Tumulak to City Hall: Extend medical aid to COVID-19 patients, PUIs

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/04/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents who tested positive for the coronavirus disease and even persons under investigation for the infection (PUIs) also deserve financial aid from the Cebu City government. Councilor Dave Tumulak said these individuals spend…

Dumaguete hospital will no longer accept suspected COVID-19 patients

Florence Baesa 03/27/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- A private hospital here will no longer accept patients suspected to be infected with coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19. “We regretfully announce to the public that our hospital can no longer accommodate COVID-19…

Female PUI, who died of SARI, positive of COVID-19

Florence A. Baesa 03/26/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental — The female patient under investigation (PUI), who succumbed to Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, was found positive of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).  This was the result…

Two female PUIs die in Dumaguete hospital

Florence Baesa 03/25/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental, Philippines — Two patients under investigation (PUIs) for the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) died this afternoon at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital (NOPH) in Dumaguete City, March 25, 2020. The two female…

Councilors in Central Visayas included in list of PUIs, PUMs

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – While Cebu remains free of any confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases, surveillance officers in Central Visayas recorded a total of 178 people suspected to have the disease as of March 12, 2020.…

Tumulak demands transparency from DOH

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak, the council chairperson on the committee on disaster risk and management, is urging the Department of Health (DOH) to be more transparent in revealing information about the Coronavirus…

NegOr IPHO monitors 4 PUI’s including a man with travel history to San Juan City

Florence A. Baesa 03/11/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Negros Oriental- The Provincial Health Office is now monitoring the condition of four persons under investigation (PUI) for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). One of them is a 62-year-old male patient who came from a…

DOH-7 expects number of PUIs in the region to decrease

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients under investigation (PUIs) in Central Visayas suspected of having the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to dwindle as the influx of returning Filipino passengers decreases. As of February 17,…

Negros Or. province waits for confirmatory results of 8 PUIs, who all tested negative of nCoV

Florence Baesa 02/11/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — Negros Oriental Governor Roel Degamo is confident that confirmatory tests results of the eight patients under investigation (PUIs) will still be negative of the the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Bimbo Miraflor, Negros Oriental…

DOH: 18 PUIs in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/10/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – There are now 18 patients under investigation (PUIs) in Central Visayas, the latest data from the state health bureau shows. The figures, shown on the Department of Health’s (DOH) 2019 novel coronavirus…

DOH-7: More patients under investigation for nCoV in Central Visayas

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) has confirmed that there are additional patients under investigation (PUIs) in the region. Dr. Jaime Bernadas, DOH-7 director, said they had just validated reports from…

Pinoy nurse, Chinese female among 4 PUIs in Bohol

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/06/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Four patients are now under investigation (PUIs) for suspected 2019 novel coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019-nCoV ARD) in Bohol province. In a situation report of the Bohol Provincial Health Office, nCoV Spokesperson Dr.…

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