Mpox: Cebu City rules out return of mandatory face masks

Pia Piquero 06/04/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Don’t reach for your face masks just yet. Despite the emergence of suspected mpox cases, Cebu City is not recommending the return of mandatory face mask policies. Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia said the…

Mpox in Cebu: 7 cases confirmed, most already recovered

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Niña Mae Oliverio 06/03/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Health officials here urged the public not to panic amid reports of confirmed cases of the monkeypox virus (mpox). The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) on Monday, June 2, revealed that…

Mpox not airborne, face masks may not be effective – experts

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A group of experts here clarified that wearing face masks may not be effective in preventing the spread of the monkeypox (mpox) virus. The Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (PSMID) on…

Cebu City monitors 4 suspected mpox cases

Pia Piquero 06/02/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia confirmed on Monday, June 2, that four individuals are currently under hospital isolation as suspected cases of mpox. “These are still suspected cases, not confirmed. There are four, and…

No mpox lockdown despite surge in cases – DOH

Morexette Marie Erram 05/31/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Amid rising cases of mpox or monkeypox virus, there will be no lockdowns implemented, officials announced. The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday, May 31 debunked claims that mobility restrictions will return to…

3 mpox cases in Visayas, health officials confirm

Inquirer Visayas 05/30/2025

Health officials have confirmed on Thursday that there were at least three cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) have been recorded in the Visayas. One confirmed case was in Talisay City in Cebu province, another one…

Mpox Prevention: Should you wear a mask?

Pia Piquero 05/30/2025

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – As Cebu monitors mpox (formerly monkeypox) cases and the public takes extra health precautions, a familiar sight has resurfaced: masks flying off pharmacy shelves. The renewed interest in face masks—reminiscent of the…

Mandaue monitors suspected mpox case in 39-year-old man

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/29/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – The Mandaue City Health Office (MCHO) is monitoring a suspected case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, involving a 39-year-old man. MCHO head Dr. Debra Catulong said the suspected case was identified during…

Iloilo logs 1 mpox case; 4 suspected cases under observation

Dianne Sampang 05/28/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The local government of Iloilo City has recorded one confirmed case of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) while four other suspected cases are currently under observation. Joy Fantilaga-Gorzal, spokesperson of Iloilo City Mayor Jerry…

Mpox: Baguio records its first case

Faith Argosino - Reporter / @FArgosinoINQ 01/20/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The first case of mpox (formerly called monkeypox), a viral disease that comes with either rashes or blisters, has been logged in Baguio City. This is according to the city’s public information office. The…

Mpox epicentre DRC receives first vaccines to contain outbreak

AFP 09/21/2024

Kinshasa, DR CONGO – The Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of an  mpox outbreak, on Thursday, received its first vaccines — almost half of 200,000 doses donated by the European Union and due to arrive by…

DOH-7 clarifies: ‘No confirmed’ cases of mpox in Central Visayas

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/29/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official from the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) confirmed on Thursday that there are “no confirmed” cases of monkeypox (mpox) recorded in Central Visayas. Dr. Eugenia Mercedes Cañal, regional epidemiologist…

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