A SENATOR on Tuesday reiterated the urgency of creating a disease prevention and control center to ensure a stronger response against public health emergencies in the future. “To avoid heavily burdening our public health system that may signify serious repercussions, including countless morbidities and mortalities, trade disruptions and negative effect on the economy, our proposed […]
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House bill seeks suicide prevention programs for students
A BILL that aims to set up suicide prevention programs for students at all school levels has been filed in the House of Representatives, citing the need to recognize and address mental health concerns among the youth. House Bill 2895 or the proposed Student Suicide Prevention Act tasks the Department of Education (DepEd), the Commission […]
EU, Japan approve AstraZeneca’s Covid treatment
AN ANTIBODY drug for the treatment of Covid-19 has recently been approved in Europe and Japan. In a statement sent to SunStar Cebu, the European Union (EU) approved the use of AstraZeneca’s AZD7442 to treat Covid-19 infections among adolescents and adults aged 12-years-old and above and weighing at least 40 kilograms. AZD7442 is a combination […]
Editorial: Preventable tragedy
In a span of 12 days, from July 13 to 25, these all happened in Cebu: A 20-year-old man died in a swimming pool in Minglanilla town; the 57-year-old budget officer of Daanbantayan died in a beach resort in the adjacent town of Medellin; and a 12-year-old girl died in a river of Carcar City.One […]
EU agency sees risk of COVID deaths rising as Omicron subvariants spread
FRANKFURT — Two new subvariants of Omicron, BA.4 and BA.5, are spreading more quickly than other coronavirus variants in Europe, which could lead to more hospitalizations and deaths as they become dominant, the European Union’s (EU) disease prevention agency said on Monday. Most EU countries have so far detected low rates of the two subgroups. […]
Blaze hits Sambag 1, Cebu City as Fire Prevention Month ends
A FIRE erupted on the last day of Fire Prevention Month on Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Barangay Sambag 1, Cebu City.The Cebu City Fire Office (CCFO) received a call about the fire at 11:35 a.m., which was later raised to first alarm at 11:42 a.m. and second alarm after 13 minutes.The fire gutted the […]
13 Cebu City firefighters test positive for Covid-19
THE Cebu City Fire Department (CCFD) kicked off Fire Prevention Month on Monday, March 1, 2021, without the usual fanfare. Although fire volunteers pushed through with the motorcade and went around the city to promote safety consciousness, they were not joined by Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 7 personnel. Also, there was no parade of […]
Fire hits resto inside mall; no one hurt
TWO days before the start of the Fire Prevention Month, a fire hit a restaurant on the second floor of a mall in Barangay Mabolo, Cebu City on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 27, 2021. FO2 Fulbert Navaro of the Cebu City Fire Department identified the establishment as Kogi Q, which rents a space at SM City […]