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Monday, 06 April 2020 05:00
City Health Office achieves breakthrough in contact-tracing and house to house surveys
Written by Regina Arquiza in News and Article | Read 1143 times
Epidemiologist from the City Health Office, Dr. Joselito Retuya, reports breakthroughs with regards to contact-tracing and house-to-house surveys for COVID-19 cases during the April 6 press conference at the Mayor’s Office. The contact-tracing, which is done via phone call, started with the PUIs admitted in NMMC. From here, a line…
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Monday, 06 April 2020 04:59
City Health Office updates on Covid-19 cases and ongoing efforts
Written by Regina Arquiza in News and Article | Read 1006 times
April 6, 2020- In today’s press conference, Dr. Lorraine Nery, Officer-in Charge of the City Health Office (CHO) updates on the Covid-19 cases and the city’s ongoing efforts in combating the virus. According to Dr. Nery, from February 5 to April 5 there had been 1,337 cases of Persons Under…
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Monday, 06 April 2020 03:22
COVID Story by Alfie Sale
Written by Alfie Sale in News and Article | Read 1476 times
Dubbed as the Olympic in the field of student journalism, to participate in the National Schools Press Conference (NSPC) is probably one of the ultimate goals of anyone involved in the basic ed school paper. So when my student won in the regional competition and qualified to compete in the…
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Monday, 06 April 2020 01:58
Elementary students in CdeO pen letters for front liners
Written by Brian Adam Anay in News and Article | Read 1552 times
In order to spread hugs and positivity online, Grade 4 students from Indahag Elementary School wrote letters of encouragement for our front liners amidst COVID-19. This happened when public school teacher Sheena Yonson was looking for an alternative school activity that her pupils can participate in. She wanted them to…
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Friday, 03 April 2020 14:10
Oca on ECQ in Oro: Concurrence from DILG and DOH needed
Written by CDO COVID19 Response Team in News and Article | Read 1114 times
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno responded to a proposal of a doctor’s group for an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the city in a 3-page document dated April 3. In his letter, Moreno emphasized that while he agrees to the points raised by the medical experts, IATF guidelines…
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Friday, 03 April 2020 14:08
COCPO: 80 people apprehended for violating curfew in CdeO
Written by RBarraquias in News and Article | Read 1036 times
P/Major Ivan Viñas, spokesperson of Cagayan de Oro City Police Office in a press briefing held at the Mayor's Office on Friday, April 3, updated that since the implementation of curfew hours in the city, a total of 80 people has already been apprehended. Viñas further said that most of…
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Friday, 03 April 2020 14:06
61 COVID-19-related patients discharged in NMMC
Written by CDO COVID19 Response Team in News and Article | Read 999 times
In a press briefing held Friday, April 4, Northern Mindanao Medical Center Director, Dr. Jose Chan shared that over the past two months, 61 patients admitted to the NMMC related to COVID-19 have already been discharged. Chan elaborated that out of the 61 patients, 6 of these were confirmed positive,…
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Friday, 03 April 2020 14:04
City Health Office provides updates on COVID-19 in CdeO
Written by Regina Arquiza in News and Article | Read 1157 times
April 4, 2020- Dr. Lorraine Nery of the City Health Office gave an update on COVID-19 in Cagayan de Oro at a press conference held at the Mayor’s Office. As of Thursday, April 2, there are 39 Persons Under Monitoring (PUMs) and 30 are left to be monitored, while Persons…
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Thursday, 02 April 2020 01:50
Day 17: CDO Covid-19 Press Briefing
Written by Regina Arquiza in News and Article | Read 1030 times
Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno stressed that results from conducted swab tests must first come from the Department of Health in Manila before it is cascaded to the regional offices. During his 17th press briefing, Moreno emphasized that the number of COVID-19 cases in the city do not…