ANTI-DENGUE OPS. A sanitary inspector conducts a search-and-destroy operation against breeding sites of mosquitoes Friday (March 4, 2022) in Barangay San Roque, Zamboanga City as dengue cases soar to 338 with nine deaths since January. The city health office reminded residents to always protect themselves from dengue through the 4S strategy. (Photo courtesy of Zamboanga CIO) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office on Friday reminded residents to practice the four "S" strategy against dengue, an acute viral infection that affects mostly children and infants, following a continuing increase in the number of cases here. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, issued the reminder as dengue cases in the city reached the 338 mark with nine mortalities since January this year. The four "S" campaign stands for: Search and destroy mosquito-breeding sites; secure Self-protection measures like wearing long pants and long-sleeve shirts and daily use of mosquito repellent;
City Hall of Zamboanga(PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The City Health Office on Thursday advised the residents not to be complacent even though this city is under Covid-19 Alert Level 1. This, after Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said her office has recorded the presence of five variants of concerns in the city. Miravite said the five Covid-19 variants are Alpha (UK variant), Beta (South African variant), Thetha (Philippine variant), Delta (Indian variant), and Omicron (South African variant). "We should always take the necessary precautionary measures to avoid infection," Miravite said. "We have to strictly follow the minimum health standards because Alert Level 1 does not mean that we have no virus circulating in the city." The city is one of the 39 areas placed under the lowest Alert Level 1 by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) from March 1 to 15. She said additional 19 cases of the Omicron
Zamboanga City Health Office (File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office has temporarily suspended the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 due to a lack of supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). "Once we receive the additional supply, we will resume our activity," said Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, on Wednesday. She noted that a total of 13,548 children have so far received their first dose since the vaccination for the particular age group rolled out on February 9. Miravite said a reformulated Pfizer vaccine brand has been allocated for the youngest pediatric group. Meanwhile, she said 621,141 individuals representing 69.30 percent of the target population of 896,200 have been fully vaccinated since the vaccination rolled out in March 2021. She said 530,164 of the 621,141 fully vaccinated individuals were adults while the remaining 90,977 were children aged 12 to 17. She added that 73,596 adult individuals have received
Zamboanga City Health Office (File photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - The city health office has recorded 12 additional cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) here but all have recovered. Dr. Dulce Amor Miravite, city health officer, said Wednesday they received the results of the new cases on February 11 coming from the Philippine Genome Center. "With this, Zamboanga City now has a total of 29 identified Omicron cases with the first 17 detected cases reported last February 3," Miravite said. Aside from the new Omicron cases, the February 11 genome sequencing result also included one new Delta variant case for the city, Miravite said. She said the report indicated the presence of Omicron, Delta, Beta, and Alpha variants. "Just like the 17 Omicron cases reported last February 3, all the new cases identified have recovered," she added. Meanwhile, Miravite said the city has a 93.02 percent recovery rate as 144 new recoveries were recorded, bringing to