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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…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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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