COVID-19 timeline in Cebu City 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/31/2020

First of two parts CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City ended the last week of 2020 with a development better than what it went through during the first half of this year–there are less than 200 active…

Labella wants ‘granular lockdowns’ in Cebu City in case of surge of new COVID-19 variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella plans to reimpose granular lockdowns, not a city-wide lockdown, in the event of a surge of the new variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) here. “If ever…

Active cases in CV down to 691

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in Central Visayas went down below the 700-mark as of Friday, December 11, 2020. This after the Department of Health in the region (DOH-7),…

Less than 300 active cases left in Cebu City

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City’s number of active coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases is now below the 300-mark. This developed after the city, from November 22 to November 28, reported more recoveries than new confirmed cases…

DOH-7 to Cebu City: Stricter enforcement of health protocols, not border controls

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/23/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is not recommending for Cebu City to implement stricter border controls as a way to prevent another surge of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.…

COVID vaccine trials in PH: What to expect

Jovic Yee - Reporter / @jovicyeeINQ 11/22/2020

MANILA, Philippines — In about a month’s time, Filipinos may start taking part in the biggest global effort to find a vaccine to end “one of the most devastating epidemics” humanity has had to face. The clinical…

No border control changes in towns, cities in Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia announced that there will be no changes in border controls between cities and towns belonging to the province’s territorial jurisdiction. Garcia, on Sunday, November 15, welcomed the decision of…

Pooled COVID tests to be conducted for jeepney drivers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – After a ‘slight delay’, the Cebu City Government will resume coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests for drivers of traditional jeepneys. And similar to the one conducted on vendors in Carbon Public Market, it…

Coronavirus survives on skin five times longer than flu — study

Agence France Presse 10/18/2020

TOKYO, Japan — The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers have found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The pathogen that…

Cebu City’s recovery rate now at 91 percent

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/18/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City is entering its eighth week under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) with its number of active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continually decreasing and its recoveries increasing. Data from…

Carbon pooled testing a success – DOH-7

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Of the over 2,000 vendors in Carbon Public Market who participated in the pooled testing initiative, only 33 of them tested positive for the new coronavirus. The Department of Health in Central Visayas…

No new COVID deaths in Cebu City in one week

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – For the first time since June, Cebu City did not log any new deaths related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) this week. Data from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH…

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