UK variant COVID cases: Liloan patient may not be in Cebu; Talisay City patient long isolated

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/06/2021

CORDOVA, Cebu, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) said that the patient hailing from Liloan town, Cebu, who proved positive to the new variant (UK variant) of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) might…

DOH-7: Cebu City has no signs of herd immunity

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) stood by with the recent statements of their central office, saying that there are no signs of herd immunity against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…

Successful pooled testing in Carbon Market means extension of program to other sectors – Garganera

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The efficiency and effectiveness of the pooled testing based on its pilot implementation among Carbon Market vendors starting on September 30, 2020, may mean an extension of the program to other sectors. Councilor…

Cebu already using Avigan on COVID-19 patients since July

Dale G. Israel - @inquirerdotnet 08/13/2020

CEBU CITY—The province of Cebu has already been using the anti-flu medicine Avigan even before clinical trials began, a local health official said. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, spokesperson of the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH),…

DOH-7 tells LGUs: Use raw data for contact tracing only, not for announcements

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While discrepancies continue between government offices’ data on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Central Visayas, the Department of Health in Central Visayas’ (DOH-7) called on local government units (LGUs) to…

DOH-7: 15K samples from rapid test in Cebu City enough for data analysis

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—A day after the minority bloc in the Cebu City Council questioned the methodology of the mass rapid testing being conducted in the tri-cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, the Department of Health in Central…

OPAV: 43% mass tests turnout, 200 to get PCR test

Rosalie O. Abatayo 05/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — At least 200 persons, who participated in the massive rapid testing in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, and Lapu-Lapu, will undergo the coronavirus disease test using real-time polymerase chain reaction (rt-PCR). These individuals…

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