Rama: Provincial government has no part in city’s tuob kits issue

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama clarified reports that the Cebu Provincial Government is involved in the issue surrounding the P2.5 million worth of tuob (steam inhalation) kits distributed to the city’s isolation…

Tuob kits worth P2.5M distributed to isolated patients

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City government has distributed P2.5 million worth of tuob kits to 1,000 isolated patients in the city since April 2020. Councilor Jerry Guardo revealed that all the 1,000 tuob kits the…

DOH: No scientific evidence ‘tuob’ can kill virus causing COVID-19

Katrina Hallare 06/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no scientific evidence that the practice of “tuob” or steam inhalation can kill SARS-COV-2, the coronavirus that causes serious respiratory ailment COVID-19, the Department of Health (DOH) clarified Thursday. In an online press…

Medical groups: Steam inhalation does not kill SARS-CoV-2

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/25/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – Groups of medical professionals in Cebu debunked reports that steam inhalation, or tuob in Cebuano, can kill the highly infectious virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). “We stand by up-to-date medical…

Gwen Garcia, #NoToDoctorShaming trend on Twitter

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — #NoToDoctorShaming and Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia were trending topics on Twitter on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. This after the governor, in a Facebook Live presser, called out two young doctors who posted unfavorable…

Cebuano doctor leads study on steam inhalation to alleviate COVID-19

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/12/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As a child, Dr. Dale Pasco has never encountered or personally experienced the traditional way of Cebuanos to alleviate respiratory infection through steam inhalation or known as ‘tuob’. But the physician and former…

Idea of steam inhalation for COVID-19 patients from Cebu-based doctor

Dianne Zarina G. Savillo 05/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines- Last May 8, 2020, isolated patients in Cebu were introduced to the steam inhalation equipment. The said equipment is a simple home remedy that can help people with symptoms of COVID-19. Steam inhalation proved…

Steam inhalation equipment to be provided to isolated patients in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City’s isolated patients of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be provided with one set each of steam inhalation equipment. This was revealed by Councilor Jerry Guardo, who, with Councilor Nestor Archival,…

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