). To avoid the risk of the infection, Cebu…

62 new cases added to Mandaue’s COVID list on July 28

Doris C. Bongcac 07/29/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Mandaue City’s fight against the coronavirus disease is still far from over. On Tuesday, July 28, the city logged 62 new cases of the infection bringing the total number of its reported cases…

Selenium, An Important Factor in the Fight vs Covid 19

07/27/2020

A team of medical researchers from a university in the United Kingdom has identified a correlation between selenium levels in the body and the rate of recovery and deaths of those with COVID-19 cases in China. According…

Cordova Police Station now COVID-free

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cordova Police Station is now COVID-free. The last two of the four cops, who tested positive for the coronavirus disease have already recovered from their infection will already report for work starting…

DOH: Presymptomatic infection possible

Jovic Yee - Inquirer.net 06/07/2020

MANILA, Philippines — After a local outbreak of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was reported in March, the public has repeatedly called on the Department of Health (DOH) to conduct mass testing, especially since there were reported…

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