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File February 08, 2021 DEPARTMENT of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire on Monday, February 8, 2021, apologized to the Province of Cebu over a report about a B.1.1.7 variant case from Liloan town.
Vergeire, however, said the DOH report was based on information provided by the patient at the time that he was tested for Sars-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
The patient had listed Liloan, Cebu as his address in the case investigation form. His swab specimen, which was collected on January 17 in Metro Manila, was found positive for the B.1.1.7 variant of Sars-CoV-2.
“We’d like to apologize to the Province of Cebu. Hindi po tayo para mag-instigate nitong takot, ngunit iyon lang po talaga ang ating regular.o kasama po doon sa pagre-report natin talaga because that’s part of the case investigation form,” Vergeire said in a virtual press briefing Monday.
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+ February 07, 2021 WHETHER the presence of the Covid-19 variant from the United Kingdom is present in the region or not, a business leader cautioned the public to maintain safety protocols.
Steven Yu, Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said the public should continue with their health guideline habits to prevent themselves from getting infected with the Covid-19 virus.
“We, in the private sector, have been cautioning the public to continue to observe health and safety protocols at all times. We have always stressed discipline and cooperation with the authorities,” he said.
Yu reiterated that their stand on the belief that businesses and the economy in general should never be closed or locked down again remains.
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+ February 06, 2021 THE report that said two persons, with addresses in Talisay City and Liloan town, were found positive for the highly infectious variant of the Covid-19 virus could have easily led to panic.
The thought that came to the mind of those who heard the news was of the last time they were in Talisay or Liloan and who they knew lived there.
The Department of Health (DOH) said Friday night, Feb. 5, 2021, there were eight new cases of those infected with the more transmissible and deadly B.1.1.7 variant of the Sars-CoV-2 that causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Of the eight, two had Cebu addresses.