Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan (center). (Photo courtesy of Mayor Chan) CEBU CITY - Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan said Friday the city government is appealing the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) placing the island city under Alert Level 3 due to the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019's (Covid-19) Omicron variant. In a statement, Chan said there is no truth to the reports that the island city would be placed under lockdown, citing some "fake news" currently circulating that alarmed the residents. "Dili makatabang ang pagpakatap og sayop nga balita nga makapa-panic sa mga tawo kay anaa kitang tanan sa kalisod karon (Spreading fake news does not help except to create panic for the people because we are all in these difficulties right now)," he said. Chan criticized the reports submitted by the assistant head of the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital that hospital beds intended for Covid-19 patients are