Dengue deaths now at 12

AT LEAST 12 people have died from dengue fever and nearly 1,500 cases recorded since early this year in Zamboanga City.

‘Bakuna Bus’ deployed in Zambo

IN EFFORT to vaccinate more people in Zamboanga against the deadly Covid-19 respiratory disease, Mayor Beng Climaco said the City Health Office and the Philippine Red Cross launched the “Bakuna Bus” project.

Germany, IOM donate ambulance, medical equipment to Zamboanga

MAYOR BENG Climaco thanked Germany and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for donating various medical equipment, including an ambulance for the Zamboanga City Health Office.

Brace yourself for Omicron variant: Zambo Doc

ZAMBOANGA CITY Health Officer Dr Dulce Amor Miravite has warned residents to brace themselves for the possible entry of the new Covid-19 variant called Omicron as more countries reported a spike in infections due to the mutation of the novel coronavirus.

Zambo Covid cases going down

THE NUMBER of Covid-19 cases in Zamboanga has drastically decreased over the past months as the local government continues to impose strict public health measures and resorted to an aggressive mass vaccination program aimed at achieving herd immunity by the end of the year.

Children immunization program begins

THE CITY Government of Zamboanga, in support of the Department of Health’s Measles-Rubella Tetanus-Diphtheria Immunization Program, has started the vaccination in Barangay Capisan.

Zambo quarantine facilities now take severe Covid patients

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Mayor Beng Climaco, head of the local Covid-19 task force, has utilized the Pasonanca quarantine facilities, to also cater to Covid patients with severe to moderate symptoms and those who are recuperating from the deadly respiratory disease which has infected nearly 3,000 the past weeks.

Will Zambo revert to ECQ?

 ‘Spike in Covid-19 cases alarms officials’

Hospitals put up more Covid wards

ZAMBOANGA CITY’s active Covid-19 cases continue to climb up as hospitals put up additional wards to address the spike in the number of patients with the deadly respiratory disease. 

Mayor appeals anew to residents, follow health protocols

DESPITE THE dangers posed Covid-19, many residents are complacent and continue to break health protocols, especially in public places and raising alarm that community transmission of the deadly respiratory disease may trigger fresh infections.

LSIs may have to wait a little longer

PEOPLE WHO wanted to return to Zamboanga City or nearby provinces may have to wait a little longer for local governments in the region to decide whether to allow them to come home or not.

Zambo under MGCQ until end of 2020

CHIEF COVID frontliner Mayor Beng Climaco reminded residents to strictly follow health protocols as Zamboanga City remains under Moderate General Community Quarantine until end of the year.

Zamboanga prepares for GCQ implementation

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The local government is now preparing for the transition of Zamboanga City from the strict enhanced community quarantine or ECQ to a more relaxed general community quarantine or GCQ effective Saturday, Mayor Beng Climaco said Wednesday.

Zambo announces first PUI death

ZAMBOANGA CITY – A local woman tested for coronavirus after showing symptoms of the dreaded disease has died, government and health officials announced Sunday.

No COVID-19 in Zambo

ZAMBOANGA CITY continues to tighten its watch for the deadly Wuhan coronavirus that has affected at least 33 people in the country.

Anti-polio drive successful in Zamboanga

ZAMBOANGA CITY has again overshot its target as the local government ended the second vaccination drive for the bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) for children ages 0 – 10 years old.

Zambo mayor reminds residents to maintain cleanliness

ZAMBOANGA MAYOR Beng Climaco reminded residents to always maintain cleanliness and good hygiene practises even as the local government continues to protect the public’s health against the deadly Wuhan coronavirus also called coronavirus disease or COVID-19.

Zambo intensifies anti-spitting campaign

MAYOR BENG Climaco has appealed to residents to maintain cleanliness and sanitation and avoid spitting in public spaces because it is uncouth and can spread infectious diseases. 

Zambo has no nCoV cases, but 8 people placed under monitoring

EIGHT PEOPLE are now being monitored here for any symptoms of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus due to their travel history to China where the virus emanated, although health authorities said Zamboanga City has no confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus or nCoV.

The City Health Office (CHO) said the 8 persons under monitoring (PUM) are on 14-day quarantine period. The nCoV is a new strain of coronavirus not previously identified in humans. It affects the respiratory tract. 

Tight guarding for Wuhan coronavirus in Zambo

 ‘Mayor Beng urges residents to maintain 

cleanliness, hygiene’

MAYOR BENG Climaco has urged residents in Zamboanga to always maintain cleanliness and good hygiene practises as the local government took steps to prevent the entry of the Wuhan coronavirus here and protect the public’s health.

Dozens had died and thousands are feared infected by the deadly virus which broke out last month - although it was first reported in December - in Wuhan, the capital of Central China’s Hubei province and spread in other countries by people who contracted the coronavirus, also called nCoV and symptoms include nasal congestion, headache, cough, sore throat, and a fever.