Today the laboratory results of the second Patient Under Investigation (PUI) in Eastern Visayas arrived and tested negative for the 2019 nCoV ARD. The PUI is a 30 year old female from Leyte with history of travel to Hongkong and Macau and went back to Leyte on January 21, 2020. She has been isolated and admitted for five (5) days in DOH referral hospital before the results came in and now she is for discharged. On the other hand, the Department of Health Eastern Visayas monitored and isolated three (3) more Patient Under Investigation in the referral hospital. Overall, a total of seven (PUI) are now recorded in Eastern Visayas, of which one was discharged on February 1, 2020, one for discharged today and 5 are still isolated and accordingly managed.

PAHIMOSAN Interlocal Health Zone composed of the Municipalities of Paranas, Hinabangan, Motiong and San Jose de Buan all in Samar Province conducted an orientation on Nutrition Program Management on 19-21 November 2019 at Kirigtaan Hall, Paranas, Samar.

With the main objective of finalizing the local nutrition action plan (LNAP) 2020-2022 selected local government units of Northern Samar immersed themselves to the Workshop on Enhancement and Finalization of LNAPs on 6-8 November 2019 at Ciriaco Hotel, Calbayog City, Samar.

The Eastern Visayas Health Research and Development Consortium (EVHRDC) together with the Department of Health Regional Office VIII (DOH RO8) conducted its 2019 Regional Health Research Symposium (RHRS) on October 23, 2019 at The Summit Hotel, Tacloban City, Leyte. This activity is the Region-wide contest for Oral Research Paper Presentations and Poster Exhibits both for professional and student categories where modest cash prizes are given to the winners.