By Bernadette H. Carreon
Horizon news staff

The gastroenteritis outbreak appeared to have ended, according to the Community Advocacy Program.
Dr. Isebong Asang in an interview said that in the last two or three days there have been no reported cases of the illness.
She said the latest count of gastroenteritis incidents reached 805 last week but the figures have dropped in the past days because there were no new cases reported.
Asang said the Bureau of Public Health will be making an announcement about the issue this week.
The outbreak started in November and the Ministry of Health has declared an outbreak and has cordoned off the Medical Ward at the Belau National Hospital for the gastroenteritis patients.
Patients admitted to the hospital for gastroenteritis were not allowed to accept visitors, another measure instituted to prevent the spread of the illness.
The ministry has also launched a campaign against the illness.
The ministry has sent public announcements to all government agencies, ministries, schools, both private and public including Head Start private companies such as hotels, restaurants, business, food distributors, food handlers reminding them to properly handle the preparation of food and to wash hands thoroughly.