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Fatima Ignacio Gimenez - @inquirerdotnet 03/06/2023

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…

Karenderyas, workplaces are top sources of COVID-19 in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/12/2021

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…

Positivity rate in Cebu City reaches 9.95%

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/05/2021

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…

Zero transmission in 41 Cebu City barangays

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/09/2020

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…

Dine-in restaurants told: Be extra vigilant

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 09/03/2020

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…

DOH: New evidence shows ‘pre-symptomatic’ transmission of COVID-19 possible

Daphne Galvez 06/04/2020

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…

VSMMC officials deny patient-health worker infection

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/02/2020

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…

Eating bananas can’t prevent COVID-19 infection — DOH

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 03/18/2020

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…

WHO, two other international groups issue new guidance on protection of children, schools from COVID-19 transmission

Irene R. Sino Cruz 03/12/2020

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 officials reveal novel coronavirus transmission modes

China Daily/Asia News Network 02/09/2020

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…

Volkswagen unveils new large van

Inquirer.net 02/27/2017

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…

PPCRV: 1.6M remaining votes crucial to VP race

05/11/2016

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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