By Prince Golez
The government has dispatched more medical personnel and resources to Cebu City to boost its capacity to combat the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, after the city was reverted back to Enhanced Community Quarantine status.
National Action Plan against Covid-19 chief Implementer Carlito Galvez, Jr. in a statement said that staff members of the Department of Health Region VII office were increased, including nurses who were deployed to Cebu City’s leading hospitals.
“Nagdadagdag na rin ng mga rooms ang apat na malalaking hospital sa Cebu para ma-accommodate natin ang mga pasyente at i-reduce ang waiting time para sa mga emergency rooms,” Galvez said at a virtual presser Friday.
According to him, 25 high-flow nasal cannula non-invasive ventilators, 42,000 Personal Protective Equipment, and 16,000 face masks were turned over to the city for use of its medical frontliners.
He also noted that under a new zoning containment strategy, 19 critical zones where there have been a spike in Covid-19 cases were identified.
Meanwhile, Galvez said the government continues to scale up its testing capacity to better respond to the pandemic in the coming months.
As of June 19, 553,197 tests have already been conducted, with a record 15,000 tests done in June 16 alone, he added.
“Kailangan po nating magtulungan at isantabi ang politika at magsama sama tayo – mga doktor, nurses, at mga businessman – tulungan po natin ang mga local leaders upang tuluyang sugpuin ang Covid-19.
“Sa ating mga kababayan sa Cebu, nanawagan po ako na tayo’y magkaisa. Tulungan po natin si Mayor Edgardo Labella at ang ating mga frontliners na ma-contain natin yung pagtaas ng COVID cases,” the official concluded.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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