CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The city government here on Thursday said it is in close coordination with national government authorities in monitoring a passenger who came to Manila from South Africa and arrived in the city early this month. Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., city health officer, said Thursday during an online briefer the passenger was one of the eight travelers who came from South Africa where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 was first reported. He said the passenger arrived in Manila on November 20, and tested positive for Covid-19 the next day, November 21. Experts are still determining what variant hit the passenger. When the passenger was declared "clinically recovered" on December 1, he traveled to the city on the same day. The passenger was tested in the city on December 6, and turned out negative the next day. "It was here in Cagayan de Oro City where the passenger underwent repeat swab testing after arriving in the city from Manila. We are coordinat
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The city government here on Thursday said it is in close coordination with national government authorities in monitoring a passenger who came to Manila from South Africa and arrived in the city early this month. Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., city health officer, said Thursday during an online briefer the passenger was one of the eight travelers who came from South Africa where the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 was first reported. He said the passenger arrived in Manila on November 20, and tested positive the next day, November 21. When the passenger was declared "clinically recovered" on December 1, he traveled to the city on the same day. The passenger was tested in the city on December 6, and turned out negative the next day. "It was here in Cagayan de Oro City where the passenger underwent repeat swab testing after arriving in the city from Manila. We are coordinating with the Philippine Genome Center for any developments on the case,&quo
HOLIDAYS. Tangub City's Christmas Village at the town plaza lights up anew in this undated photo. The annual event that features life-size displaysis on its 29th year. (Photo courtesy of Tangub City Tourism Office) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Local government units (LGUs) in Northern Mindanao welcomed December by holding various lighting events. The latest was the "Symphony of Lights" that kicked off on a rainy Friday night. Mayor Oscar Moreno said they proceeded with the launch of the nightly spectacle so people will have something "wonderful" to look forward to. He also reminded the public during his speech to remain vigilant in observing basic health standards against Covid-19 and shared his elation over the success of the three-day "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" national vaccination drive. "The DOH (Department of Health) gave us a target of 63,000, but we exceeded it with more than 78,000 or 120 percent," he said. Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., medical officer at
GATHERED. The historical central landmark Gaston Park serves as a vaccination site for the three-day national coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination drive dubbed as the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" in Cagayan de Oro City on Wednesday (Dec. 1, 2021). In the first two days of the inoculation campaign, the city administered 24,448 vaccines on November 29; and 29,183 on November 30. (PNA photos by Nef Luczon) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The average number of individuals being vaccinated daily in the city has improved since the three-day national coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination drive started on Monday, the local government said Wednesday. Mayor Oscar Moreno said via online conference before the "Bayanihan, Bakunahan" of the national government, the city only recorded an average of 10,000 individuals vaccinated daily. But in the first two days of the three-day mass vaccination drive, the city has administered a total of 24,448 vaccines on November 29; and 29,183 on November 30, de
Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., medical officer at the City Health Office of Cagayan de Oro(File photo) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The city health office (CHO) will extend the stay of vaccination centers in the barangays after observingan increase in the number of people who are eager to get the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine. During Friday's online briefer, Dr. Teodoro Yu Jr., CHO medical officer, soughtthe public's patience as they began augmenting human resources to serve more people. "(Due) to the increase, we are extending them (vaccination sites) from one to two weeks," he said in the vernacular. In the barangay vaccination sites, the number of people getting inoculated daily is limited depending on the number of vaccine supplies provided by the Department of Health (DOH). Since most of the business establishments complied with the city's "no vaccine, no entry" policy that started this month, an upsurge of people wanting to be inoculated was noted. Wit