
Oro, Gingoog economies take a beating
THE economies of Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog cities took a beating after health authorities implemented the strict Enhanced Community Quarantine from July 16 to July 31.
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THE economies of Cagayan de Oro and Gingoog cities took a beating after health authorities implemented the strict Enhanced Community Quarantine from July 16 to July 31.

DOH-10 assistant regional director Dr. David Mendoza said the OFW was immediately whisked to an isolation facility in Cagayan de Oro after the Philippine Genome Center confirmed he was infected with the Delta variant.

Retuya said that the “common index case” of the four Delta variant cases resides and works in Manolo Fortich in Bukidnon but came to Cagayan de Oro on June 18 to celebrate his birthday with his family.

Duque gave the instructions when he met with Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno and Gingoog Mayor Erick Cañosa earlier this week to assess how the local governments were implementing the quarantine measures in the two cities.

Galvez and the National Inter-Agency Task Force met with Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar and Gingoog Mayor Erick Cañosa to assess local efforts in combatting the highly infectious Delta variant.

Councilor George Goking, who chairs the Cagayan de Oro City Council trade and commerce committee, said the laid-off employees represent 80 percent of the estimated 10,000 employees working in the stores inside the malls.

Chief epidemiologist Dr. Jose Retuya said the five patients have fully recovered and were about to be discharged when the Department of Health informed them that they were infected with the highly transmissible variant of the virus.

Mayor Oscar Moreno asked the department to send more vaccines to Cagayan de Oro, which has become the battleground against the Delta variant.

Morales said she hopes more displaced musicians will apply for membership with the guild this year so they could face the crisis collectively.

Army Private Carlos Dapanas Jr., was only recognized after a PNP SOCO team took a small swab tissue from the elder Dapanas in Tipanoy, Iligan City last Friday

“Many of them were (burnt) beyond recognition that it was impossible to identify them without the dental records,” Brawner said.

Rachel Maestro, wife of Army Sgt. Butch Maestro of Balingoan, Misamis Oriental also wept when she was told she could not open his casket.