‘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.

PRC volunteers brave remote areas to bring Covid vaccines

ILIGAN CITY - While many people living in urban areas across the country have been inoculated against deadly Covid-19 respiratory disease, there remains a significant number of people living in the hinterland of Mindanao who are yet to be vaccinated, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Zamboanga allows Saliva RT-PCR testing

THE LOCAL government has allowed the use of the cheaper Saliva RT-PCR testing as an alternative to the more expensive nasopharyngeal swab RT-PCR testing following the approval of the Department of Health.

APORs must also undergo RT-PCR testing: Zambo Mayor

MAYOR BENG Climaco has asked the Covid-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to include both government and private APORs to undergo mandatory RT-PCR testing before they are allowed entry to Zamboanga City.

DOH, PRC eye cheaper Covid saliva test

TWO STUDIES in the Philippines have confirmed detection of Covid-19 by using saliva as an alternative specimen, the Department of Health (DOH) said.

Zambo Mayor Beng: 'Thank you all'

ZAMBOANGA MAYOR Beng Climaco thanked all those who wished well and praised local government employees for their dedication and hard work after City Hall resumes its operations following a massive three-day disinfection to ensure the safety of every one after two workers were tested positive for the coronavirus disease.

Red Cross opens molecular lab in Mandaue City

MANDAUE CITY - To augment the Covid-19 testing capacity in Cebu, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) opened its biggest molecular laboratory in the Visayas which is capable of processing 4,000 real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests daily for coronavirus.

Thank you all! Zambo mayor tested negative for Covid-19

ZAMBOANGA MAYOR Beng Climaco thanked all those who prayed for her safety after she was tested negative for the deadly coronavirus disease that had killed at least 8 people here.