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Published April 7, 2021, 9:26 PM
CEBU CITY – Local officials here cried foul over the supposed renaming of the P.3 variant of SARS-CoV-2 from “Philippine variant” to “Central Visayas Variant (CVV).”
NAMING NAMES. A screenshot of an infographic said to be released by the Philippine Genome Center to media bears a COVID-19 variant named as Central Visayas Variant, which was previously known as Philippine Variant. The screenshot was posted by DOH 7 spokesperson Dt. Mary Jean Loreche on the Visayas media viber group.
Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, chief pathologist and spokesperson of the Department of Health-Central Visayas (DOH 7), said they received reports that the “Philippine variant” was renamed to “Central Visayas variant” in publication materials from the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO).
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Cebu Provincial Capitol (File photo)
+ March 03, 2021 THE Cebu Provincial Government is pouring in at least P322 million worth of infrastructure and road projects in the City of Bogo and municipalities of San Remigio, Medellin, and Daanbantayan.
The majority of these projects are concreting and improvement of road sections. In a broadcast report by Sugbo News on March 1, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said that these road projects will boost the tourism sector of these areas.
She said that proper and improved roads contribute to the opening up of economic activities in the countryside, which are aligned with the Enhanced Countryside Development program of Capitol.
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File February 27, 2021 TRAVELERS will no longer be mandated to undergo a Covid-19 test except when required by the local government unit (LGU) of their destination, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said.
No traveler will be required to undergo quarantine unless he or she manifests symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) upon arrival.
These new rules are contained in Resolution No. 101, which the IATF approved on Friday, February 26, 2021 to standardize travel protocols for land, air and sea.
The IATF also removed the documentary requirements for travelers.
There will no longer be a need for a travel authority from the Joint Task Force Covid Shield.