Residents with their water plastic containers queue up to receive free drinking water at a village in General Luna town, Siargao island, on December 23, 2021, days after Super Typhoon Rai devastated the island.

AFP / Roel Catoto

 

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health reported Monday over 100 cases of acute gastroenteritis and diarrhea in Central Visayas and Caraga, areas devastated by Typhoon Odette (Rai).

 

In a briefing, DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said 54 cases of diarrhea were recorded in Siargao. Cebu also reported 16 diarrhea cases.

 

Meanwhile, 80 people in Dinagat Islands fell ill due to gastroenteritis.

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/12/27/2150381/over-100-cases-diarrhea-gastroenteritis-reported-odette-hit-areas

 

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"Meanwhile, 80 people in Dinagat Islands fell ill due to gastroenteritis."

 

but let us panic more about Covid cases.... oh wait we couldn't find any...