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I was on my first year of fellowship training and was the second person on call. The patient was a 5-year-old boy who was brought in because of ascending paralysis. He was in tears and whether it…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been spreading fast in Cebu City with 2,671 active cases now. The Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in the city said that the transmission had been higher at…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The number of patients proving positive per batch of tested individuals have increased significantly in Cebu City. The positivity rate as of February 5, 2021 has reached 9.95 percent, which is almost double…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fewer barangays in Cebu City now have active cases of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) revealed on Friday, October 9, 2020, that only 39 out of the 80…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Dine-in restaurants must be extra vigilant because eating is one common way of spreading the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Councilor Joel Garganera, deputy chief implementor of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC), said on…
MANILA, Philippines — There is new evidence that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients who exhibit no symptoms, or at least not yet, can transmit the virus and infect other people. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Thursday…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Officials from the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) assured the public that there is no transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) between patients and health care workers in their facility. This developed…
MANILA, Philippines — There is no concrete evidence to show that eating bananas can protect a person from being infected by the 2019 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The Department of Health (DOH) made this clarification on Wednesday…
CEBU CITY—Three international organizations have come up with new guidance to help protect children and schools from transmission of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). The guidance issued by the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), UNICEF and…
SHANGHAI, China — Confirmed transmission routes of the novel coronavirus include direct transmission, contact transmission, and aerosol transmission, a Shanghai official said on Saturday. “Aerosol transmission refers to the mixing of the virus with droplets in the…
For those needing quite a bit more space than in a Golf or a Touareg, Volkswagen is launching a new large van called the Crafter. The Crafter is a nine-seat van available in two variants, the 35M…
The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) yesterday said the remaining votes yet to be transmitted from different parts of the country and overseas are crucial, especially in the tight vice presidential race. PPCRV spokesperson Anna…
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