Mayor Junard Chan warns constituents of COVID-19 carriers in public places

Norman V. Mendoza 04/23/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu – As Lapu-Lapu City logs two more positive cases of COVID-19 today, April 23, 2020, Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan has warned Oponganons to be aware of these walking carriers. He said they…

Labangon placed under lockdown with 14 COVID-19 cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Labangon in Cebu City is seeing a slow rise of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) within its barangay. From the previously five recorded cases, there are now a total of 14 cases in…

Cebu eyes targeted mass testing, modified ECQ

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/20/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A “massive targeted testing” or targeting mass testing will be Cebu province’s first step in rising from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis.  Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a press conference this Monday, April…

Mass testing continues for Sitio Zapatera, rest of Brgy. Luz to be tested

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mass testing for Sitio Zapatera in Barangay Luz will not stop amid the declaration that the entire sitio is already coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected. Cebu City Health initially declared on Thursday evening,…

Barangay Luz now on lockdown; Labangon records new cases of COVID-19

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has ordered the lockdown of the entire Barrio Luz, a northern barangay in the city, following the rapid increase of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the area.…

Barrio Luz village chief appeals to City Health to continue mass testing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Barangay Luz chief Ronelio Sab-a is appealing to the Cebu City Health Department (CHD) not to stop the mass testing for residents in Sitio Zapatera after 53 cases have been recorded in the…

DOH-7: Mass testing measures effectiveness of LGU’s containment measures

Futch Anthony Inso 04/16/2020

Cebu City, Philippines—The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) explained that the rising numbers of positive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Cebu City is because mass testing is being implemented. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, regional director…

Lost semester or lost summer term?

Jobers Reynes Bersales 04/16/2020

  The sudden rise in positive COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases in Cebu City, centered around Sitio Zapatera, Barangay Luz, has put a damper on those who were hoping early this week of seeing an end to…

Garcia warns: ‘No one is exempt from COVID-19’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A total of 23 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been logged in Cebu this Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The new cases include 22 from Cebu City and one from Mandaue…

Rise of COVID-19 cases expected in Cebu City in next few days

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is set to increase in the next few days as mass testing continues, a health official warned. City Health Officer Daisy Villa stated this…

Cebu City records 6 new COVID-19 cases in one day over mass testing

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 04/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City recorded six new cases of positive Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Barrio Luz and Barangay Labangon after the conduct of mass testing in the two barangays. In Sitio Zapatera, Barrio Luz,…

Swab samples from Dumaguete frontliners sent for testing at VSMMC

Florence Baesa 04/08/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- A total of 20 swab samples from patients under investigation (PUIs), including frontliners and a policeman were brought to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, for coronavirus…

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